What happens when young people are given the space, support and confidence to shape the places where they live? Over the past year, I Have a Voice has worked with young people in West Yorkshire and Tower Hamlets through the Parklife programme, helping them explore climate change, investigate local green spaces, and develop ideas for creating healthier, greener communities. What we saw was far more than an increase in environmental knowledge. Young people grew in confidence, challenged...

Leadership in the non-profit sector has always demanded something extraordinary. You are simultaneously strategist, fundraiser, advocate, employer, and public face — all in service of a mission that matters deeply. At I Have A Voice (IHAV), an organisation dedicated to tackling political inequality by equipping young people with the tools, confidence and knowledge to engage with democracy, we are about to make a deliberate and considered change to the way we lead. After a year of working...

By Serena Kelly As the UK edges closer to the prospect of votes at 16, one question becomes impossible to ignore: are young people actually being prepared to participate in our democracy? I Have a Voice (IHAV) is a social enterprise working with young people who are under-represented in politics, including those from low‑income households, racially minoritised groups and young people with disabilities. Through political literacy programmes, peer‑education initiatives and youth‑led social...