Where we're at. Achievements.
Over 148 young people have now graduated from Truce 20/20! Here are some of the things they’ve gone on to achieve:
- Providing training and events to over 3,700 people including peers at youth clubs and schools
- Forming their own Steering Group which takes responsibility and leadership of project development
- Five young people were supported in developing a Metropolitan Police DVD on stop and search policies
- Group of young people presented and facilitated sessions for young volunteers as part of the Global Exchange Voluntary Services Overseas project
- Members of interviewing panels, management committees and steering groups accross the Borough of Newham
- Representing the UK in international conferences on leadership and peacebuilding in Cyprus (2008), Slovakia (2009), Scotland (2009), Switzerland (2010) and Wales (2010)
- Presenting at a police appeal for the Adam Regis murder appeal
- Facilitation of workshops to two groups of German and Polish volunteers from ‘Action Reconciliation Service for Peace’ for two consecutive years
- Speakers at national peacebuilding and environmental conferences to audiences as large as 300 young people
- Truce 20/20 steering group – Winner of ‘Group of the Year’ 2009 for contribution to resolving conflict in the community in national PeerLink Awards
- Arnaud Mpeke – Winner of ‘Peer Trainer of the Year’ 2009 in national PeerLink awards
- Jasmine Simeron – Winner of ‘Peer Trainer of the Year’ 2010 in national PeerLink awards
- Shortlisted for the ‘Fear and Fashion Award’ 2010, for addressing the issues of knife crime in the Newham community
- Winner of the ‘Citizenship Award’ 2010 at Shinning Through Awards organised by the Newham Borough of London
- And much more…
