Our Impact in 2021-22

In 2021 and 2022 our organisation was able to regain its footing and continue reaching children and young people impacted by adversity. Our projects were largely able to return to normality after the pandemic and there was a renewed sense of optimism and connection felt as each workshop returned to in-person delivery.  

As ever, the hard work and dedication of our collaborators and facilitators are the reason we can deliver the interventions that we do, and we are so grateful for that support and enthusiasm. This year we were able to further our ambitions to provide quality workshops for children and young people and develop resources designed to be shared more widely and used in workshop settings across the country. 

 One resource that we launched this year was our Rights in Focus pack, designed to take a deep dive into human rights and the importance of advocating for your own rights and the rights of others. This pack was developed for young people in a pupil referral unit and has now been made freely accessible online for facilitators and teachers.  

We were also able to head back into hospital settings to deliver our Apollo programme of activities, bringing creativity to children and young people on Whipps Cross Hospital’s Acorn Ward. The resulting artwork and installations were imaginative, colourful and uplifting, and we are already excited to be back in the space this year! 

2021-2022 has also seen the beginnings of our Amplify project, which is an ongoing piece of work developing our competency for uplifting and valuing youth voices in a trauma-informed way. We are looking forward to pursuing this body of work into 2023.  

We are so grateful to all the artists, organisations, staff and other collaborators that have worked with us in 2021-2022. Rebounding from a pandemic would not have been possible without your support. And we are so thankful to the children and young people that continue to share their stories, enthusiasm and creativity with us at every Kazzum workshop.