Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here The latest of five ‘Hackathons of Hope’ has kicked off in Greater Manchester and aims to establish real change for the UK’s most vulnerable communities, helping them to be freed from poverty, violence and discrimination.
Designed to help tackle the causes of youth violence, the event, organised by the Hope Collective partnership, is a series of youth-led workshops on various topics including poverty and inequality, mental and physical wellbeing, racism and division, housing, the environment, education and employment.
Young people discuss and debate the issues that underpin crime and violence blighting the country’s poorest communities. READ MORE: Gang of 'balaclava-wearing men