Kori

General information

KORI's MISSION:

To develop and enhance the potential, skills and talent of young people using the arts, sports, academic support, cultural and environmental education for the benefit of their communities.

WHAT WE ARE:

KORI is a registered charity focused on ‘developing young people to effect positive change in their communities,’ Formed in 2002 in the Borough of Haringey, KORI’s diverse development programme is focused on advancing the skills and experience of young people to standards that bring true enrichment to their lives. It has an ethos of practical development, providing young people with real opportunities to feed back their leadership, education, learning and training into their communities.

HOW WE DO IT:

KORI’s work is focused at young people aged between 8 & 25. They are divided into three categories: juniors; 8-11yrs, seniors; 11-16yrs and Mentors; 16- 25yrs. Children in KORI are given leadership challenges right from eight years old. In their 16th year the seniors begin to train as mentors by supporting the juniors. The mentors are trained by developing their skills through presentations, exhibitions and youth exchanges.’ They gain experience by engaging with and supporting professionals; running arts, sports, cultural education and environmental workshops. They also receive exposure to youth work training, presentations, exhibitions and youth exchanges in Africa. Since 2008 the mentors have formed their own collective within KORI called ‘Youth Empowering Youth’ (YEY).

YEY are now a growing collective of experienced artists, coaches, teachers, facilitators and role models: supported by KORI to deliver after-school and holiday club provision. YEY runs workshops in schools and prisons throughout the year. They are marketed through KORI's young artists programme and their training includes entrepreneurial development to create economic well-being opportunities.

KORI is affiliated to the Federation of London Youth Groups, Haringey Youth service and HAVCO. We engage in active partnership work with diverse organisations like: WILDSUGA London (Ethical Fashion), Cultural Education, St Mary's Accounting service, Haringey Adult Learning Service (HALS), Age UK, Tribe of Doris Intercultural School, EThe Youth Learning Network, Black History Walks, Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), and other international contacts. We receive funding for specific projects from Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Jack Petchey, Key Fund, Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council (CYEC) and the Sir Halley Stewart Trust.

Other partners include the schools we provide workshops for and a variety of heritage organisations including the National Portrait Gallery. Our partnerships allow KORI to continue to broaden and develop its community provision providing new opportunities for young people.