Hummingbird Young Leaders
Welcome to Hummingbird Young Leaders - a youth leadership space for young people from any refugee background who want to use their voice to create change.
We support young people to develop skills in public speaking, communication, teamwork, and leadership, while also learning how systems like politics, law, and social change work in practice. This is about understanding power—and how to challenge and reshape it.
Grounded in anti-oppressive practice, we believe young people with lived experience must be at the centre of decision-making, not on the margins of it. Too often, decisions about asylum, migration, and safe routes are made without them. We are working to change that by shifting power into the hands of those most affected.
Through collective, peer-led organising, Hummingbird Young Leaders builds confidence, leadership, and solidarity. Young people work shoulder to shoulder to share ideas, challenge injustice, and take action on the issues that matter to them. This is youth leadership rooted in grassroots activism: building collective power from the ground up to drive lasting, systemic change.
"I always thought that leaders are people with suit and red tie. But actually, leaders are the vessel that allows kindness and empathy to travel to the heart of human beings. Just how we the hummingbird young leaders are."
Are you interested in joining Young Leaders?
With thanks to The Paul Hamlyn Foundation & The Blagrave Trust
