Urban uprising uses climbing to inspire hard to reach young people, to impove their social, physical and emotional wellbeing. They run weekly climbing sessions, where volunteers mentor novices, as well as regular drop in sessions once they have completed the training programme.

The vision:

We have 3 themes we work on with the young people. Each theme has a set of skills or qualities.

1. Physical: stamina, strength, flexibility, and coordination.

2. Social: trust, peer support, empathy, respect, communication.

3. Personal: Listening, responsibility, resilience, focus, reflection, confidence, problem solving.

The volunteers observe the skills listed above and use this as a basis for coaching the young people. Our Programme has a track record of producing good results. We are aiming to go even deeper with more time and emphasis on individual personal development. This will be possible with more funding and volunteers being trained.