Playground Partnerships Awards

New kid on the block

The first day, a new beginning or perhaps the start of something wonderful?

I’m Gosbert and I’ve recently joined Kids First where I’ll be helping out with the running of the Playground Partnerships scheme. I’ll be blogging regularly in order to keep you up to date with my activities, thoughts and general updates on all things Kids First Trust(ish).

But what brought me here to the Kids First Trust? chance? Intention? Or how about some good ol’ fashioned luck? To be honest it was a combination of all three. My undergraduate years at University were spent studying Law, and as expected the next ‘logical’ step was to become a lawyer right? Well, not exactly……

After graduating I spent time abroad working, as well as getting involved in various bits and pieces revolving around community action/legal work. But what really hit me after graduating was a conversation I had with an ex schoolmate, he’d been through a hard time and left school with a handful of poor GCSE grades. In our conversation he said to me ‘Gosbert, everything is okay for you, you’re well smart’. That statement got me thinking, I don’t consider myself smart, if someone sets me a task, yes I’ll work hard at it, but I’ve never thought of myself as having ‘super duper’ brain capacity!

Then I realized it wasn’t intelligence that set me and my friend apart, what separated us were choices, choices which in many cases were made for us. This inspired me, in such a way the thought of practicing Law had never done before. I scoured the net and began volunteering with organizations that aimed not only to improve young people’s lives, but also worked towards ensuring every young person has the chance to truly reach their potential.

Through the use of Playground Partnerships and other related schemes, I hope I can assist Kids First Trust in providing those chances, as well as those choices, of which so many young people are denied. Building key skills, developing confidence and providing a platform from which all young people have a chance to shine is what motivates me, nothing more, nothing less.

Until Next Time!

Gosbert.

The PP team is growing

I say it time and again, we can not do what we do without the incredible support of our families, friends and well-wishers. Stepping up to the mark is the brilliant Gos.

Gos is just completing his Masters in Law and has an active interest in using his time, talent and knowledge to assist people that are working to empower children and young people. He regularly works with Young Enterprise London and has now joined the Kids First Team as the Project Coordinator for the Playground Partnerships scheme that we are launching in September.

Welcome!