Temi Mwale
Temi Mwale is a British social entrepreneur and campaigner, based in London. She founded The 4Front Project in 2012 (formerly called Get Outta The Gang),[1][2] a youth-led social enterprise "to empower young people and communities to live free from violence".[3][4][5][6][7]
Mwale grew up on Grahame Park, a housing estate in Colindale in the London Borough of Barnet, North West London where The 4Front Project is located.[6] She is a graduate of law from the London School of Economics.[8]
Mwale's fictional short film The Struggle (2014) premiered at artsdepot in North Finchley, London in January 2014.[9]
Awards
[edit]- 2014: Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards, UK[10]
- 2014: Points of Light award, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, September 2014 winners[11]
- 2014: IARS Peacemaker of the Year Award, The IARS International Institute, London[12]
- 2015: Young Person of the Year (London), Young People of the Year Awards, London[6][13]
- 2017: Forbes 30 Under 30 – Europe – Social Entrepreneurs 2017[14][15]
- 2018: Young Community Leader of the Year award, Groundwork UK, Birmingham[6][16]
Filmography
[edit]- The Struggle (2014) – 10 minutes[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mullin, Frankie (18 March 2015). "A Reminder: the Police Are Responsible for Young Brits Not Trusting the Police". Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Obordo, Rachel; readers, Guardian (14 August 2014). "Young Londoners: 'Most people don't know they're in a gang until the media tells them they are'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 September 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Home". Temi Mwale. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Khan, Aina. "The UK's knife crime shadow looms over London". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Kudacki, Paula (9 January 2019). "Stormzy And His Collective: A Celebration of British Talent". ELLE. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d Busby, Mattha (27 November 2018). "Temi Mwale: 'The murder of my childhood friend changed everything'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 September 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Temi Mwale: the 23-year-old youth worker helping to tackle youth violence by empowering local communities". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "LSE Law Graduate, Temi Mwale, on knife crime". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Friend of young murder victim makes film about dangers of gang culture". Times Series. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Harvey-Jenner, Catriona (3 December 2014). "Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Campaigner of 2014: Temi Mwale". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Points of Light: September 2014 winners". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating inspirational young people - 3rd Annual IARS Research and Youth Leadership Awards". The IARS International Institute. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Community 'Oscar' for student who helps get young people out of gangs". Evening Standard. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Temi Mwale". Forbes. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Science, London School of Economics and Political. "LSE Law student Temi Mwale listed in Forbes". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Groundwork Community Awards reopens for 2019 applications". 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Mwale's film The Struggle at the Fixers site
- "Ending youth violence through community healing" – video of Mwale's TEDxHamburg talk in 2017
- "We can’t achieve peace without addressing structural violence" – video Mwale's TEDxWarwick talk in 2018
- Mwale's writing and video for The Guardian