In Episode Three of HUDL Up, we turn our focus to HUDL’s Debate Club and hear directly from the young people who helped shape it from the very beginning.

Co-hosts Keji Okeowo, Director of HUDL, and Koby Ofosu, a member of Debate Club, are joined by Debate Club members to reflect on why they joined, what a typical session involves, and how an eight-week pilot developed into an 18-month programme. Alongside Debate Master Teian Roberts, Debate Club members discuss the skills they built along the way, including public speaking, critical thinking, teamwork, listening, and confidence, and how those skills continue to support them in school and beyond.

The conversation also explores what it was like to take part in debates, competitions, and trips beyond the classroom. At the end of the episode, the group reflects on becoming HUDL’s first Junior Associates and what it means to support younger students in developing their own skills.

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In Episode Two of HUDL Up, we’re joined by Dan, Sam, Shirley, and Thalia from the Involving Young People Collective (IYPC) to explore what it truly means to involve young people in decision-making.

Together, they share their journeys into the IYPC, reflecting on moments of imposter syndrome, confidence-building, and the shift from tokenistic participation to genuine partnership. The conversation dives into themes of shared power, care in the workplace, youth leadership, and what changes when young people are trusted, paid, and supported as equal collaborators.

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In this debut episode of HUDL Up, Keji Okeowo, Director of HUDL, and Floree Zama-Neagra, a Senior Associate at HUDL, take us behind the scenes to explore how HUDL began and how it’s developed over the last eight years.

Keji and Floree reflect on key moments that shaped their journey:

• ⁣⁣⁣⁣What brought them into working with young people in the first place
• ⁣⁣⁣⁣How lived experience became the foundation for HUDL's work
• ⁣⁣⁣⁣The challenges and surprises of building a community rooted in shared power
• ⁣⁣⁣⁣How HUDL's partnerships and grant-making work evolved to put young people at the heart

This episode sets the tone for what HUDL stands for and where we’re going next with this podcast.

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