Temi Mwale Explained

Temi Mwale is a British social entrepreneur and campaigner, based in London. She founded The 4Front Project in 2012 (formerly called Get Outta The Gang),^{[1] [2]} a youth-led social enterprise "to empower young people and communities to live free from violence".^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Mwale grew up on Grahame Park, a housing estate in Colindale in the London Borough of Barnet, North West London where The 4Front Project is located.^[6] She is a graduate of law from the London School of Economics.^[8]

Mwale's fictional short film The Struggle (2014) premiered at artsdepot in North Finchley, London in January 2014.^[9]

Awards

• 2014: Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards, UK^[10]
• 2014: Points of Light award, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, September 2014 winners^[11]
• 2014: IARS Peacemaker of the Year Award, The IARS International Institute, London^[12]
• 2015: Young Person of the Year (London), Young People of the Year Awards, London^{[6] [13]}
• 2017: Forbes 30 Under 30 – Europe – Social Entrepreneurs 2017^{[14] [15]}
• 2018: Young Community Leader of the Year award, Groundwork UK, Birmingham^{[6] [16]}

Filmography

• The Struggle (2014) – 10 minutes^[9]

See also

• Gang
• Gangs in the United Kingdom
• Social exclusion
• Youth exclusion

External links

• • Mwale's film The Struggle at the Fixers site
• "Ending youth violence through community healing" – video of Mwale's TEDxHamburg talk in 2017
• "We can’t achieve peace without addressing structural violence" – video Mwale's TEDxWarwick talk in 2018
• Mwale's writing and video for The Guardian

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frankie. Mullin. 2019-09-23. A Reminder: the Police Are Responsible for Young Brits Not Trusting the Police. 18 March 2015.
2. News: Rachel. Obordo. Guardian. readers. 2019-09-24. Young Londoners: 'Most people don't know they're in a gang until the media tells them they are'. The Guardian. 14 August 2014. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
3. Web site: 2019-09-24. Home. Temi Mwale.
4. Web site: Aina. Khan. 2019-09-23. The UK's knife crime shadow looms over London. www.aljazeera.com.
5. Web site: Paula. Kudacki. 2019-09-23. Stormzy And His Collective: A Celebration of British Talent. 9 January 2019. ELLE.
6. News: Mattha. Busby. 2019-09-23. Temi Mwale: ‘The murder of my childhood friend changed everything’. The Guardian. 27 November 2018. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
7. Web site: 2019-09-23. Temi Mwale: the 23-year-old youth worker helping to tackle youth violence by empowering local communities. inews.co.uk.
8. Web site: London School of Economics and Political. Science. 2019-09-24. LSE Law Graduate, Temi Mwale, on knife crime. London School of Economics and Political Science.
9. Web site: 2019-09-24. Friend of young murder victim makes film about dangers of gang culture. Times Series.
10. Web site: Catriona. Harvey-Jenner. 2019-09-23. Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Campaigner of 2014: Temi Mwale. 3 December 2014. Cosmopolitan.
11. Web site: 2019-09-23. Points of Light: September 2014 winners. GOV.UK.
12. Web site: 2019-09-23. Celebrating inspirational young people - 3rd Annual IARS Research and Youth Leadership Awards. 21 August 2014. The IARS International Institute.
13. Web site: 2019-09-23. Community ‘Oscar’ for student who helps get young people out of gangs. 26 November 2015. Evening Standard.
14. Web site: 2019-09-23. Temi Mwale. Forbes.
15. Web site: London School of Economics and Political. Science. 2019-09-23. LSE Law student Temi Mwale listed in Forbes. London School of Economics and Political Science.
16. Web site: 2019-09-24. Groundwork Community Awards reopens for 2019 applications. 9 April 2019.