First Give

First Give is a charity that inspires and equips students to engage with and support their local community through social action for charities they choose to support, while also developing essential life skills. We run a programme in secondary schools, which culminates in an inspiring event – the School Final. This is where one team per class is chosen by their classmates to creatively present about their chosen charity and what social action they've done to support it. One class wins £1,000 for their chosen charity. Since launching in 2014 with in just a handful of London schools, we now work with nearly 200 schools across England and Wales every year – that’s nearly 35,000 young people!