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last 10 years the Youth Charter has been
helping tackle many of the serious issues
facing our young people today by providing
them with innovative programmes aiming to
use their energy and develop their talents
through sport and other initiatives while
promoting social inclusion and good citizenship,
including the Rugby Wise tool kit. This
is exactly what BARA is about – we
promote rugby as a tool for social and personal
development, offering support, opportunities
and strong sporting role models for the
UK’s South Asian communities –
and Geoff with his experience and encouragement
has helped guide us in various ways, right
from our beginnings with the South Asia
Bulls.
Geoff Thompson MBE
Geoff Thompson MBE is the five times former
World Karate Champion. As founder and Executive
Chairman of the Youth Charter for Sport,
Culture & Arts, established in 1993,
he has campaigned hard on the role of sport
as vehicle of social change. He also advises
private and public sector organisation,
both nationally and internationally, on
sport, social inclusion and regeneration
issues.
About Youth Charter
Over the past decade, The Youth Charter
has been at the forefront of innovative
social and human development inclusion and
regeneration projects and programmes locally,
nationally and internationally. A UK based
charity and international NGO, The Youth
Charter has a specific aim of "providing
young people with an opportunity to develop
in life through sport, culture and the arts"
Established as part of the Manchester Olympic
and Commonwealth Games bids, the Youth Charter
aims specifically to tackle low educational
attainment, anti social behaviour, youth
crime and drug abuse.
The Youth Charter applies the ethics of
sporting and artistic excellence through
its projects and programmes to which young
people can relate, namely discipline, fair
play, teamwork and healthy competition.
Wider social benefits are realised depending
on each community’s existing social
wealth. The overall aim is to provide inclusive
pathways to positive citizenship, rights,
responsibilities, lifelong learning, vocational
opportunities, capacity building and improved
quality of life through the Youth Charter
approach.
Geoff Thompson MBE, former World Heavyweight
karate Champion, who is now chair of the
Youth Charter based in Manchester which
has provided invaluable support to the BARA,
saluted the organization as “a pioneering,
unique and ground-breaking initiative”.
Please visit the Youth
Charter website to find out more about
the Youth Charter.
Contacting the Youth Charter
Youth Charter for Sport, Culture &
the Arts
The Atrium
Ground Floor
Anchorage 2
Anchorage Quay
Salford Quays
Manchester
M50 3YW
Phone: 00 44 (0) 0161 877 8405
Fax: 00 44 (0) 0161 877 8406
E-mail: youthcharter@btinternet.com
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