Starting point … UNICEF Report 2007… “The UK is the worst place in the developed world in which to spend your childhood. In every important aspect of parenting – from material provision to emotional support we let the young down. Emerging nations with a tiny fraction of our resources are showing up our failures …” 2009 Conference - Salisbury
What we have done … Consultation Conferences Mentoring “Ask the Children” surveys Life Education Centres Community clean ups Sponsored outings/events What’s next?
What is being said now? “When one in six children – 2.3 million – is officially classified as poor, it exacts a high social price.” “Britain remains a deeply divided country. Disadvantage still strongly shapes life chances.” State of the Nation 2013: social mobility and child poverty in Great Britain Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
Engage with children … Magic Ask children carpet Involve children www.1billionacts.org
www.1billionacts.org Luke Addison President of Winchester Rotaract and Archibishop Desmond Tutu 8 June 2014
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission “We must harness inspirational local leadership, and build strong partnerships across a diverse range of organisations.” The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Consultation on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission “Encouraging schools to make more inspirational mentoring opportunities that build confidence and character available as part of their responsibility for delivering careers advice.” Consultation on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17
“The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children – their health and safety, their material security, their education and socialisation, and their sense of being loved, valued, and included in the families and societies into which they are born .” UNICEF
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