Aayan and Zizi ‘Beyond the Block’ is a comic book to educate young people on avoiding gang involvement, using storytelling to spark important conversations.

Chris A cooking club teaching young people practical skills to turn food bank supplies into nourishing meals, helping them support their families.

Fiza A creative space dedicated to young Muslim women, offering arts and crafts, sports and workshops, launched in SO14.

Hana A one-day festival to celebrate the diverse cultures of Southampton, fostering unity through art, food, and performances.

Hibah This self-defence club helps young women, particularly those from Muslim and ethnic minority backgrounds, feel safer and more confident

Sharnay Seifert and Zarka Masood
Sports with Support provides a safe and judgement free environment for girls to improve on their mental health and body image through sport and fitness without religious and cultural barriers or financial reasons being a barrier. Sports with Support offers free, fun-filled sport activities in a private and safe area where girls can reflect on themselves and enjoy what they like to do without worries and insecurities about their bodies.

Alisha Younis
Enjoy Education’s mission is to empower young people in Southampton to feel confident in their knowledge by providing free maths and science tuition. The project introduces fun ways of learning while still maintaining professionalism to help pupils from Year 9 to 11 learn and unlock their full potential. The aim is for them to gain a deeper understanding of certain maths and science topics and boost their self-esteem.

Mati Kociolkowski and Rayhan Rizwan
Our mission is to provide free sports for boys aged 10-18 to improve their mental health, lead them away from crime and fulfil their passion through sports. ART of Sport provides an early intervention, encouraging boys and young men to spend their time positively, whilst leading active and healthy lifestyles.

Yulu Chen and Patricya Bitimbhe
The Eco-kids’ mission is to encourage young people to be more environmentally friendly by providing fun and educational activities. The Northam area is known to be environmentally deprived (61% of people from Bevois ward said litter lying around is a big issue). Therefore, our project gives the participants skills to live more sustainably and the opportunity to revitalise Northam through engaging community activities.

Ismaeel Imran
Area Elites is a four-week multi-sports programme where young people aged 8-16 get the chance to play cricket, basketball and football. The benefit of this program is that it provides a safe space for young people to be themselves and look after their mental and physical wellbeing. The project takes places in the Newtown area of Southampton.

Abdourahman Sanneh and Billie Davis
Our project is based around supporting young people’s mental health. We do this by running studio workshops with young people then collectively creating murals on local outdoor wall spaces. Murals make the area look brighter and also have the potential to become landmarks. We created the art collective’s Space 2 Create project because art and poetry have affected each of us personally. They are ways for us to express our feelings and find positive pathways forward. We wanted to share this with others to make our community a happier place to live and be.

Christine Ngo Souhe
Cultural Kids delivers exciting Afrobeats dance workshops for primary school children. This enables them to celebrate African culture and share their African heritage.

Ibrahim Regenerating and clearing up the Alley in SO14, full of dumped mattresses, broken furniture and rubbish. The Alley was filled with mural paintings, and sporting games such as cricket wickets and hopscotch, transforming it into a safer, cleaner space.

Loveleen, Yukta and Julia A work experience fair to provide young people aged 15-19 with potential opportunities for work experience and career pathways, by connecting them with a diverse range of professionals.

Abdullah Recreating online games into real life games, with a tournament at the end, to reduce social isolation of young gamers.

Mihran and Ahmed A boxing workshop to give young men the opportunity to do sports, instead of getting into gangs or trouble.