In the final episode of the Raising Changemakers series, Carrie Grant speaks to World Vison CEO, Fola Komolafe, about the importance of putting children’s voices at the heart of their work and how they are supporting more young people to participate and being part of sustainable future change.

And having heard from changemakers around the world, Carrie turns her attention to the UK to find out about ways that young people are making a significant difference through campaigning and the effect that is having across local, national and global communities.

Firstly, Carrie meets Amy Meek, who at the age of 12 founded the charity ‘Kids Against Plastic’, with the aim of bringing together youth empowerment and young action to address some of the most pressing environmental issues. Now aged 20, Amy talks about her journey into campaigning, the obstacles she’s had to overcome in relation to her age and offers advice for other young people looking to make a difference.

Next up, Carrie chats to Mhairi Black, who in 2015 decided to stand for Parliament at the age of just 20 and upon winning her seat becoming the youngest MP in almost 200 years. Mhairi talks about what inspired her to go into politics, her frustrations about the current system of government and why she believes it’s so important to have young voices as part of any debate.

The series ends with a summary of some of the young changemakers we’ve heard from throughout the series, so if you’ve not listened to earlier episodes, please do check them out.

To find out more about the work of World Vision, visit worldvision.org.uk

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