On Tuesday, 13 November, Rebecca Carter, The Challenge’s director of strategy, planning and communications, gave evidence to the House of Lords Committee exploring how greater fairness can be fostered between generations. Here she explains why building stronger connections across people of all ages will enhance fairness, and suggests ways… Read More
The Challenge values its employees and the teams dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of creating a more integrated society. We regularly grab five minutes of their time to highlight different roles and give you an insight into what it’s like to work for us. Fatema Chowdhury joined the… Read More
A new report has revealed that young people in England volunteered more than 1 million hours in the past year with leading charity The Challenge, helping to promote social integration across the country. The first impact report by The Challenge shows that more than 47,000 youngsters aged 15-18 volunteered… Read More
The Challenge has announced Bill Ronald as its new chairman Bill Ronald, who takes over as chairman in December. Bill, who has been the chairman of Fever-Tree Drinks since 2013 and is a former chairman of Muscular Dystrophy UK, will join the organisation on December 5. He takes over from current… Read More
The Challenge values its employees and the teams dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of creating a more integrated society. We regularly grab five minutes of their time to highlight different roles and give you an insight into what it’s like to work for us. Phil has been… Read More
Bridging the generational divide: what we can learn from reality TV Last week, when our public affairs and policy officer Sam Dalton (left) joined four intergenerational connection experts for a social integration event in parliament, he found himself drawing parallels between their insights and a Channel 4 reality series that… Read More
If you find yourself becoming distracted these tips will help you get back on track before you lose your motivation Sarah Lindsay – The Challenge My name is Sarah Lindsay and I work as an assistant account manager at The Challenge. My role involves building rapport with contacts at schools… Read More
With one in six young people suffering from some form of anxiety, it’s no wonder they can find meeting new people and making new friends scary. We spoke to Denisa, who took part in NCS this summer, to found out how the programme helped her to overcome her fears. Read More
Sam Dalton, The Challenge’s public affairs and policy officer, invites you to join the APPG on Social Integration at its intergenerational connection event at the House of Commons on Monday 15 October After the generational divides exposed and enhanced by the EU referendum in 2016, how do we tie our… Read More
If you have ever wondered about the ‘reach’ of our programme delivery, here is a great example of how a new-found passion for volunteering has now benefited people thousands of miles away. Here is the story of Sylvia, a London-based NCS participant who graduated in September 2017. Having seen just how powerful her contribution… Read More