Relationship and sex education (RSE) is so important. As young people enter key stages of development it is crucial that they feel empowered on their journey to adulthood and are supported to understand what healthy sexual relationships consist of. News headlines in the last few months about young people’s experiences of sexual harassment and abuse […]
Read more June 24th, 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Imara has been adapting its services to continue to meet the needs of our young people and their families in line with government, work from home and social distancing guidelines. This report offers unique documentation and insight around the impact of the pandemic on the CHISVA service. It […]
Read more November 12th, 2020
Imara regularly hosts students for placements, internships and volunteering opportunities. Ellen, a former placement student shares her placement experience at Imara How did you find out about Imara? After studying in Nottingham for the previous three years, I knew that I wanted to volunteer my time at a Nottinghamshire based organisation whilst I undertook my […]
Read more October 27th, 2020
It’s been 3 months since we successfully launched our first mentoring programme. Already we have 15 fantastic mentor-mentee partnerships developing. We are already seeing the positive impact this is having on young people and the mentors, so we want to expand this opportunity to more of our young service users. In this short interview, Imara’s […]
Read more September 21st, 2020