Live UnLtd Award winners come from anywhere, whether it’s Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham or London there’s likely to be Live UnLtd Award Winner in every city.
Live UnLtd Award winners have set up their own projects doing all sorts of incredible things which have helped out their local community.
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Foodcycle
Take Kelvin for example, who set up his own project, Food Cycle, to combat food poverty and wastage in London.
Kelvin set up “FoodCycle’ – a venture which combines young volunteers, surplus food and free kitchen space to create nutritious meals for people affected by food poverty.
Retailers throw out millions of tons of edible food every year due to supply overstock.
FoodCycle redirects this food so it can be used in meals for people that do not have access to healthy foods.
The result? Personal health & well-being increased for thousands of people with proper nutrition.
Food waste is reduced, & young volunteers create positive change in their communities.
FoodCycle have three initiatives in London, one launching in Bristol, with plans to expand across the UK.
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Sed*8
Stephanie Hegarty successfully set up and launched her own street-culture magazine for the Youth of London, with the content for the magazine being entirely produced by young people who are also given the mentorship of professionals in creative media.
Sed*8 also runs workshops in journalism, photography and graphic design to provide the contributors with the necessary skills to take on further responsibilities with the magazine.
Initially starting out as an online magazine, in late January 2010 Sed*8 Issue 1 was released in print form around London and can be picked up in and around London in Cafes, Boutiques and various venues and if that’s not enough, the magazine is FREE too!
With sections ranging from the latest music reviews, graffiti art found in London, street styles and competitions, Sed*8 goes directly to the streets to report back to the reader about what is happening around them.
It would appear that 2011 looks to be a very promising year for Sed*8 Magazine!
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Upshot
Or how about Sebastian who was fed up with young people getting a hard time in the media and decided to fix this himself.
‘UpShot’ was created by Sebastian to challenge the ways in which young people are unfairly portrayed in the media.
Tackling issues from knife crime to gun culture, UpShot established its own online TV show & a clothing label directly involving the young people engaged with anti-social behavior, with a view to creating a positive influence to turn their lives around
UpShot launched with endorsements from dance group ‘Flawless’ and music artiste ‘Sway’ and has gone on to work with the Alicia Keys charity ‘Keep a Child Alive’.
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