KORI
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Mission Statement
KORI's mission is to support young people to enjoy, thrive and contribute to the world as valued members of society. At the heart of what we do is providing young people with a unique, creative, warm environment and the tools to reach their aspirations, enabled by our strategic partnerships. Through youth work and creative facilitation, we provide needed interventions, training, project engagement, bespoke mentoring, counselling, respite, and the opportunity to enrich networks. We serve young people from predominantly black, and minority ethnic communities aged 14 -30 years from across London. Working to support those in vulnerable positions, including those: struggling with education, training, or employment; that are care leavers, young carers, young parents, refugees, new citizens; and those who are in social situations that put their futures at risk.
About This Cause
KORI is a ‘Youth Centred Charity’ that has supported and developed the confidence and skills of hundreds of young people since 2002. KORI is about empowering young people to grow in their skills and abilities, developing confident young leaders in their chosen field of work. Leadership development happens through training and supporting our young people to lead after-school clubs, facilitate workshops in schools, lead programmes and become part of the organisation’s management team and board of trustees. A KORI youth leaves KORI with excellent presentation skills and a deep sense of what their next steps are in terms of education and or skills development. Frequently our KORI trained youth return as adults to work for the organisation in their field of excellence or in management. Our current Project Manager was once a KORI youth member. We run three programmes: Not My Label - Supports young people from the beginning of their referral into KORI. Their situation is comprehensively assessed by youth workers to determine any needed interventions and to identify their interests and goals. Of high importance is building relationships with them and supporting them to build relationships with other young people as they access services, activities, and KORI’s other programmes. Activities are delivered for two age groups, 14-17 and 18-30. There is an on-going timetable of events including a youth led girls’ group and ‘Ahadu,’ a group led by young refugees and new citizens. These activities develop youth voices within and beyond the organisation. Not My Label Provides: • Youth cantered assessments • Counselling access • Wellbeing training • Creative workshops and cultural activities • Celebrations/Talks/Exhibitions/ Self Care activities/ Fun • Residential's - Nature Connection/ Confidence building Activities • City Trips - Connecting with Young people from other cities • Opportunities for leadership and increased responsibility • Referral to Blooming Minds for career and education Pathways • Advocacy on behalf of the young people and their parents/carers with external bodies (e.g., social workers and colleges) Case Study for Not My Label: Last Christmas Tanya tried to commit suicide for the 4th time, she is 16 years old. Outwardly confident, she lives with her mother who struggles to leave the house, overcome with anxiety caused after a close friend molested Tanya when she was four. Tanya was referred when her mother reached out desperately for a way for her daughter to build new friendships and have some respite from home. We found out that despite being under ‘Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services’ (CAMHS), and recently attempting suicide again, she was not actually seeing a therapist. We referred her to ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) IAPS and followed up until she was in therapy. Our youth worker built a one-to-one relationship with her, and we slowly brought her into a group to join on-going activities where her leadership skills are being nurtured. Now settled in college, she is a committed and articulate member of the girls’ group and is incredibly supportive of her peers. We were also able to refer her mother to our in-house counsellor. Blooming Minds - The focus of this programme is to ensure that young people in KORI are enabled to find pathways into meaningful careers that provide personal fulfilment. Our youth centred entry assessment identifies their goals. We then provide preparation and support, ensuring that they access the pathways right for them in education, training, work experience, internships, apprenticeships, and placements. Bespoke industry mentoring and on-going guidance are also an essential part of enabling success. We have a growing group of diverse partners that believe in working with us to invest in young futures, including Mott Macdonald, Rinova and Akamai. Case Study for Blooming Minds: Ahmed arrived in the UK two years ago at the age of 14. Understanding little English, he was sent to a local college in Haringey for ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ (ESOL) education. He was then referred to by a social worker to KORI. He joined the Not My Label programme and quickly began to build his language and experience of the country. He went on trips as part of a group to various parts of the country and had his first experience on a yacht. Most importantly he worked with a youth worker who supported him during enrolment into a new college and continues to meet with him weekly. Ahmed is passionate about photography and KORI has now matched him with an industry mentor who is a filmmaker and photographer. The Vessel UK - has facilitated global learning for young people since 2004, providing training and support to co-create socially responsible, sustainable projects that share relevant skills for their peers in African partner organisations. These projects are currently delivered remotely and directly to youth in The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Namibia, and Liberia. This work is funded through young people fundraising independently, working through their universities, or supported by our partnerships with companies or key actors like the Daneford Trust. Eight care leavers took part in a Vessel project in 2018 from Islington Virtual School. The school's aim was to build their self-confidence and their skills to better prepare them for higher education and independence. As part of the training, they were each provided industry mentors that supported them in transferring their interests into viable projects sharing skills in applied mathematics, business, sports development, and healthy eating to SOS primary school in The Gambia. During delivery they worked alongside Gambian youth leaders from the NGO Daughters of Africa. They returned to share their experience through presentations and applied themselves to entering further education and finding work opportunities with new vigour. We have a governing board of eight trustees that have a rich range of skills and experience. Our core team is made up of the co-founder and CEO, a Programme director and Programme manager. We are supported by 5 advisors, a range of volunteers and parent support.