History of the Bravehearts
Initiative
In 2008, John was approached by a senior
Police Officer in the Metropolitan
Police who was charged with the
serious responsibility for reducing
gang and youth violence in the inner
city. He knew and trusted John and
so asked him to help take on this
mission.
John believed that if he could find
the outreach workers who were
working closely with the gangs- the
leaders that John refers to as the
'unsung heroes' - and take them away
to a unique environment of
challenge, self discovery and
bonding for a week, these leaders
would come back and change the
future. The first group discovered
themselves on a remote Scottish
island and the rest is history.
Since then, John and his specialist
team have taken over a
dozen groups of key youth workers
from London, Greater Manchester, and
the West Midlands through the Bravehearts experience, with some
astonishing results.
The secret to this success lies
partly in the magic of the remote
wilderness environment of
uninhabited Scottish islands. But a
key strength is due to the careful
selection of the extraordinarily
talented team of people that work
alongside him on the Bravehearts
programme. This combination
allows a synergy to develop from
which can emerge extraordinary &
creative outcomes.
"As a
parting note, whilst out there, we
were encouraged to keep diaries.
There was a quote from a fellow team
member that stuck with me and
encompasses the spirit of the
Bravehearts programme - “Be the
change you want to see in the world"
"I owe
a great deal to John. I recently
caught up with him at a reunion in
Birmingham, and felt elated - just
to be around him again."
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