Mariam Ajibola, 21
I heard about Let Us Learn when I was finishing my A-levels and found out I wasn’t allowed to get a student loan. When I first attended a gathering, I met so many young people who were in the same situation as me. They understood what I was going through.
I knew I had to come back and pretty quickly I joined the core campaign team. We decide what the campaign will do next. I am now also the leader of the outreach and gathering team. Every month, we plan and deliver events for young people like ourselves. We have to make sure young people who are coming for the first time get the same experience I got when I first joined. This is a safe haven for them.
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