CEO, Advisor and Young Leader
Agenda-setting young people from the first Youth Combined Authority in the country have taken their seat at the decision-making top table alongside Greater Manchester leaders and I'm proud to have played a small part in that. 40 young people, representing 20 youth groups made history when they met for the first time, setting out their…
The Independent Government-Commissioned Full-Time Social Action Review has been published this morning. I'm honoured to have served Her Majesty's Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Minister for Civil Society, Tracey Crouch, but most importantly, our country's young people. It’s clear that young people need more support in accessing Full-Time Social Action opportunities…
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These words and this mission came from a conference I attended, One Young World. OYW brings together the brightest and most influential young leaders and speakers from all corners of industry. It’s all about helping us, as young people, as the future, to make lasting connections leading to positive change in our communities. I attended…
Read More "Be Bold, Move Fast and Focus on Your Impact – My Mantra"
Every journey has struggles, triumphs, and lessons along the way and I’m happy to be sharing mine with you through my new podcast ‘When X Doesn’t Mark The Spot’. In more than one episode we’ve discussed funding and support to get your idea off the ground. I was always tempted by The Apprentice in my…
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I spent my primary school years causing mayhem swearing at teachers and getting myself excluded on countless occasions. Amazingly, still quite young, I turned my life around. Not only am I the CEO of Xplode Magazine, a youth charity I established, I am also a trustee of a national youth social action movement and various…
Read More "Why it’s important to ‘just do it’ – My Motivation for My Social Action"
Xplode Magazine CEO, Saeed Atcha, was left in a state of stunned disbelief after winning the Young Person of the Year Award for the second time in three years at The Bolton News and Bury Times Business Awards last Thursday. The driving force and founder of Xplode Magazine—a Bolton charity which helps and educates…
Young people have been deprived of opportunity and now things are changing and politicians are finally listening. The recent announcement of half-price bus travel for 16-18 year olds across Greater Manchester was a much needed policy. For too long, the high cost and low availability of public transport has been a significant challenge for young…
Read More "Barriers to opportunity broken: Why subsidised travel for young people is a winner"
