Makin’ It Happen (MIH) is the youth forum for Industrial Dwellings Society (Housing social landlord IDS) ensuring that young people and their views are represented at every level of IDS.
Who we are
106 young people
Where we're based
Hackney, London
When we started
2004
How we started
MIH started in the summer of 2004. The project rolled out in a number of phases. Initially a small group of young people were recruited and trained to carry out some research with 200 of their peers and 30 older tenants on three Hackney estates - Stoke Newington, Navarino Mansions and Evelyn Court. The second phase of training helped group members to become effective in their roles and involved team work, decision making, dealing with conflict, holding effective meetings and action planning Makin' It happen youth forum it current have 14 members between ages 12 to 21 year old from different background and diversity. All in education or in work. Over the 5 years thirty six young people aged 12-21 have been actively involved in the MIH youth committee between 2004-9. The Cultural backgrounds of these have been quite diverse and include; Black British, African, White British, Turkish, Irish and Caribbean.
Our work
MIH is bridging the gap between young people and adults on ids estates and others and also working within the interests of young people. MIH is an Inspiration for young people. The Makin' It Happen (MIH) group have demonstrated that young people have a vested interest in their estates and what is happening locally. With the right support and training they also have the capacity, to become actively involved where they live.Educate young people on how to explore different careers in life and different opportunities Create a safer and better community; and help create a better ambience Ensure people know and understand the purpose of MIH Assess the progression of the MIH members and ensure that all is being done to move projects forward
Future plans
Promote our Good practice MIH will invest more time and resource for young people on other IDS hackney estate Recruit new members from other ethnic background and from other IDS hackney estate MIH will be getting involved in Children in need project starting this year. Create a lot of family evening events Travelling to another country on a residential eg – France MIH from this year start to provide Careers advice Working and getting involved with other youth participation groups around Hackney and in Britain. MIH will do another peer research to get better understanding of the issue young people are facing.
