In September 2023, IVAR and The Ubele Initiative had the pleasure of hosting an event to share the work of the first recipients of The Jane Hatfield Award, a grant for young researchers to support a piece of research on topics or issues related to community, and social action and/or social justice.
The 2023 recipients conducted research and released reports that explore the experiences, barriers and opportunities of social action and social entrepreneurship for young people from Black and minoritised communities. Researchers shared the themes that had emerged from their research like equitable funding and support needed in the social action space:
