Youth Charter

Youth Charter The Youth Charter is a UK registered charity and UN accredited non-governmental organization.

Launched in 1993 as part of the Manchester 2000 Olympic Bid and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Over the last 29 years the Youth Charter has campaigned, advocated and promoted the role and value of sport, art, culture and digital technology in the lives of disaffected young people from disadvantaged communities nationally and internationally. The Youth Charter has a proven track record in the creatio

n and delivery of social and human development programmes with the overall aim of providing young people with an opportunity to develop in life. Specifically, the Youth Charter Tackles educational non-attainment, health inequality, anti social behaviour and the negative effects of crime, drugs, gang related activity and racism by applying the ethics of sporting and artistic excellence. These can then be translated to provide social and economic benefits of citizenship, rights responsibilities, with improved education, health, social order, environment and vocation training, employment and enterprise.

mark’s by calling for sustained investment beyond one day…See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/football-finds...
26/05/2026

mark’s by calling for sustained investment beyond one day…

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/football-finds-its-purpose-but-legacy-must-live-beyond-one-day













FIFA
UEFA
Confederation of African Football
Concacaf
Asian Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
England football team
Olympics
United Nations
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

The launch of the inaugural World Football Giving Day signals an important and timely recognition that football’s true power extends far beyond the ninety minutes played on the pitch. At a time when communities across the world continue to face rising inequality, youth violence, mental health chal...

mark’s 2026 by calling for Africa’s Youth to be included in the co-creation development for humanities oldest but yo...
25/05/2026

mark’s 2026 by calling for Africa’s Youth to be included in the co-creation development for humanities oldest but youngest continent on Earth...

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/africa-day-sport-for-development-for-africa-s-youth










African Union
The Commonwealth
United Nations
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

On a day where the African continent celebrated its past, present and future, there can be no greater time to provide a youth offer of hope and opportunity.The recent Africa CEO Forum in Kigali placed a powerful spotlight on Africa's economic future. Across discussions on investment, ownership, indu...

mark’s the end to 2026 by celebrating who are …See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/a-coach-for-life ...
17/05/2026

mark’s the end to 2026 by celebrating who are …

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/a-coach-for-life














International Coaching Federation
Olympics
Paralympic Games
UK Sport
Sport England
CIMSPA

Marking the End of International Coaching WeekAs International Coaching Week comes to a close, the Youth Charter reflects not simply on coaches in sport - but on the power of the Social Coach as a mentor, guide, protector and builder of communities. For more than twenty years, the Youth Charter Soci...

contributes to by stating that Africa’s Youth Cannot Remain Outside the Investment Conversation...See: https://www.y...
15/05/2026

contributes to by stating that Africa’s Youth Cannot Remain Outside the Investment Conversation...

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/africa-ceo-forum-2026-africa-s-youth-cannot-remain-outside-the-investment-conversation










THE AFRICA CEO FORUM
Jeune Afrique
Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
IFC - International Finance Corporation
African Union
The Commonwealth
United Nations
UNITED NATIONS AFRICA
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

As the Africa CEO Forum 2026 now gets underway in Kigali, the Youth Charter believes the summit arrives at a defining moment for the African continent.Across the forum halls, discussions will rightly focus on economic growth, infrastructure, investment, digital transformation, innovation and the fut...

mark’s 2026 by celebrating who young people and their communities…See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/yo...
11/05/2026

mark’s 2026 by celebrating who young people and their communities…

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/youth-charter-mark-s-international-coaching-week-by-celebrating-social-coaches














International Coaching Federation
Olympics
Paralympic Games
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
UK Sport
CIMSPA

In every community across the world, there are young people searching not simply for opportunity, but for guidance, belonging, purpose, and hope.At the Youth Charter, we have long believed that the role of the coach must evolve beyond the touchline, beyond the sports hall, and beyond traditional ins...

say’s “Not Just for the 7%, But for the 93%” - Sport, Schools and the Fight for Britain’s Future…See: https://www.yout...
08/05/2026

say’s “Not Just for the 7%, But for the 93%” - Sport, Schools and the Fight for Britain’s Future…

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/not-just-for-the-7-but-for-the-93-sport-schools-and-the-fight-for-britain-s-future








HMC
Independent Schools Council
Department for Education
Sport England
UK Sport

There is a dangerous myth at the heart of the national conversation around sport, education and young people that sport is an “extra”, an enrichment, a luxury, a reward once the “real learning” is done. This is costing Britain billions and more importantly, it is costing young lives.The Yout...

applauds A Marathon for All with a call for more...See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/a-marathon-for-all ...
27/04/2026

applauds A Marathon for All with a call for more...

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/a-marathon-for-all









UK Prime Minister
UK Government
UK Sport
Team GB
Sport England
Sportscotland
Sport Wales
Sport NI

Yesterday, the London Marathon reminded me of something we are in danger of forgetting - not everything in our society is broken. Much of it is misunderstood where for two hours, the world focuses on elite performance, records, medals, national pride.The real story begins takes place over the follow...

When the Average Victim Is 14: Why Britain Must Rethink Youth Policy...See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/whe...
21/04/2026

When the Average Victim Is 14: Why Britain Must Rethink Youth Policy...

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/when-the-average-victim-is-14-why-britain-must-rethink-youth-policy









UK Prime Minister
UK Government
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education
Department of Health and Social Care - DHSC
Home Office
Ministry of Justice UK
The National Youth Agency
UK Youth

Every generation reaches a moment when the evidence becomes too stark to ignore. The latest analysis of youth knife deaths in England should be one of those moments.The research shows that the average age of a child fatally stabbed is now just 14 years old. Nearly all the victims are boys. Many are....

say’s Social Media Bans Won’t Save Our Children - But Doing Nothing Will Fail Them......See: https://www.youthcharter....
20/04/2026

say’s Social Media Bans Won’t Save Our Children - But Doing Nothing Will Fail Them......

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/social-media-bans-won-t-save-our-children-but-doing-nothing-will-fail-them









United Nations
UK Prime Minister
UNESCO
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Education

Across the world, governments are beginning to ask a difficult question: should children and young people be banned from social media?Australia has moved toward restrictions on under-16s. Several European countries are exploring similar ideas. In the United Kingdom, Parliament recently debated the i...

say’s Must Shape the Future – Not Just Appear in the Footnotes...…See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/youth-...
17/04/2026

say’s Must Shape the Future – Not Just Appear in the Footnotes...…

See: https://www.youthcharter.org/wfts-post/youth-voices-must-shape-the-future-not-just-appear-in-the-footnotes









United Nations
UNESCO
World Health Organization (WHO)
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UN Environment Programme
International Labour Organization

The recent ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York once again brought together inspiring young leaders, policymakers, and international institutions under the banner of advancing solutions for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Yet, as the conversations conc...

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