News - Camden Rise

Five Camden students made a trip of a lifetime to Japan as part of Camden’s friendship agreement with Kagoshima prefecture. The sixth-formers were all selected to join the week-long trip in October as guests of the Mayor of Camden after writing an essay on Japanese culture. They stayed with Japanese families, met the Governor of Kagoshima and visited the museum which tells the story of...

Local charity Camden Giving is looking for one young Camden resident to join their Future Changemakers programme to help lead change for young people in Camden. You'll be paid the London Living Wage (£10.55 per hour) to attend meetings with Camden Giving – including fundraising meetings with stakeholders and donors, as well as events to help raise awareness of youth injustice and sessions to...

We’re looking for candidates to stand in the next Youth MP Elections. Camden’s Youth MP and two Deputy Youth MPs are the voice for the borough’s young people and play a key role in important decision-making and campaigning on key issues, ranging from youth safety to climate change. Young people across Camden go to the polls in March to decide who will represent them for the next two years –...

Hello, I'm a young person who lives and studies in Camden. On World Mental Health Day (10 October), I've been asked to write for Camden Rise about mental health issues, using my own personal experiences and observations. It's good to talk Unfortunately, a lot of young people in Camden have trouble talking about mental health issues, which can make them worse. To help combat this, more young...

Camden Youth Safety Week, which will be held from 10 February 2020, will be a call to action for everyone in Camden. We believe that keeping young people safe is everyone’s business. As part of this work we are launching our first Camden Youth Safety Week Multi-Media Competition.   Who can enter? The competition is open to children and young people in primary and secondary schools (more...