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Youth work

As well as extensive work with schools across the South West and beyond, Resource Futures runs projects supporting young people to take action on sustainable development and climate change in less formal settings.

Global Green Vision is an exciting 3-year project which Resource Futures runs in partnership with African Initiatives, which includes the following elements:

  • Supporting a student-led programme of  activities. To find out more about the activities organised by the young people, including guerilla gardening, a pop up cinema and a food waste re-use project, see: http://greenvisionmovement.org.uk/ or visit them on Facebook.

  • A two-day youth-led and facilitated Climate Change Summit, being held at Bath University on 29th and 30th June 2011.  For more information click here.

  • Opportunities for internet-based contact with young people in developing countries as a means of exchanging information about the impact of climate change and the role of young people in taking action to combat it.
     

Through this work Resource Futures is establishing a network of young people in Bath & North East Somerset with the knowledge, skills and commitment to advocate and act positively on global climate change and sustainable development issues. This project also supports existing youth organisations and the local authority to incorporate global sustainable development more explicitly in their work with young people.

Project Synopses

Carbon reduction in B&NES schools

Resource Futures is supporting pupil-led behaviour change campaigns in schools in Bath and North East Somerset aimed at reducing the school's carbon emissions and raising awareness of climate change.

Teacher training event at Buckfast Abbey

A waste education training day for teachers from primary and secondary schools in Devon, run on behalf of Devon County Council.

Schools' Waste Summit 2010

'Don’t Let Devon Go To Waste’ annual Waste Summit for Year 10 pupils.

News and Events

Community RePaint: A Helping Hand for Hearts and Minds in 2011

In 2011, householders, traders and paint manufacturers donated 343,957 litres of paint to Community RePaint schemes, which then distributed 217,112 litres to community groups and individuals saving 565 tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of taking 192 cars off our roads - and providing 766 volunteer and training opportunities. The network now has over 65 schemes across the UK with four new schemes about to start at the beginning of 2012.    

Resource Futures seeks new Non-Executive Chair

Following restructuring during 2011 Resource Futures is now looking to strengthen its Board with a new Non-Executive Chair.  The company is forecasting a three-fold increase in its profit from 2% in the year ended March 2010 to 6% for the year ending March 2012.  The new position will join Chief Executive Officer Jane Stephenson MBE and Operations Director Sam Reeve, bringing independent scrutiny and advice to this successful business at Board level. 

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