Ministry of Entrepreneurship - KidsCo Pioneers - Leadership/Coaching Development Programme
The Association for Coaching (www.associationforcoaching.com) and the UK ICF (www.coachfederation.org.uk) are proud to announce a joint collaborative venture to provide coaches to support young people and members of staff at KidsCo (www.kidsco.org.uk).
KidsCo is one of the UK's leading charities founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996. They provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children. Their services reach 14,000 children across London, including the most deprived and at risk whose parents are unable to care for them due to their own practical and emotional challenges.
Social Innovation in the Community
The AC and ICF have both respectfully developed social innovation strategies that aim to ensure that coaching reaches out into local communities on a global scale. The aim is to make a profound, lasting and positive impact for members of society that would not normally gain access to coaching support. This collaborative initiative highlights both organisations' commitment to collaborative partnerships that work towards a common purpose of making a positive difference in the world at large. About the Pioneers Programme
In May of this year 11 young
people from Kidsco visited Embercombe (www.embercombe.co.uk) where they experienced a deeply
experiential and impactful coaching and leadership development programme. The
programme was funded by £8,000 worth of donations from a number of individual
contributors including Rafael Lopez , Simon Coops, Carlo Malka, David Mann,
Tracy Cooper, Colin Daniel and Darren Robson - we would like to thank each of
these individuals for the generosity and contribution. The programme was designed to allow the participants to learn new skills, acknowledge their strengths/talents, and to provide the young people with leadership challenges that would enable them to grow new ways of being and leading in the world. The next stage of this programme includes each of the pioneers receiving a 6 month individual coaching with an AC or ICF coach. The focus of this work will be on taking their vision into action and moving their lives forwards at an accelerated rate. We want to recognise the generosity of the coaches involved in this programme all of whom are offering their time at no cost.
More information on the Pioneers Programme
For more information on the pioneers programme please review the blog site http://darrenrobson.blogspot.com/2011/06/kidsco-pioneers.html, if you would like to speak to a member of the facilitation team please contact:
AC - darren@associationforcoaching.com UK ICF - deborah.price@coachfederation.org.uk KidsCo - dannyella.glasgow@kidsco.org.uk Embercombe - johannes@embercombe.co.uk About the Collaborators
Ministry of Entrepreneurship - is a philanthropic social venture that aims to support 1 million purposeful entrepreneurs across the world. Its purpose is to defeat the poverty mindset by stimulating and inspiring entrepreneurial spirit within individuals and communities.
KidsCo - Founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996 Kids Company provides practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable children and young people. Their services reach 14,000 children across London, including the most deprived and at risk whose parents are unable to care for them due to their own practical and emotional challenges.
UK ICF - The ICF defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential which is why this project is such a good fit! The ICF's global goal is that, by 2016, coaching will be an integral part of society so that we have coaches, coaching ... everywhere. . This project is one of many being undertaken by our members as part of our 2011 Coaching in the Community initiative. We are especially proud to be working together with AC coaches as we value the social connection and community building that occurs through collaborative partnership and co-created achievement.
Embercombe - Embercombe is a charity, social enterprise and 50-acre site established to champion a way of living that celebrates the opportunities inherent in this challenging time and that inspires people to contribute energetically towards the emergence of a socially just, environmentally sustainable and spiritually fulfilling human presence on earth.
AC - The AC is an independent non-profit
organisation with the goal to promote best practice, raise awareness and
standards across the global Coaching industry, while providing value added
benefits to its members - whether they are professional Coaches or Organisations
involved in Coaching. The AC's Social Innovation
strategy involves supporting the global coaching community to influence, impact
and reach out to positively support local communities the world over. The AC is
proud to be collaborating with the ICF on this programme as it clearly
demonstrates a commitment to purpose focused coaching activism. |