New Media Awards 2007 Atos Origin

BANG Edutainment Ltd

http://www.bang-ed.com/ www.lifefm.org.uk

Nominated in Education award category.

BANG Edutainment is a black led organisation established in Nov 199 by a group of young people. BANG is a dynamic social enterprise that specialises in the training and youth development within the context of music and media. BANG is also a leader in the field of community radio.

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  • Since 2002 BANG has established 4 community radio projects and delivered many projects across London. The organisation’s approach is to use media and music to engage participants into activities that develop their technical and personal skills. BANG has provided educational and training activities to approximately 2000 people since its inception. Through Life FM and SKFM, community radio stations in Brent, BANG provides training, personal and professional development, volunteering and broadcasting opportunities to over 300 young people ( aged 8 and upwards) and adults each year from some of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK. BANG uses music and media to engage its beneficiaries and delivers quality services.

    • Work to include young people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds into learning activities

    • Delivery of a project in partnership with local primary schools to introduce children to new media. Participants were taught how to record and edit sounds/ music reflecting their communities

    • Work with young people as part of sexual health to enable them to produce a radio show with the aim of raising awareness of sexual health issues to other young people

    • Work with a young people’s disability group to deliver workshops in new media to disabled young people in Brent

    • Ongoing courses and workshops for local young people in the borough during school hours (for those that are not in school or are unemployed), after school and during school holidays

    • Employment of and developing young people as peer educators to deliver workshops to other young people

    Participants are involved in the planning and management of all services. BANG has contributed greatly to regeneration in Brent and plans to expand existing learning activities in partnership with other providers.

    Nominated by Ms Jennifer Ogole, 08 April 2007

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