Current Activities

The Aldridge Foundation seeks match-funding or better for projects and requires to be involved in their development when funding those schemes that meet our key aims of generating social change through entrepreneurship. These include:

We Are What We Do

The Aldridge Foundation and v are funding the We Are What We Do (WAWWD) Young Speakers Programme. In 2009, the scheme will build on the 200 new volunteering opportunities created in 2008, by generating another 200 new opportunities for 16-25 year olds across England, inspriring a new generation of community action and social change. WAWWD's previous projects include Change the World for a fiver and Plastic Ain’t My Bag.
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Aspire 2 B

Aspire 2 B is a fresh approach to information, advice and guidance (IAG) within secondary and post 16 education.
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Opening Eyes

Aiming to inspire through new experiences, Opening Eyes will give our students the chance to think in a new way, as they make local, regional, national and international trips with diverse themes.
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Dance Champions Group

n October 2009 the new Dance Champions Group was launched at the South Bank Centre, aiming to inspire thousands of people to take up dance as a form of physical activity. At the request of the Secretary of State for Health, this Group will be Chaired by Rod Aldridge.
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News Update

The Aldridge Foundation releases report of the first international trip of the Opening Eyes programme - to New York City.

Project Spotlight

The Dance Champions Group, chaired by Rod Aldridge, launched in October 2009, with the aim of seeing hundreds of thousands of people encouraged to try dance as a physical activity.