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Race Equality Action Projects

Led by and for young people

Race Equality Action Projects are youth-led and mission oriented. They help young people address an issue impacting them, and find innovate ways to take action.

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This project has taught me that I can do more than I think I can do. I can read and speak better than I thought I could.”   

What are they?

Race Equality Action Projects (REAPs) address the needs and issues that affect ethnic minority communities. They are centred on issues that matter most to young people, and encourage them to challenge and explore these issues in a productive and meaningful way.

Previous examples of REAPs include podcasts, creative writing workshops and graphic novels.

How can you start your own REAP?

Routes2Success has produced a handy guide, for anyone thinking of starting their own project. It includes instructions for young people, as well as what to consider when planning, executing and evaluating your project.

There is also information on how to claim funding from ARE to support your project. Contact us at hello@Actionforraceequality.org.uk for more details.

The National Lottery Community Fund also offers grants of up to £20,000 to groups of people who want to do something
positive in their community. The application form is easy to complete, and you should get a decision within weeks. Find out more here
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Race Equality Action Project (REAP) Handbook

The Routes2Success Guide for Young People has been produced by Action for Race Equality to help children and young people create their own REAPs.

It has been developed as part of ARE’s Routes2Success (R2S) role model and mentoring programme which inspires young people from Black, Asian, Arab and Mixed Heritage backgrounds to succeed in education, employment or self-employment.

REAPs enable young people to explore a race or ethnicity issue or inequality that affects their community in a productive and meaningful way.

To find out more about how you can get involved in Race Equality Action Projects, please contact Routes2Success, Project Development & Engagement Officer, Liam Campbell via liam@actionforraceequality.org.uk 

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Discover recent youth-led projects

Thanks to generous funding from the Mayor of London’s New Deal for Young People (through the Propel Initiative) we’ve been able to help run the following REAPs in schools:

The Speakeasy Podcast with Phoenix Academy

A Question of Colour by Oasis Academy

Short Film: ‘Unconscious Bias’

Knife Crime Awareness Episode

“The thing I enjoyed most about this project was getting an understanding of my ethnic background, and what my parents and grandparents went through.”

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Hepburn Harrison-Graham

Expert role-model

“The R.E.A.P intervention project I undertook with a group of Year 10 Black boys at Oasis Hadley was an inspiring experience that developed into an engaging three-part podcast. Witnessing the boys’ growth in confidence and ability to articulate their thoughts was truly rewarding, highlighting the importance of providing platforms for young voices.”

Hepburn produced and edited the Question of Colour Podcast at Oasis Hadley Academy.

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    Looking for information on a completed ARE project? If you can’t find it on our website, let us know.

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