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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Welcome to our new website! Enjoy browsing and meeting the big changemakers
Welcome to our new website! Enjoy browsing and meeting the big changemakers
Welcome to our new website! Enjoy browsing and meeting the big changemakers
Welcome to our new website! Enjoy browsing and meeting the big changemakers
Welcome to our new website! Enjoy browsing and meeting the big changemakers
Welcome to our new website! Enjoy browsing and meeting the big changemakers
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 ChangemakersPartner organisations from 26 countries are actively contributing to Big Change’s global insight network and making the case for transforming education.
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
Big Change brought together 40 cross-sector experts and leaders across education, business, and policy. Together they have published influential articles sharing key insights about transforming education, reaching over 17m people.
RECLAIM
Big Change funded RECLAIM in 2015 to deliver their Fairer Futures campaign. Since being funded by Big Change, they have launched over 8 new youth led…
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
Children and young people engaged through Big Change funded projects.
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.
