Comic Relief: 22 years of funding young people

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Comic Relief 22 years of funding young people
Peter Argall UK Grants Manager
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History

• Comic Relief was launched from the Safawa refuge
  camp in Sudan on Christmas day in 1985, in
  response to the crippling famine in Africa.
• Aimed to use comedy and laughter to raise money
  and change lives.
• Inspire those who hadnt previously been
  interested in charity to get involved.

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Red Nose and beyond

• 11 Red Nose Days so far
• The first raised 16 million
• Most recent in March 2007 raised 67 million
• Sport Relief launched in 2002 to harness the
  power of sport
• Total raised so far 490 Million

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Vision

• Just world free from poverty
• To drive positive change through the power of
  entertainment
• We do this by
• Raising money from the general public
• Informing, education, raising awareness and
  promoting social change
• Allocating the funds

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Grant making aims

• Reach people in great need
• Meet peoples needs and ambitions, and promote
  their rights
• Help people live with dignity and free from fear
• Tackle some of the root caused of poverty and
  injustice
• Bring about lasting improvements in the lives of
  poor and disadvantaged young people

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Supporting young people

• Funded services for young people in the UK from
  the start - disabled people, alcohol and drugs
  and homelessness
• Education work around campaigns
• Raise funds on our behalf
• Current young peoples programmes are around
• mental health
• domestic violence
• trafficked young people
• alcohol

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Alcohol strategy

• Fund services through an open programme
• Support organisations to work more effectively
  with young people with alcohol problems problems
• Develop strategic approaches around Hidden Harm

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Outcomes

• A reduction in harm
• Increased access to services
• Increase in skills to deliver services
• Closer working relationship between alcohol and
  young people services

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Contact

• Peter Argall
• 5th Floor
• Comic Relief
• 89 Albert Embankment
• London SE1 7TP
• www.comicrelief.com
• Tel [phone]