Inspire Highland
“We are a unique, friendly group and we can all be open and speak about any issues affecting us. We try to come up with solutions and resolve issues. This is a place that gives us freedom to express ourselves and not be judged. Inspire Highland is a good place to meet new people and share our experiences.”
Inspire Highland is an exciting and dynamic project led, owned and shaped by young people’s needs, ideas and decision-making. The aim of Inspire Highland is to promote the rights, participation and inclusion of young people aged 11 – 25 who are facing challenges in their lives.
Inspire Highland works to a model of participation in which young people actively participate in shared decision-making and are fully involved in the development, design and delivery of the project, such as:
- Setting the agenda and feeding into the wider policies, decisions and initiatives of Inspiring Young Voices
- Developing a school mental health PSE program
- Leading on a community awareness campaign around suicide
- Playing an active role in the recruitment of the Inspiring Young Voices staff team
Inspire Highland is about young people:
- Reclaiming and promoting their agenda, being the leaders and creators of change, not waiting for change to happen.
- Holding those in power to account, not waiting to be invited in.
- Ensuring society changes and meets their needs, building evidence for longer term change.
Ready to joining the fun?
Contact our Youth Participation Worker to find out more about Inspire Highland and join in on our amazing groups!