What are the Awards about?

The Damilola Taylor Trust have developed the awards in consultation with other youth organisations and affiliate partners as a way of celebrating all that is good about the young people of London. Too often a minority element hogs the headlines and creates an impression of negativity, yet there are plenty of champions working hard in their local communities.

The Trust felt there should be an awards show that celebrated these positive role models. The long term objective is that the awards will become a standard that all young people will aspire to be involved with and gain recognition through. The awards are therefore intended to deliver exactly what it says on the tin in affect. The Spirit of London, encapsulated in its finest young people. The awards will be open to individuals or groups of young people who work together to make their local communities better places.