The Young Person’s Manifesto has been created by a team of five Young Advisors to enable young people’s voices from underserved communities across the UK to be heard in the lead up to the UK general election 2024.
Young people are at the heart of the community. They want to see meaningful change enabling them to learn new skills, invest in their communities, develop, and gain opportunities that young people from more affluent areas can access. When they have the opportunities to do these things, they can play an important role in changing their local communities for the better, enabling them to level up.
The Young Person’s Manifesto has been created to enable young people’s voices from underserved communities across the UK to be heard in the lead up to the UK general election 2024.
As part of the creation of the Manifesto, five Young Advisors from underserved communities – Arissa, Jamal, Mia, Scott and Yahya – were recruited from across England and Wales. These Young Advisors worked collectively to develop suitable questions and approaches to obtain the information for the manifesto so that it represents the true voice of disadvantaged young people. The Young Advisors are passionate about sharing some of the challenges they face and their ideas for improvement, as well as advocating for other young people from underserved communities.
Key themes and asks of government
Volunteering
More clear routes into positive and constructive volunteering opportunities.
Safety
More accessible safe places to attend to reduce antisocial behaviour and crime.
Voting
The voting process for young people is difficult and confusing and should be more easily accessible.
Access to Sport
More affordable and accessible opportunities to take part in sports or physical activities in their local area.
Mental Wellbeing
More access to understanding adults, that advocate for listening, support and dialogue.
Meet the Young Advisor team
We asked our Young Person’s Manifesto Young Advisor team – Mia, Yahya, Jamal, Arissa and Scott – what policy they would introduce if they were Prime Minister.
