Rural Youth Project

#AgriLeadershipWeek listen to the MDS TAGTalks podcast; each ep focuses on a different inspirational leader🎙️In S3E3, Rebecca Dawes joined to discuss how @RYP2018 supports young people to stay in rural areas by offering leadership/enterprise development ow.ly/C64x50OqPFa

Meet the Team! Kieran, from the Isle of Hoy, Orkney - usually found drifting the coasts and glens. Background in theatre and rural-community engagement. He's passionate that rural voices are amplified. @ryp2018 #ruralassetsuk #ruralyouthproject #islands #scotland

@cjtaylor92 @NuffieldCanada @NuffieldFarming Have a blast Claire!

The trucker life for me 🇨🇦

Amelia is from Queensland, Australia and attended our Hoy ideas hack to connect with like-minded people and discuss rural issues and find solutions in an open and collaborative space🤩 See the full interview here: youtu.be/pFtkiZ6QX1w #MondayMemories

We were delighted to have support at our Huntly hack from Rector of The Gordon Schools, Huntly. He spoke about his excitement to build the community in Huntly and get more young people involved - youtu.be/EbRuqb_fMuU #MondayMemories

#ThrowbackThursday with a difference this week, Hannah not only attended our Kent & Medway Hack but was also at our Hoy Hack back in April🥳 Hannah left the hacks feeling inspired and ready to launch her own business... Read more here: ruralyouthproject.com/uploads/Hannah… @Kent_cc

Francesca is a member of @MDS_Updates Graduate Scheme and attended our Kent & Medway Ideas Hack back in May🤩 Here she explains what she learned from the weekend... youtube.com/watch?v=p7Nw5b… #ThrowbackThursday @Kent_cc

Born and raised in Deerness, Rachel returned home to Orkney after travelling and attended the ideas hack as it was an opportunity for 18-30 year olds who are often forgotten after leaving school🤩 Watch her full interview here: youtu.be/l1-F9y8M8Fs #MondayMemories

In this case study, one of our amazing speakers from our Kent & Medway Hack, Laura, explains her @WILDBOX3 business journey🍹 Read about it here: ruralyouthproject.com/uploads/Laura-… View our Kent & Medway library here: ruralyouthproject.com/act-do/kent-an… #ThrowbackThursday @Kent_cc

We've got another #ThrowbackThursday ‼️ Taran is part of the PickMe management scheme at @berrygardensuk and is proud to be part of Kent's huge horticultural sector🍓 Video interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=_7ElUI… @Kent_cc

It's #MondayMemories time again🥳 Maia, attended both our Huntly & Hoy hacks, and at the time was running for council in Orkney. Maia attended the RYP hacks passionate about youth engagement and rural communities. Watch her full interview here: youtu.be/Afu4PNs1IXc

Did you know the University of Greenwich has a Medway campus ⁉️ Rohan is currently studying there and jumped at the opportunity to come and learn about horticulture at our Kent & Medway Ideas Hack. Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=4aUNBi… #ThrowbackThursday @Kent_cc

For this weeks #ThrowbackThursday we thought we'd share our case study with Martin, an intern at our wonderful Kent & Medway Hack venue @BorePlace Martin's recently set his sights on the conservation of hedgehogs 🦔 Read more: ruralyouthproject.com/uploads/Martin… @Kent_cc

Graeme, one of our Hoy delegates, grew up in Stromness and left when he was 18, he would like to come back and reconnect with Orkney and the people... youtu.be/Uthj2sT77gI #MondayMemories

Another one of our amazing Kent & Medway Hack delegates, Mizuho, attended the hack intrigued by the UK food system and the key role that Kent plays in the industry. Here's what she gained from the weekend: youtube.com/watch?v=WaVPII… #ThrowbackThursday @Kent_cc

Its #ThrowbackThursday ‼️ Jacob attended our Kent & Medway Ideas Hack eager to get involved in horticulture after finding limited opportunities for young people. Here's how he found the weekend: youtube.com/watch?v=Ot8IdI… @Kent_cc

#MondayMemories This week we've got RYP's very own Kieran sharing why it's important to make sure young people don't feel isolated, especially in rural areas. Kieran's Interview - youtu.be/LTzfe-2_u-s All our Huntly & Hoy videos can be found - youtube.com/channel/UCTMfr…

Huge congratulations to Kent & Medway delegate Jack Scott who has secured more land for his growing business 🥳🥕🥦 In this case study, Jack explains his struggle to access fertile land in Kent and how he nearly left the industry altogether... ruralyouthproject.com/uploads/Jack-S… @Kent_cc

Currently completing her PhD in labour rights and shortages in the UK food system, Zoe attended our Kent & Medway Hack eager to find out more about the labour aspects of the horticultural and fresh produce sector... youtube.com/watch?v=XFvV-h… #ThrowbackThursday @kent_cc

Our Hoy hack delegates included Orkney locals but we were also fortunate enough to have young people from all over the world🌍 Esa, originally from Nigeria, now lives in Glasgow was excited to visit Hoy after hearing so much about it. Full interview - youtu.be/uyCTVtO5sV0