mPower 2 Achieve
Young People - Fresh Choices

Young People - Fresh Choices is a jole rider mPower2Achieve project funded by the
Criminal Justice Service, designed to reduce crime in Wiltshire.

Since February 2010, Young People - Fresh Choices has engaged teenagers at risk of exclusion from school in a bike skills training programme benefiting less fortunate teenagers in Africa.

Skills training sessions involving small groups of students are delivered in the students' own secondary school by jole rider's trainer.

Young People - Fresh Choices is designed to deliver profound, immediate and long-lasting positive impact upon participants’ senses of achievement and pride, and a solid foundation in applied skills to open employment opportunities. 

The project is founded upon the successes achieved by HM Prison Service and resident inmates working with bikes4Africa. 

We would be delighted to hear from schools interested in taking part in Young People - Fresh Choices.

Please contact us to find out more about how your school can take part in the project. 

42% of young offenders have been excluded from school
- Audit Commission

Only 15% of excluded children re-enter mainstream education…
there is a direct and palpable link between exclusion, truanting and crime
- New Policy Institute