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Yasmin’s Story

In January 2005 I was 17 years old and was homeless and penniless. Life wasn’t going to plan and was not treating me well at all. I was frustrated, hurt and bitter at the whole situation that I was in. Taking my anger out on the world, I was ready to fight everyone if they so much raised an eyebrow at me!

I visited Connexions to get some advice and that’s where I heard about Leap. I started the course in February and at the risk of sounding cheesy that’s when things started to change!

Quarrel shop showed me ways of dealing with my anger…

From getting so wound up and angry to managing my emotions. I started getting it together. I became a volunteer after I finished.

It’s January 2007 now, 2 years on from when I first applied to do Quarrel shop and look how far I have come…I’m 19 years old, am a Youth Development Worker for Leap Confronting Conflict, I earn a living doing what I love and I am helping young people who are going through what I went through 2 years ago. I’m trying to help them make a difference in their lives and see that there are so many more ways to deal with the madness that life throws at them and I am helping them make a change.

Charities

Our current charities include:

PEF Contribution

PEF is helping Leap to establish an education and training business to upskill other practitioners and create broader mainstream impact with young people

Introducing the Charity

Leap Confronting Conflict is a national voluntary youth organisation providing opportunities for young people and adults to explore creative approaches to conflicts in their lives. Leap believes that all young people have the potential to be leaders, initiators, creators, mediators and problem solvers. Conflict work lies at the heart of creating positive, stimulating and supportive relationships with young people. They can then make empowered choices, which release their energy for giving service in the community, and help them to realise their potential.

Since 1987, Leap has been:

Raising awareness of conflicts facing young people in the community
Helping young people to find possible solutions to the issues they face
Training adults who work with young people to confront conflict

Each year about 2,400 young people and 500 adults participate directly in Leap’s programmes. Around 3,000 more young people are reached through network organisations and the professionals Leap has trained.