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MAMA Youth Project Impact Report 2022

MAMA Youth Project is a London-based charity training motivated young adults from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds into sustained media employment. In 2022 it trained 100 young people across TV production and digital media programmes, with 83% of TV Production alumni still employed in media six months later. Trainees produce content for broadcast on Sky Arts through BAFTA award-winning production company Licklemor, gaining their first industry credit. The charity's 600-strong alumni pool spans roles at Sky, BBC, ITV, IMG and Banijay, and its Inclusion Awareness Workshops are delivered to media companies across the industry.

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About

14-week intensive TV Production training programme culminating in broadcast credit on Sky Arts via Licklemor Productions; 6-week Digital Content Production training at Sky's campus; Media Awareness Course; ongoing talent placement support; pastoral care including Employee Assistance Programme and Hardship Fund; Inclusion Awareness Workshops for media companies; one-to-one industry mentoring for trainees and alumni Custom geography from upload: UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 100 young people received training across all programmes in 2022; 84 participated in intensive 14-week TV Production and 6-week Digital Media courses
Key Metric 2 83% of TV Production trainees still in employment in media 6 months after completion; 77% of Digital Media trainees still working in the industry 6 months after completion
Key Metric 3 97 mentoring pairs matched during the year; 50% of 88 mentoring participants reported sessions benefited their mental health

Key Outcomes

  • 94% of TV Production trainees completed the programme; 57% recommended for a paid placement or entry level job in the industry
  • 600-strong alumni pool placed in roles at Sky, BBC, ITV, IMG, Gravity Media, Banijay, Fulwell73 and other major broadcasters and production companies
  • 64% of trainees from non-graduate backgrounds; 61% Black or Black British; 25% on benefits at point of entry — programme directly addresses underrepresentation in an industry where only 12% of employees across five main broadcasters are from underrepresented backgrounds

Geography

London, Other

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
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55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
Key Metric 2
Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
Key Metric 3
Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
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Key Metric 1
851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
Key Metric 2
27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
Key Metric 3
94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni