London 2012 blog

Hi and welcome to my very first blog!

My name is Gabre Minkah and I've been introduced to London 2012 via an award from the Cultural Leadership Programme to undertake a six month 'peach' placement as a Youth Culture Associate for the creative industries - specifically fashion, film, dance and carnival. 

As a Youth Culture Associate I am an advocate and champion for youth involvement for the major projects of the Cultural Olympiad. My role here is to ensure that youth involvement and engagement is at the heart of all we do. To achieve this I will be working with cultural leaders, institutions, community groups and artist’s to stimulate, encourage, and nurture young talent and innovation. I really believe that this is essential to building a positive legacy for the creative industries.

In my first three weeks of being here, I've already seen the Culture Team reach the important milestone of announcing that the Cultural Olympiad is 'open for business'. I've also attended meetings to do with carnival, dance and the Handover Ceremony and have visited the Olympic Park - and this is only the start!

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