The charity’s youth advisory council (YAC), which is made up of 12 advisers for the charity aged between 14 and 20, took charge of its promotional accounts including X, formerly Twitter, and Facebook.
This is “to provide an opportunity to hear from young people directly about the importance of social action and the impact it has had on their own lives and the world around them”, said the charity.
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“One of my favourite things about youth social action has been getting my voice heard and, crucially, allowing others of a similar age to myself to have their say,” said YAC chair Alex Hogg.
As part of #iWill's anniversary the charity also announced it is launching a #WeWill fund offering primary and secondary schools grants of up to £5,000 to deliver youth social action activities. Applications will be available from 11 December.
We believe in the power of #YouthSocialAction. That's why we're offering grants of up to £5000 for schools to deliver their own YSA projects.
— #WeWill (@WeWillOrmiston) November 22, 2023
Please contact Fiona Gregory to register your interest. fionagregory@ormistontrust.co.uk#WeWill #OT #WeWillOrmiston pic.twitter.com/RdmuGJgk7w
In addition to its youth social media takeover, Ormiston Trust will run a 'write a letter to your future self' campaign involving students across its services, which includes sponsoring three multi-academy trusts. A total of 40,000 young people are supported through its network.
This letter will involve young people being asked to “set goals to help foster a positive image of the changes they can make”.
The #iWill movement was created in 2013 by the coalition government to promote youth social action programmes.
“We are beyond proud to have worked with the #iWill movement to provide students across our network with the opportunity to tackle issues that matter the most to them,” said Ormiston Trust chief executive James Murray.
He added that #iWill "has had immeasurable impact on raising aspirations of young people and their communities, and we very much look forward to seeing this continue".
