2023 Shortlisted Nominee
Social Mobility Project Award
Migrant Leaders is an independent UK registered charity programme, which works directly with young people from deprived backgrounds, educational institutions, communities and large corporates to inspire and develop disadvantaged young people and in particular young migrants. Their aim is to provide bespoke support to equip talented young migrants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to enter and take on leadership roles in major public and private sector organisations. The programme is free and applicants are between 16 and 25 years old and they gain mentoring, workshops, work experiences and connections. Migrant Leaders now have over 1,300 senior mentors from more than 95 FTSE100 and leading firms. An array of inspirational videos illustrates the impact of their corporate partnerships on the deserving young people they support. Examples include: Anglo American, Smith & Nephew, Kantar, ABB, Westcon-Comstor, Illumina, KPMG.
