Sport for Change
A community project for young people in the West Midlands
The Respect Young People's Service is part of a new Comic Relief funded Sport for Change project in the West Midlands, supporting young people with tackling harmful norms, learning about healthy relationships, and stopping violence against women and girls.
The project, called Tackling Harmful Norms, will use sport and physical activity to engage young people while promoting equality, positive role models, and challenging behaviours linked to violence against women and girls.
As part of this work, we have an exciting opportunity for organisations across the West Midlands to help young people influence this project.
We are looking for organisations to host small focus groups with young people aged 11–18 to support the development of our Sport for Change project.
We are particularly keen to hear from organisations supporting young people who are not engaging in education, as it is vital that their voices and experiences are included in shaping this work.
Why get involved?
This is an opportunity for young people to:
- Share their experiences in a safe and supported environment
- Help influence future services and support
- Build confidence in expressing their views and ideas
- We are flexible and happy to work around schedules, group needs, and safeguarding or consent processes.
We would like to facilitate a small, informal focus group:
- Around 60 minutes in length
- With approximately 5–8 young people
- Delivered either on-site or virtually, depending on what works best for your setting.
What we will provide:
- Fully facilitated, low-pressure discussion session
- All materials and a session structure
- £20 Amazon vouchers for participating young people
- Food and refreshments
- Financial remuneration for staff time
- A clear safeguarding approach and risk assessment
- A summary of findings for your organisation to use internally
- Opportunities to engage in the wider Sport for Change project.
If your organisation is interested in supporting this work, we would love to hear from you. For more information and further details, email Alice Lilley at [email protected].
