Challenge and Change
Offering £10,000 and a programme of support over twelve months to individuals, collectives and movements aged 18–25, Challenge and Change goes beyond funding; trusting in young people who are already making change and exploring an alternative future.
2025-26 programme
Shout out to the advisers who helped create this year’s programme: Ava Jame, Ali Ghaderi, Chrissie Okorie, Demetri Addison and Ryan Dube.
“Honestly, it felt so satisfying to know that someone believes in this work that I want to do.”
“When I first applied for the grant, I had a loose concept of what I wanted to do; kind of still do. And that’s what I love about Blagrave: there’s no pressure.”
“Financially, it’s been a game changer because I’m getting paid to do what I love.”
“The good thing about Blagrave is that with the funding, they created a community of other people doing other projects across the country. We can talk about our ideas and share different things and support each other.”
“There was a girl in the group who helped me come up with the base plan for my logo and other people in the group said that if I needed a space, I could use their spaces for workshop delivery so it really set up a good community.”
Previous partners
Avocados Advocacy
Set up a Legal Advocacy Service for young people in the care system/care leavers in Devon, allowing for links to local authority care systems and online support groups. They now have their own hub in their city for people to come in and physically access their support.
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Challenge and Change
Black Trans Foundation
Young, Black trans-led nonprofit organisation offering free therapy to Black trans & Non-binary people aged 16+ in the UK, from therapists who have relevant lived experience. Our funding went towards paying for their time and capacity to raise awareness on issues Black trans and non-binary people face, as well as paying for staff time to fundraise, as all therapy is paid for by crowdfunding.
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Want to see what learning has come from the programme so far?
Impact stories
Impact story
23rd October 2023
There's no such thing as a 'hard to reach' child. You only need to ask The Formula.
Demetri, Josh and Shekeem, the three co-Founders of The Formula
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16th October 2023
Ali Ghaderi is building a new Babylon in central London.
Babylon Migrants Project was founded in 2022 by Ali Ghaderi, an Iranian actor, facilitator and refugee.
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