Anew Celebration 9th September

Last Friday we celebrated the end of the Anew Aspiration project. The young people explained how their perceptions, aspirations and future actions have been transformed by this experience. They talked about their experiences, shared pictures and even performed a traditional Dance to an audience of parents and organisations who had funded the project.
Young people from deprived communities don’t often achieve as much as they could even if they are bright. Anew aspiration project is changing this. The Eden project has linked with Hulme Grammer, who gave free tuition to a select group of Fitton Hill young people. This group is also being mentored and challenged to think higher and wider than they have ever done before. They were joined by a group from Hulme who are volunteering locally and learning about how they can make a difference for social justice.
These groups joined together to raise funds for a life changing trip to the jungle of Ecuador where they helped with a community environmental project and spent time with a local community.
Many of the young people spoke about their determination to achieve and pass on the benefit of their experience to others. They spoke about the trip, but also about what they had learned through volunteering helping in local primary schools and old peoples homes. They are confident that, not only can they be successful in their future but how important it is to pass on the benefit to others.