Project Progress

Project Progress is a youth-led anti-bigotry project which has been funded by The National Lottery Community Fund for three years.

Its origins come from the North Ayrshire Mental Health Commission, which saw over 1200 young people engaged and in every locality, ‘Bigotry and Discrimination’ was highlighted as having a negative impact on young people’s mental health.

Project Progress aims to create materials which highlight the impact of bigotry and discrimination on young people and our communities, as well as offering routes to tackle it.

Knowledge about different cultures and backgrounds is very important. To stop discrimination in schools and bullying due to backgrounds and appearances, we need it embedded in education and wider society.

Darcie, North Ayrshire

How it works

Project Progress works with a group of young leaders in and around Ayrshire, Scotland, to engage other young people, and create artistic output related to tackling bigotry. Its final output will be a peer-tested Anti-Bigotry toolkit which will be produced for other groups, bodies and organisations to use to deliver anti-bigotry training and awareness courses.

Why

In the project which preceded this one, we spoke to over 1200 young people. The one topic that came up in every locality was that Bigotry and Discrimination was having a negative impact on young people’s mental health. Hate Crime figures show that there has been a rise in hate crimes in recent years and Project Progress seeks to tackle this.

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If you’re interested in getting involved with the work we do at Leaders Unlocked, please do send us a message via our contact us page. We are always keen to hear from young people who may want to take part in our projects, as well as professionals who may want to collaborate.

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"The reason I got involved is because I have lived experience of a range of mental health issues. I got the opportunity to get involved, and it was a big deal to get out of the house, but I did it - three years later I have a career in mental health.”

Zara

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