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Thrive has been working with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) since 2015 to deliver the programme which has awarded over £224,000 nationally so far, saving a combined estimate of 94 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. In 2024, £33,000 was awarded to nine community buildings across the UK, including St. Werburghs City Farm in Bristol who used their funding to install LED lighting and a new heating system.     
To apply for a grant, applicants will be asked to complete an energy survey of their community building using guidance supplied by CSE. This will calculate carbon savings for different options and identify the most effective potential improvements. Applications will remain open until 7th November 2025. Full details on how to apply can be found on CSE’s website <a href="https://www.cse.org.uk/my-community/community-projects/thrive-renewables-community-benefit-programme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

In celebration of our 30th anniversary, this year we’re making an additional £30,000 available to install solar panels on two community buildings close to our sites.

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It’s back! New round of Thrive’s Community Benefit Programme is now open

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Following our investment in Gevens wind farm in December 2015, the 6.9 MW project in Fife, Scotland has now begun delivering renewable electricity.  The procurement of a further wind farm in Scotland is also progressing well.
We hope that you like the new format of the half year report.  In response to your feedback we have introduced an easier to read layout for the report and on our website. The report also includes recent feedback from our shareholders and the local community who attended our successful wind farm open day at Ransonmoor Farm in Cambridgeshire.

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We are pleased to present the 2016 Half Year Report with an update on the Company’s operational and financial performance to 30 June 2016.

2016 half year report

Our website address has changed from triodosrenewables.co.uk to www.thriverenewables.co.uk
The underlying company, our renewable projects and team remain the same and we continue to maintain our core values and principles. Our aim for the new website is to provide an even better user experience for our visitors and shareholders. This includes improvements to the layout so you can find your way around the site more easily.
We have now launched the first part of the website with a view to fully completing the site by the end of September. If you have any queries or require further information, please do contact us directly. 
We welcome your feedback to <a href="mailto:info@thriverenewables.co.uk">info@thriverenewables.co.uk</a> and hope you enjoy the new look and feel of the Thrive Renewables website.

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As part our move to Thrive Renewables, we have redeveloped and launched a new website.

Our new website goes live

Within the first week of going live to existing shareholders, the offer had received almost half of its funding target. The bond had a £250 minimum investment with 5.5% annual return over a five year period and appeared to be warmly welcomed by the investor community. The investment was secured against two existing and generating wind farms in Strichen, Scotland, and as part of its community initiatives, Thrive Renewables made the bond available to the local public as part of the pre-general release.
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Thrive Renewables has a strong investor community which now includes 418 bond holders, of which 100 with an average investment of £6,900 per holder. Investors were drawn from all areas and ages ranging from 24 to 90 years showing the diversity of Thrive Renewables’ community. Despite the withdraw of Government subsidies for renewable energy, the success of this bond offer is testament to Thrive Renewables’ approach of investing in solid portfolios honed over a 20 year history.
Building on the success of Thrive’s recently published annual results, 2015 has been a record-breaking year for the company, with a 16% growth in investor numbers and revenue was up 22% to £15 million. Generation capacity also rose to 169,485 MWh of renewable energy with increased impact equivalent to 72,876 tonnes of CO2 saved (up 26% on last year).
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Investors have demonstrated their confidence in renewable energy by embracing Thrive Renewables group’s first ever bond offer which closed in record time.

Thrive's first bond offer completed in just under four weeks

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There had previously been a barn owl box on the site, installed on Wessex Water’s pumping station by the Hawk and Owl Trust many years ago. The pumping station is situated right next to one of the wind turbines so, before building work began this box, plus others at the site, were moved to a new location about 400 metres from the wind turbine.
Barn owls were known to use the existing box for breeding prior to the construction of the turbines but have not been recorded breeding on site since the boxes were relocated and the turbines built. The Landmark Practice, who monitor the ecology of the site on behalf of Thrive Renewables, were therefore pleased to find two owlets last month, which are thought to have hatched around the beginning of June. The owlets, which are now seven to eight weeks old, will be competent fliers at around ten weeks old, but will remain close to the nest box until they disperse at around 13 weeks old.
The planning process for the turbines was heavily influenced by wildlife at and around the site. The scheme therefore included measures designed to ensure that there was minimal impact was caused by the addition of the wind farm. This latest development shows that the measures taken have sustained the existing wildlife interest at the site, providing the sensitive conditions needed by barn owls to breed.
Despite the urban setting, the Avonmouth site is a stronghold for wildlife, with rough, grassland areas which are perfect for owls and their prey, including small rodents like voles. While barn owls are traditionally associated with farmland, they are equally suited to brownfield sites as long as they have access to good quality foraging and resting habitat.
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With a strong 20 year history behind us and having built a trusted and established portfolio of projects driven by sustainability, the fundamentals remain, and are now more important than ever.
The outlook for Thrive Renewables remains positive. Our rationale for this:
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<li>As one of the leading proponents of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), the UK has set national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in law.</li>
<li>The weak pound will increase the cost of imported energy prices making renewables more competitive and home grown energy all the more valuable. This moves us closer to a level playing field for renewables making the security of supply a stronger case for the future.</li>
<li>The majority of our debt has fixed interest rates, thereby mitigating exposure to any increased volatility in interest rates.</li>
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2015 was a record-breaking year of renewable generation for Thrive Renewables with strong growth in our community of shareholders (up 16% in the year to 5,700). Revenue is up 22% to £15m achieving pre-tax profit of £2.3m. In addition, we have just completed our very successful 5.5% bond offer which completed in just under four weeks, connecting more people with renewable energy and releasing capital for growth.
Whilst there is uncertainty in the market, Thrive Renewables shall continue to generate sustainable electricity 365 days a year, rain and shine.

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With the addition of three new wind projects, combined with good wind resources in 2015, this allowed Thrive Renewables’ to generate a total of 169,485MWh of renewable energy,  26% more than the 134,480MWh generated in 2014.
The 2015 generation is equivalent to satisfying the electricity demand of 41,187  UK homes (32,080: 2014).
<h2>2015 highlights</h2>
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<li>169, 485MWh &#8211; the amount of green energy we generated</li>
<li>41,187 &#8211;  number of equivalent UK homes powered from our wind farms</li>
<li>3 &#8211; new projects built (two in Aberdeenshire (100% ownership) and Boardinghouse (75% ownership)</li>
<li>£14,000 – donations for energy improvements in community buildings and community funding at Wern Ddu site supporting local initiatives</li>
<li>12.83 tonnes CO2 – saved per year by an average shareholder (based on 3,800 shares)</li>
<li>15% &#8211; growth in our shareholder base</li>
<li>7 &#8211; homes powered with renewable electricity by every shareholder</li>
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<h2>Operational highlights</h2>
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<li>The company’s operational generating capacity grew by 17%, from 54.8MW in 2014 to 64.1MW in 2015.</li>
<li>The energisation of Boardinghouse, Auchtygills and Clayfords added 11.85MW (9.3MW when adjusted for Thrive’s ownership) to the portfolio.</li>
<li>Additionally, in November 2015 the Thrive Renewables provided a £2.7m mezzanine debt facility to Renewable Energy Ventures (Gevens) Limited. The £2.7m facility bridges a funding gap, allowing the developer to continue to own and realise the three turbine 6.9MW wind project located in Fife, Scotland. The project’s construction is on schedule and due to commence operations in autumn 2016.</li>
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It’s been a record-breaking year of renewable generation with strong growth in our community of shareholders (up 16% in the year to 5,700).

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<h3>How long have you been with Thrive Renewables and what is your role on the board?</h3>
I’ve been a Non-Executive Director for three years now. My responsibility, along with the other non-executive directors, is to work closely with the executive team providing objective advice and opinion when required. With a background in Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), together with strategic marketing advice, I bring my experience of marketing and communicating environmental and social impact to the Board, and view Thrive’s development and growth through this lens.
<h3>What is your day job and how do you implement the skills from this into your role with Thrive?</h3>
I am currently Director of Responsible Investment and Stewardship at CCLA, the largest UK fund manager for SRI. I analyse companies’ environmental and social performance and integrate that into investment analysis – at the moment, for example, I am leading on public health issues.
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There are many aspects of my background that I bring to the table at Thrive, including my six years in strategic marketing which is necessary for a company as big as Thrive. With a huge base of shareholders, our marketing is more significant than for other renewable energy investments.
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Sixteen years ago I persuaded Cazenove Capital to develop an SRI offering and embedded it across the entire investment process. This experience allows me to pick up on what parts of the business are most relevant to ethical and socially responsible investors, and how to utilise that.
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I’ve also got board experience as a trustee of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and seven years as a board member of UK Sustainable Investment and Finance (UKSIF) – initiating the launch of member services to support the smaller ethical investment houses – so I’ve got lots to draw on in order to help Thrive grow and develop.
<h3>What&#8217;s your favourite aspect of your role and why?</h3>
I greatly enjoy supporting the team and the excellent work they do. In particular, always putting the shareholders first – which is absolutely key to Thrive, and working on improving interaction with our shareholders. As a Non-Executive Director we can often offer new perspectives to the Executive team, so I like to be able to help in that way too.
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<h3>Why did you choose to join Thrive&#8217;s board?</h3>
I had been aware of Triodos Renewables (as Thrive Renewables was) since 2001 – and greatly admired its ambition and the drive of the team behind it. I was particularly drawn to its breadth of appeal and inclusiveness, encouraging anyone to take a stake in renewable energy generation in the UK.  Triodos has established a brand with a great reputation for ethics and Thrive continues to embody them now. It&#8217;s both an exciting and fulfilling time to be a board member of Thrive today.
<h3>What do you think makes Thrive unique?</h3>
The shareholder base. We have almost 6,000 individual shareholders who are passionate about taking a stake in the generation of renewable energy – which makes us unlike anyone else. They are very engaged which means they’re a committed and supportive group of shareholders. They are also concerned about the sustainability of the planet and the need to support the energy business in moving to a more sustainable situation, which is a powerful and important foundation of Thrive Renewables.
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What's it like to be a member of the Thrive Renewables board? In this article we ask Katie Gordon, Non-Executive Director.

Team profile: Katie Gordon, Non-Executive Director

With a range of shares available to purchase, investors were free to bid on as many or few shares as they liked. Bidding closed at 4.30pm and in total 51,842 shares were traded, all at £2.25 per share. This is within 1% of the Directors’ recommended share price and all sellers offering shares at £2.25 or below were cleared.

Building on the success of its inaugural share auction, Thrive Renewables’ latest trading day saw almost 52,000 shares changing hands at a price of £2.25 each.

Share auction continues to Thrive

This is the first share auction of its kind for Triodos Renewables, and the company hopes to conduct monthly auctions to enable shareholders to manage their stake in the business at regular intervals.
The auction received considerable interest, and after bidding closed at 16.30pm, 58,525 shares were traded this month at an average price of 198.55p per share. All sellers who offered their shares at 185p or lower sold their shares in full, and sellers who offered their shares at 190p sold part of their holding. Likewise anyone who bid 190p or higher for shares was also successful with their bids. Shares that went unsold on this occasion will now roll forward to the March auction, and will be offered on the same basis.

This was the first share auction of its kind for Triodos Renewables.

First share auction success

Over the last two decades Triodos Renewables has grown significantly as a renewable energy company, with 5,700 shareholders and a portfolio of 15 operational renewable projects. With a strong record of generating clean electricity and profits, Triodos Renewables is now at a size where it is able to successfully stand as a fully independent company: Thrive Renewables . This change to Thrive Renewables was a joint decision with Triodos Bank which will enable both companies to flourish independently.

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Triodos Renewables will now be known as Thrive Renewables and will begin to trade as such from 1 March 2016. The name change comes as part of the company’s transition to independence from Triodos Bank.

Triodos Renewables changes to Thrive Renewables

The Directors undertake to revisit the Recommended Share Price when events occur which have a material impact on the value of the Company (<a title="Recommended Share Price" href="/for-investors/shareholders/directors-valuation/" data-id="1241">click here for more details of the Directors&#8217; Recommended Share Price</a>). The new price has been calculated using methodology consistent with previous valuations. Drivers behind the increase include rolling the Triodos Renewables financial model forwards capturing the financial position at the end of the 2015, and the inclusion of an investment in an addition 6.9MW onshore wind farm made in December. Updating the long-term wholesale energy price projections had the opposite effect.

Triodos Renewables' Board of Directors has recently agreed a revision of the Directors' Recommended Share price.

Triodos Renewables announce share price increase

But rain dampening Christmas spirits was really the least of our woes as 2015 came to a close. Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank left many in the North of the UK with terrible flooding, often hitting the same homes more than once and exposing this country’s seriously lacking environmental provisions. It was the wettest <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/uk-weather-why-the-recent-devastating-floods-will-become-the-new-normal-a6793291.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December since records began</a> for Scotland and Wales, the fourth-wettest for Northern Ireland and the second-wettest overall for the UK – but why?
It’s a sad fact that the phrase ‘since records began’ has become a regular feature in our weather reporting. The Met Office have predicted that <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/17/2016-set-to-be-hottest-year-on-record-globally" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016 will be the hottest on record</a>, which will mean the three hottest years on record have happened in a row. Rainfall in December will make <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35204014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2015 one of the top 10 wettest years since 1910</a>. And in the US, <a href="https://weather.com/news/weather/news/weird-facts-december-2015-warmth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than 6,000 warm-temperature records</a> were set this December.  The link to El Nino is often cited, but the meteorological community confirms that 2015’s extreme weather was partially due to El Ninio, but <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35354579" target="_blank" rel="noopener">primarily driven by climate change</a>.
This extreme weather means more than just the tragic droughts and floodings. The Met Offices’ prediction indicates the global average temperature in 2016 will be 1.14°C above pre-industrial temperatures, making the 1.5°C goal set at COP21 a huge challenge.
It’s clear that temperatures are rising and more extreme weather is likely to be on the cards for years to come. We take some comfort from <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35213884" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Cameron’s  pledge of £40m</a> to enhance  flood defences – but we all need to work together to address the cause, as well as mitigating the immediate symptoms. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407432/20150203_2013_Final_Emissions_statistics.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy contributes to 30% of UK emissions</a> by generating more power renewably and consuming energy more consciously reductions are being achieved. Accelerating progress here is a more sustainable way of addressing the long term problem than building ever higher concrete barriers. If we really want to keep to the pledges of COP21, investment in a more sustainable energy system is a clear path to a concerted effort from this country to help put the brakes on climate change.
More extreme weather is something that we are going to have to approach in a multi-faceted way. While weather damage prevention is important, reducing green house gas emissions is key to addressing climate change.
We can all play our part and contribute to cleaning up the energy system and consuming energy more consciously. Triodos Renewables is delivering a growing volume of renewable energy, and we’re also identifying ways to contribute to the wider energy system through energy efficiency, demand side management and storage; all of which are jigsaw pieces in a more sustainable system.
With the last of the storms hopefully behind us for now, we need to continue to deliver the solutions, not wait for the next disaster to hit.

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We must focus on delivering the solutions to climate change. 

Can we afford to smash any more weather records?

But there’s no denying it – the energy transition is happening (although not as quickly as we would like), and renewables are here to stay. Below we share some of the reasons we’re keeping positive as we look forward to another year of prioritising people and planet, funding and building new projects that deliver cheaper, cleaner power, lower household bills and support the UK’s transition to a fairer, net zero energy system.  
<h3>Renewables produced enough electricity in 2023 to power every UK home </h3>
According to The Energy &amp; Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU)[1], the UK’s fleet of wind, solar and hydro projects generated enough clean electricity to power the country’s 28 million homes in 2023. The think tank has estimated that these assets produced over 90TWh of electricity, while power generation from gas-fired power plants fell by 20 to 30 per cent each quarter compared to four years ago. New data from Carbon Brief has also found that renewables provided the single largest source of power to the grid last year at a record 42%.  
<h3>World leaders agreed to triple renewables by 2030  </h3>
In one of the most widely supported pledges at the recent COP28 conference in Dubai, over 110 policymakers agreed to tripling the world’s renewable capacity by 2030. During the conference, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, stated that “With these goals, we […] send a clear message to industries and investors. We are providing them with clarity and predictability about the future – the direction of travel. They will know how much additional capacity we need by 2030 and this will help them plan their business and investments”[2]. 
The move supports the International Renewable Energy Agency’s ‘World Energy Transitions Outlook’ which looks at how we close the energy transition gap to stay on a 1.5°C pathway. It calls for a tripling of installed renewables capacity from around 3,400 GW today to over 11,000 GW by 2030, adding on average an ambitious 1,000 GW annually until the end of this century. 
<h3>Batteries are booming </h3>
According to Modo Energy, Britain’s battery pipeline saw a significant increase in operational capacity (over 60%) in 2023, growing from 2.1GW at the close of 2022 to 3.4GW. Total energy capacity has reportedly grown even quicker, up to 4.5 GWh from 2.3 GWh in 2022 – meaning that the average duration of battery energy capacity in Britain is now 1.27 hours, up from 1.1 hours in 2022. 
Battery storage is a critical technology for net zero, storing electricity when renewable sources are abundant and releasing at peak times when consumer demand is at its highest. We’re pleased to share that our 20 MW battery project in Bristol is now operational, with the capacity to store and deliver 1.5 hours or 30 MWh of electricity. 
<h3>The UK&#8217;s first geothermal power plant will be constructed this year </h3>
Construction of a new geothermal power plant system at United Downs in Cornwall has begun, with the site expected to start producing baseload renewable electricity by late 2024. Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) awarded the supply contract to Exergy International last year, with the deal marking a major milestone in the project which Thrive provided the first commercial funding for in 2020, followed by a further £3 million investment in 2023. Once operational, GEL believes United Downs will save more than 6,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year compared to fossil fuel power generation, while also producing zero carbon heat that could be used to heat a nearby housing development.  
<h3>We aim to double the amount of clean energy capacity we fund over the next five years</h3>
Reflecting our commitment to tackling climate change, we revealed our ambitions to double our generation capacity to 180 MW over the next five years. 2024 will see us deliver on our growing pipeline, which includes funding 192 MW of solar and battery storage through our £20 million deal with Ethical Power, as well investing in other onshore wind, solar, geothermal and battery storage projects across the UK.  
As we look forward to another exciting year ahead, we’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported us in 2023. It’s because of you that Thrive can continue making an impact by building new renewable capacity, ensuring the benefits are felt by the people who need it most. 
[1] <a href="https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4159728/eciu-renewables-produced-electricity-2023-power-uk-home">ECIU: Renewables produced enough electricity in 2023 to power every UK home | BusinessGreen News</a>
[2] <a href="https://renews.biz/89878/global-leaders-agree-to-triple-renewables-capacity-by-2030/">COP28: Global leaders agree to triple renewables capacity by 2030 &#8211; reNews &#8211; Renewable Energy News</a>

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While COP28 didn’t deliver on the phasing out of fossil fuels, here’s why we’re still going into the New Year feeling hopeful.

Record renewable generation and other reasons to go into 2024 feeling optimistic

This would form a significant part of the £330 billion needed in the next six years to deliver the energy infrastructure required for net zero [1]. But, concerns over greenwashing and a lack of available information on impact investments – financial investments which generate measurable, positive environmental impacts – are holding back this crucial investment. When surveyed on their actual plans, 18% of people say they will start or increase impact investments within the next year. 
<h3>‘Changevestors&#8217; want more investment options that combat climate change  </h3>
Our research identified a new group of younger investors, aged 18-34 named ‘changevestors’, as being the most focused on delivering environmental impact. This group has a larger proportion of their portfolio (33%) in impact investments, compared to other age groups (24%). Furthermore, a third (33%) of this group say they have plans to increase this in the next year.  This reflects their wider choices with more than two thirds (73%) saying they have made some or significant lifestyle changes. 
However, some changevestors are held back by a lack of information and suspicions of greenwashing. The FCA is currently looking to better regulate how sustainable investments are framed to investors: 44% say they do not trust firms which position themselves as environmentally friendly. 
<h3>Meeting the desire for change </h3>
Those who participated in our research reported a desire for change, with Changevestors leading calls for more sustainable investment options. Close to two thirds (63%) of 18-34 year-olds want to see more investment options that would help prevent climate change; over half (55%) were frustrated by a lack of mainstream options for more sustainable investing.  
<h3>Galvanising the eco-over 55&#8217;s  </h3>
In contrast, our research reported that over 55’s are the least likely to invest in impact focused investments, despite being the group most likely to have investments and prioritising longer-term returns and mitigating against financial risk. This also contrasts with their behaviour: they are highly likely to have made changes to their lifestyle to reduce their impact on the environment with 73% saying they have made at least some.

[1] Energy infrastructure investment needed, taken from <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6194dfa4d3bf7f0555071b1b/net-zero-strategy-beis.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">net-zero-strategy-beis.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>  
[2] <a href="https://makemymoneymatter.co.uk/21x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Green my pension &#8211; Make My Money Matter</a>

Thrive research shows more than two thirds of investors would put money into opportunities that deliver environmental impact.

The £214 billion impact investment opportunity: Retail investors could unlock crucial net zero funding

Thrive is pleased to support Babbasa in their important work by providing a £1,000 grant that will help them to continue offering their Support Programme. One of their core services, the Support Programme works with young people who are at risk or have dropped out of education or employment, who may be facing multiple barriers or challenges, or who are disadvantaged by their background (e.g. Black and minority ethnic, disability, in care or care leavers).The programme supports young people to overcome the challenges they are facing in education or employment by providing intensive 1:1 support, targeted group activities, and aspirational or career-focused activities. It also helps young people to identify their aspirations and personal challenges, understand their rights and choices and develop the skills and confidence to pursue their ambitions.
In addition to the funding, we’re looking forward to providing opportunities for Babbasa’s young people to learn more about careers within the renewables sector. This includes plans for a site visit to one of our renewable energy projects.

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