Catalyst is a transformative leadership programme for young people; aimed at developing creative leaders to act as positive role models in their local communities
what is catalyst?
Catalyst is a dynamic and exciting programme offering FREE training to young people of diverse backgrounds between 16 and 26 years of age. We equip young people with the skills and confidence to take on leadership roles, develop local social action initiatives and transform their own communities.
Led by professional trainers and facilitators, experienced in community engagement, Catalyst emphasises the importance of ethnic and religious diversity.
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Celebrating the Catalyst Programme
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Celebrating the catalyst programme
Catalyst equips young people with the skills, confidence and empathy needed to navigate difference, challenge prejudice and build understanding. In doing so, it helps to strengthen community resilience and lays the foundations for more connected, cohesive and hopeful local futures.
Between 2023 – 2025 the Catalyst programme was based in three multi-ethnic, multi-faith communities. Funded through the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund, 176 young people across 8 cohorts were supported through the Catalyst programme and 4 alumni groups were supported to turn their learning into action.
Catalyst takes place across four full days
Each day explores a specific theme, that intrinsically link and intersect throughout the four day programme.
We use a variety of Practical, creative and interactive processes including, group discussion, thought provoking team exercises, exploring current news on widely debated issues and developing presentations.
Catalyst alumni programme
Our Catalyst Alumni Programme supports young people’s access to funding, and other local opportunities, to put their newly acquired skills from the Catalyst course into practice. By extending the Catalyst programme we can ensure a consistent and supported bridge between Catalyst and young people’s community initiatives and social action projects.
Signing up to the Catalyst Alumni Programme is voluntary, and will be discussed at the outset as to whether your school or community organisation has capacity to continue to work with us beyond the initial 4-day course.
You can learn more about the varied social action initiatives that have been funded through our Catalyst Alumni Programme in the videos.