Professor Tony Chapman recently completed a report for O2 on its Think Big programme.  This is the fourth year of the evaluation process and involved, as a new element to the study, a new survey on the alumni of the programme.

The report demonstrates that when young people engage in voluntary work for the first time, sponsored by the O2 programme, they tend to move on to do more voluntary work and say that they will remain committed to making a positive contribution to society.

It isn’t a one-way street though – young people make great gains for themselves when working on their own projects. And certainly for young people who have had few chances in life so far, it gives a boost to their sense of confidence and resilience. The report can be found here.