Our Stories

We are delighted to introduce Torchbox who has supported us through our City Of Change campaign.     Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign?The City of Change campaign is an exciting opportunity for us to give back to the local community, at...

We are delighted to introduce Phil Hodgson from Arup who has supported us through our City Of Change campaign. Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign?Arup in Bristol decided to join the City of Change campaign to connect with local young people,...

We are delighted to introduce Enviral who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.       Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign?  It’s a challenging time for young people trying to start out in marketing and communications,...

We are delighted to introduce Avon and Somerset Police who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.   Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign?  It’s a good opportunity to bring fresh and young talent into the organisation. It allows...

We are delighted to introduce Fourth Floor who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.     Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? We want to support positive change for Bristol and we want Fourth Floor to better represent the...

We are delighted to introduce Global Goals Centre who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.   Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? We know what value having young, diverse voices involved in the creation of content for the...

We are delighted to introduce Hargreaves Lansdown who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.   Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? At Hargreaves Lansdown, we believe in building a diverse and inclusive workforce not just...

We are delighted to introduce KETS Quantum who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign. Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? We joined the City Of Change campaign because it offers us a way of connecting with young people in Bristol...

We are delighted to introduce Icon Films who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.     Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? Icon Films has worked with Babbasa for many years and through them we have been introduced to many...

We are delighted to introduce Team Love who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign. Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? Team Love are inspired by bringing people together through festivals and events across Bristol and beyond. Our...

We are delighted to introduce Channel 4 who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.   Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? Babbasa is such an incredible and important organisation and at the forefront of engaging young people...

We are delighted to introduce The Bristol Cable who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign.         Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? The Cable started from a front room in 2014. But we had a lot of support from...

We are delighted to introduce The Community Farm who have supported us through our City Of Change campaign. Why did you decide to join the City Of Change campaign? A core part of The Community Farm's ethos is to bring people onto our land. The events of this year have...

We are delighted to introduce Chelsea Dow, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through LettUsGrow. Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? We have hosted Babbasa placements before and really enjoyed it. Our team is always looking to share knowledge and...

We are delighted to introduce Fiona Spence, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Sirona Care and Health. Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? Sirona care & health are a not-for-profit social enterprise, providing NHS funded adult and...

We are delighted to introduce Evelyn Timson, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Aspect Film and Video.   Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? We decided to join City of Change because we identified some time ago that we have very few...

We are delighted to introduce George Cook, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Avon Wildlife Trust. Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? The City Of Change campaign aims to do important things in Bristol and I wanted to get involved to help...

We are delighted to introduce Helena Berglund, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through True To Nature.   Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? We felt that joining ‘City of Change’ gave us an exciting opportunity to work with Babbasa on...

We are delighted to introduce Katie Dominy, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Soil Association. Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? We had an exciting short-term opportunity which we believe offers a creative, events and community driven...

We are delighted to introduce Felicity Aris, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Arkbound Publishing.   Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? It is a great opportunity to support the local community and to collaborate with an important and...

We are delighted to introduce Stephanie Oxenham, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through ForrestBrown. Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? At ForrestBrown we believe in equal opportunities for everyone, and we are in a great position to help...

We are delighted to introduce Jessica Gitsham, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Natracare. Why did you join the City Of Change campaign? It’s eye opening hearing about Babbasa’s work and it makes us realise how a small effort from our part...

We are delighted to introduce Nick Hounsfield, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through The Wave. Why did you decide to join the campaign? When we heard about the City Of Change: Youth Challenge, we knew we just had to get involved! It's great to see the...

We are delighted to introduce Amy Twomey, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Off the Fence. Can you tell us who you are, a little bit about you, and your professional background? I'm Amy, the Production Manager at Off the Fence. I work in a team at...

We are delighted to introduce Chelsea Dow, Dan Peel and Jack Farmer, who have supported our work through LettUs Grow. Can you tell us who you are, a little bit about you, and your professional background? I’m Chelsea, the People and Culture Manager at LettUs Grow. I...

We are delighted to introduce Emily Lascelles, who has supported our City Of Change campaign through Silverback Films. Why did you decide to the join the campaign? We were very aware that, in Covid times, so many young peoples work experiences had been cancelled. We...

We are delighted to introduce Dawn Kirkland, who has supported our work through Sun Life Financial.   Can you tell us who you are, a little bit about you, and your professional background? I am Dawn Kirkland, HR Business Partner for Sun Life Financial in the UK. I...

We are delighted to introduce this week's Partner of the Week, Lucy McKerron, who has supported our work through McCann Synergy. Tell us a bit about yourself. Who are you, where are you from and what’s your job title and role?  I’m a Bristol girl, born and bred, so...

We are delighted to publish a new Partner of the Week blog, which shines a spotlight on the great organisations that support our mission at Babbasa. The Partner of the Week blogs talk to the individuals behind organisations, and goes into depth on their values, their...

Lockdown has been a very challenging time for young people who are looking to start their dream careers; especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. Opportunities to train, network, and find new jobs play a crucial role in preventing inequality gaps from...

We are delighted to introduce this new Partner of the Week blog, which shines a spotlight on the great organisations that support our mission at Babbasa. The bi-weekly blog talks to the individuals behind these organisations, and goes into depth on their values, their...