International adventures for young people

A delegation from CNP's Mosaic Young Champions has just returned from presenting at an international conference in Sweden on the opportunities offered by Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks for developing youth leadership skills.

Steve Lovell, one of the young people who attended, said:

"When I first arrived at Leksand (in Sweden) I was greeted by a landscape that completely took my breath away but that pales in comparison to how amazed and proud I was to be part of a global movement to change how young people are treated across the world. The people that I met during the conference were some of the most interesting people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with and I am honoured to have had the opportunity to work alongside them and overjoyed for them to be the leaders of tomorrow."

Apart from running workshops the young people also spent time with the Swedish Minister for Employment (Sven-Otto Littorin), discussing the necessity of allowing young people to develop entrepreneur and leadership skills, especially in challenging economic conditions.

The Mosaic Young Champions joined young people from six other innovative youth leadership projects in the UK delegation upon the request of the Young Foundation. Mary Abdo from the Foundation highlighted:

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