Nick Gibb MP invited Darci Scott, a student at The Regis School, along with her parents and brother, to the House of Commons following her success in winning the WE Generation Award at the WE Day charity event held at Wembley Arena this March.
WE Day is an event run by WE Charity, a global educational programme which aims to inspire young people to become engaged in local, national and global issues and empower them with the skills to make real change. WE Charity is active in 14,500 schools across the UK and North America and has raised more than £78 million pounds for charity. It was originally founded In Canada.
The WE Generation Award was begun this year in order to recognise the outstanding contribution of young people to local and global causes. Darci was one of just two students to receive this award out of the whole of the UK.
Darci was selected as a Gen WE Day champion for helping to collect 1600kg of food for local food banks, as well as for organising an event for 100 other primary school students.
Nick Gibb said:
“It was a delight to meet Darci Scott, who is a very articulate young person with a natural sense of civic spiritedness and a concern for others. Darci takes a keen interest in current affairs and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if she ended up in the House of Commons herself one day.
“Together with her parents and brother, we went around both Houses of Parliament while discussing the charity work that led to Darci winning her award.
“WE Day is a celebration of young people making a difference in their communities and discovering causes they are passionate about.”
Photo: Nick Gibb with Darci Scott (to Nick’s right), and Darci’s parents and brother. The photo was taken in Westminster Hall, built in 1097.