Bridging Generations - Zhahla’s Insights from an Internship with Big Change
At Big Change, young people’s voices drive everything we do. Zhahla, a student at The London Interdisciplinary School, is one of these inspiring young people…
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We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
We have launched the Spark Awards for Big Changemakers, check them out now.
Together we spark lasting change
We are unashamedly hopeful for a future in which all young people are set up to thrive in life.
We are unashamedly hopeful for a future in which all young people are set up to thrive in life.
What we do
We find, support, and connect an intergenerational community of changemakers rethinking and reshaping the systems around young people. We nurture them as people, and as a collective, showing a new way is possible. Together we spark lasting change.
We nurture a diverse, purpose-driven community.
Meet the ChangemakersIn follow-on funding raised by our changemakers for their early stage projects - 12 times our initial £5m investment.
Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust
Big Change funded Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust to open its first children's home. ‘Treehouse’ is now open and home to six young people. They aim to have two…
Funded projects
Big Change inspires me because it dares to believe in the extraordinary power of individuals to drive transformation.
Maryam Chowdhury, Founder and Director, Beyond the Bias
Projects identified and backed by Big Change.
Voice 21
Between 2014 and 2019, Big Change invested £405,000 to support Voice 21's mission. Our funding helped deliver a national campaign to elevate the importance…
Funded projects
When we invest in young people, we don’t just change their future, we change the future for all of us.
Maryam Choudray, Big Change Trustee
of funding directed to projects, which has led to over £60m in follow-on funding. In other words, for every £1 we give, a further £12 has been unlocked.
Why we do it
The old ways are not working. Young people are unprepared for their futures, too often lack purpose and direction, and they feel disconnected and powerless. The issues they face in society are deep-rooted and interconnected. Yet most funding and energy goes into treating the symptoms of systemic failures rather than reimagining the possibilities for a better future. People and organisations are drawn to closing gaps or making incremental improvements to existing models. To ensure every young person is set up to thrive, the systems around them need to change.
