After winning the bid to host the Olympics and Paralympics, London initiated a programme dedicated to developing and supporting 100 young people. The project is aimed at helping disadvantaged young individuals enhance their skills and build their confidence. This is an opportunity for them to develop their skills, contribute to their local community and play a key role during the Olympic and Paralympic games. With the incredible atmosphere and Olympic spirit, the experience is aiming to make a positive impact on the young leaders. This programme gives teenagers the chance to get trained and get involved in community projects.

The Young Leaders programme is sponsored by British Petroleum (BP), it supports teenagers based around BP offices in Aberdeen, Hull, London, and Surrey. Young Leader candidates were selected in clusters by local authority teams. They were chosen on the basis of how passionate they were about joining and if they had much to gain from it. Since being selected, the young leaders have worked individually and in groups that were divided by borough or city. Some of the teams included: Tower Hamlets, Hull and Aberdeen group. British Petroluem in-house employees offered leadership training sessions to each of the young leaders helping them to develop their communication and team working skills. The training has been delivered to individuals locally, regionally and nationally. This was mainly done through seminars, events, and mentoring programmes.

The management team for the Young Leaders Programme decided on building partnerships in order to take the programme forward and widen its impact. In order to fulfil the vision of the programme and to make it a success, it was crucial to build strategic partnerships and maintain high levels of trust within the group.

With a lot of time, money and effort being invested YLP board will ensure that they measure the outcomes of the leadership training programme in local communities. The ideal outcome for the programme would be for young leaders to recruit as many volunteers and continue organising small local projects. Part of the training involved making the young leaders aware of local issues in their area and educating them on how they can improve the situation.

The YLP was a high profile event that was committed to develop young people's skills and motivate them to contribute to their local community. The management team hopes that the buzz of the programme will motivate young teenagers to continue volunteering.