Shift UP
Supporting young people to reclaim power through
- training staff
- Leadership training for young people
- Creating systems change.
Our offering
Our Vision
“A world where all young people hold the power to create systemic change”
Our Founder
- Fouad is a passionate youth development professional with over 11 years of experience empowering young people and training staff.
- Fouad holds a master's in Power, Participation, and Social Change from the Institute of Development Studies - University of Sussex. He earned the prestigious Chevening Award for individuals with outstanding leadership and influencing skills
- His expertise lies in youth participation, civic engagement, and training development.
- Fouad is deeply committed to Shift UP's vision of empowering young people to create systemic change. He believes in the transformative power of training, and his work at Shift UP aligns perfectly with CIC's mission of fostering youth leadership and civic engagement.
Our Process
We will meet with you
Understand needs
Design the training
Send you the final plan
Deliver the training
Change lives
What we offer
Staff and Volunteers Workshops
Youth engagement programmes
Consultations
Our Expertise
Training for staff
Understanding lived Experience for young refugees and Asylum Seekers
to understand how young refugees journey and how they interact with services
Youth participation among underrepresented groups
How to enhance youth participation among young people, especially young refugees
Organisational youth participation
How to engage young people in decision-making across the different senior department
Volunteers preparation
Prepare volunteers to work with young people, especially young refugees, and facilitate sessions
Youth engagement programmes
Action research
Series of sessions for young people to lead research about challenges they face and take action
Initiative and social engagement
For young people to learn about leadership and how to start acting
Advocacy and power analysis
for young people to learn about advocacy and how to approach what they want
Co-Production
for young people and staff to work on co-design services and co-production of programs/projects
Consultation
Participation in services, policies, and
management
For organisations to identify how participatory they are and decide what level of participation they want to reach and how to change policies and create places of power to create systematic change
Our Clients
Charities
Charities work with young people
- Staff
- Young people
- Management
- Trustees
Education sector
For courses and students
- Part of the curriculum
- For students
- For staff
Council
All over The UK
- Young people
- Co-production
- Staff
- Youth Councils
- Apprentices
Why do people choose us
lived experience - Lead
Nobody can understand lived experience better than people who have experienced it and developed a deep understanding of it. Lived experience experts lead our organisation.
Deep change training
All our training is interactive, engaging, and based on academic backgrounds. We focus on attitude-changing exercises that have a strong effect on attendance.
Systemic Change-focused
We will always focus on sustainable changes inside the organisation. That includes policies, tools, and sharing the latest methods to develop a better world for all young people.
Testimonials from our clients
Delighted to have spent an insightful day with Fouad, who provided lived experience of the challenges faced by asylum seekers and Refugees. Despite being a heavy topic, Fouad managed to energise our group. I was captivated by parts of his personal story, which he shared in a way that imparted the reality of the journey he faced but delivered with some humour. Thank you for such a meaningful insight; I wish you much success in engaging people in what can be a difficult subject; you are the voice of many who often cannot speak.”
I learned more about the process of gaining refugee status and the hoops you have to go through. Also, the insights into the behaviour of some young people who come to us. We discussed some ways to improve our own service when working with asylum seekers and refugees, which I hope we can put into practice. Thank you for a meaningful training session.”
“ I felt that all of the activities presented were relevant and helpful to improving my awareness and practice with regards to working with refugees”
Contact US
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Contact us by form
M.alkadi@ids.ac.uk