Delivery partners call for further funding to facilitate ‘access for all’
Field Studies Council are very proud to be a project partner of Generation Green. Our role in Generation Green engaged thousands of young people through school visits, biodiversity careers skills training and practical wildlife identifications guides
The ground-breaking £2.5million Generation Green project launched during the pandemic, has exceeded expectations, reaching more than 115,000 young people and children in just 16 months.
The project delivery partners are now calling for further funding to be made available to ensure every child has meaningful access to AONBs, National Parks and other green and blue spaces to enable them to develop the skills needed to look after the environment.
Anita Kerwin-Nye, Access Unlimited Founder and Generation Green Sponsor, said: “As the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) looks to honour its pledge to ensure that every young person in England will have access to regular out-of-school activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer by 2025, and Defra looks to give every child a night under the stars, the Generation Green partnership provides a vehicle to achieve this ambition in an efficient way.”
Funded by the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, from Defra and Heritage Lottery Fund, Generation Green was led by Access Unlimited, a collaboration of 15 not-for-profit outdoor education providers – YHA (England & Wales) Girlguiding, Scouts, Field Studies Council, The Outward Bound Trust and the 10 English National Parks.
For many young people a Generation Green experience was the first time they had had the opportunity to connect with nature. The experiences, which were delivered throughout England by the coalition members, enabled a total reach of 115,824 individual young people.
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Posted On: 18/10/2022