Community Impact 2024/5 Prize Program
Luna Ozkan , Anne Hessberger , Sasha Anderson , Julieta Harte , Daisy Macpherson
West London Travel Program
A project connecting students across Hammersmith by providing a way to get home safely and building students’ confidence when out in the streets.
Feel free to contact us if you are a school that would like to join our program/if you have any queries as to how to join us as a student!
Innovative
Previous Surveys Conducted
So far, we have results and data from your responses to two surveys. Thanks so much to anyone who filled them out and submitted them!!
Survey 1 – Inter-School
Interactions with Other Schools
- inter-school relationships
- making valuable connections that will expand your circle
Survey 2 – Travel Safety
Safety Concerns and Improvements
- safety in the streets
- feeling more comfortable to go home from school and vice versa
Survey 3 – Impact of Safety Workshop (G&L Y8s)
TBC
Student Experiences
Responses and Our Experiences
Anonymous
Response to Interactions with Other Schools form
“Broadening who you talk to in general, having more friends and a more balanced world view in general is mainly why this would be beneficial. For example, at [xyz], I only talk to guys and I sometimes see the occasional friend from [xyz] or [xyz] but it would be much nicer to have a larger range of inter school activities/clubs/meet-ups.”
Anonymous
Our Experience Feeling Unsafe in the Streets
(Date of Incident: October 2024) “We were cycling down the main road, coming back from rowing, before being circled by two men on lime-bikes with balaclavas, trying to steal our bikes and phones. Unprepared, we were unsure what we should do and what would happen to us so we ran and stopped a trusted adult in the street and waited for help.”
Anonymous
My Experience Feeling Unsafe in the Streets
(Date of Incident: October 2024, 1 week later) “I was coming home from school with a friend and waiting at the bus stop. Having just missed the bus, after running to try to catch it, we were tired and unfocused, and nobody was around us. Suddenly, we heard a loud noise behind us. Before we could move, we were surrounded by 10 young men with fireworks, which they proceeded to throw at shop-fronts and onto roads. Scared, we ran into a nearby office and waited until our parents came to pick us up.”
Who are we?
Our Team
We are 14/15 year olds, who go to Godolphin and Latymer in Hammersmith, London, making a difference in helping travelling to and from school in London be safer for teenagers, whilst also making them benefit from and gain valuable life skills in creating inter-school relationships and connections.
Luna Ozkan 10RT
Sasha Anderson 10LS
Julieta Harte 10LS
Daisy Macpherson 10LS
Anne Hessberger 10LS
Call to Action
Underlying Problem
We intend to prevent students feeling uncomfortable in their own areas as we believe everyone has the right to feel safe. Our team will send out surveys through our project in order to see whether we are making a positive impact. We believe we have made a difference when 90% of students answer ‘Yes’ to these questions: “Has the project helped you feel more safe when walking home alone or in small groups?”, “Do you feel that you have an increased number of friendships, and that you are benefiting from the connections?”.