Empowering Young People: The Ambition Life Skills & RespectProgramme
Youth Unity is proud to introduceThe Ambition Life Skills & RespectProgramme, a powerful mentoring initiative designed to support young people and young adults in developing essential life skills, improving well-being, and guiding them toward a brighter future.
By combining expert guidance, practical tools, and digital resources, the Ambition and Respect programmes provide a safe and supportive environment where young people can flourish. Launching May 2025, this transformative initiative aims to equip participants with the skills and confidence to lead fulfilling, positive lives.
Created by highly respected psychologist Roberto Forzoni, the Ambition Programme is grounded in evidence-based practice and uses solution-focused therapy to inspire young people to achieve their potential.
The programme includes 10 coach-led digital modules, designed to empower vulnerable young people by enhancing their mental health, resilience, and life skills. To support different learning styles, participants can access a paper mentoring handbook and a learning management system that tracks progress and outcomes.
Key Learning Themes
The Ambition modules focus on equipping young people with the skills to:
Develop confidence and self-esteem, becoming the best version of themselves
Understand and overcome self sabotage and negative thinking
Recognise the impact of their choices understanding consequences and building better decision-making skills
Manage impulses, learning to weigh short-term gains against long-term benefits
Build resilience, learning how to respond positively to setbacks and challenges
By engaging in these modules, young people gain the tools to avoid risk-taking behaviour, criminal activity, and unhealthy relationships, helping them to build a safer, more positive future.
Complementing Ambition, the Respect Programme features four coach-led modules focused on fostering respect in all aspects of life:
Understanding respect:
- What respect means and how to develop it Self-respect Building a positive relationship with oneself Relationship respect
- Encouraging healthy interactions with others World respect
- Cultivating respect for people and communities each respect module includes a period for reflective practice, encouraging participants to consolidate their learning and apply insights in real-world situations.
