Rallying Together: Summary of a research study of Raleigh's work with disadvantaged young people

Article

  1. To provide Raleigh with feedback on its work with disadvantaged young people over the past 25 years
  2. To provide a case study of a practical intervention which has broader lessons for policymakers and practitioners concerned with improving young people's lives.

Raleigh is a youth development organisation that runs overseas expeditions for young people to work together on community, environmental and conservation projects around the world.

In 2008, ippr was commissioned by Raleigh to research the long-term impact of Raleigh's work with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. This research had two key objectives:

  1. To provide Raleigh with feedback on its work with disadvantaged young people over the past 25 years
  2. To provide a case study of a practical intervention which has broader lessons for policymakers and practitioners concerned with improving young people's lives.

    Related items

    1. Man Writing Code on Desktop Computer With Multiple Monitors Set Up and a Laptop in Creative Office

      Bottleneck Britain: How digital competition could power UK growth and sovereignty

      Artificial intelligence could be the UK’s biggest economic opportunity in a generation, but only if its gains are spread across the economy rather than pooled within a handful of companies.
    2. A photograph of the UK houses of parliament in Westminster, with a background of pound coins

      Taxing times: Policies, politics, and principles

      This paper sets out proposals for the path to a better tax system, which is able to meet the demands of both the public and a more dangerous world.

    3. Towards a Communities Agenda 2.0

      Andy Burnham’s arrival in Downing Street creates an opportunity to go much further on the communities agenda than we’ve seen up to now. So what should more ambition look like in practice?