The Gen22 project will support young people across the West Midlands to deliver meaningful Environmental Social Action projects to boost green skills, build resilience and provide a stepping stone into work, further training or volunteering.
Young people aged 16-24 will be able to take part in 30-hour assignments through which they can develop their own employability skills, meet like-minded people and have a positive effect on the natural world. Assignment projects can be anything from designing a social media campaign on the environment; improving the footpaths in a country park; or improving community gardens and green spaces.
Gen22 is a social action project which provides an opportunity for a thousand young people (16-24) to gain employability boosting opportunities through the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Participants will be supported to undertake a 30-hour social action assignment in any of the following;
- Natural environment;
- Physical activity and wellbeing;
- Creativity
- Digital
As part of the Gen22 programme, Groundwork West Midlands will be delivering inspiring environmental projects to 100 young people in communities across the West Midlands. Delivery areas include Stoke & Newcastle-Under-Lyme; Cannock; Sandwell and Coventry.
Groundwork’s Gen22 project is open to all young people aged 16-24, but particularly those who might encounter barriers to accessing Commonwealth Games related opportunities. Barriers could include (but not limited to) poor mental health, being a young carer or young parent, or a disability
Registration for the project is via the Gen22 website, and assignments will be starting from May, and running until September.
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Groundwork West Midlands is a charity that mobilises practical community action on the environment. We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny.
