february & march 2026 updates

What a special start to the year! ✨

January brought our community closer together across multiple initiatives, alhamdulillah. It was filled with more training workshops and, for the first time, a book club.

With Ramadan on the horizon, here’s a recap of our recent efforts to build youth engagement and a snapshot of upcoming opportunities:

📚 Training & Coaching: Building Youth Worker Capacity

January saw the continuation of our How to Effectively Engage Teenagers (EET) workshops, part of our Training, Coaching and Accreditation Programme.

Training workshops were delivered at:

• East London Mosque (East London)
• North Finchley Masjid (North London)
• Women 4 Change (Leicester)
• Masjid Quba (Leicester)

We progressed through our coaching cycle, with 4 out of 6 sessions completed. These sessions were well-attended, and supported partners embedding learning into their youth provision.

Muneeb, our Community Engagement Manager, said of the sessions:

“Not only do they give you an idea about the need for the work that we do, but it’s also nice to see how different communities across the UK and in different places are trying to tackle this issue and are trying to be there for their young people.”

🎬 Award Ceremony Highlights

The energy from our recent award ceremony continues!

We’ve released partner interviews and ceremony videos featuring the incredible work achieved across our network.

👉 Watch the highlights on our YouTube page if you missed the event or want to revisit inspiring moments.

📖 Youth Hub Book Club

For this initiative, we partnered with The Gates of Jannah to provide Library Starter Packs. They were made up of 15 or more curated fiction books to support partners in launching their respective Youth Hub Book Clubs and Libraries.

The response was phenomenal and we reached capacity for orders alhamdulillah.

🌿 EID TREK TO SEVEN SISTERS

Mark your calendars! We’re organising an exciting EID Trek to Seven Sisters in Seaford, East Sussex on Saturday, April 25th 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity to:

• Raise funds to help us support our partners across the country
• Build community while enjoying the outdoors
• Spend the day surrounded by nature and enjoy the peaceful beauty of the coast

👉 Register on Eventbrite

🤲 Volunteer Opportunities

We’re actively recruiting volunteers to strengthen our team. This month we are keen to fill a Digital Marketing Volunteer position.

This role is crucial as we expand our reach and impact.

We’re also looking for volunteers in:

• Community Engagement
• Fundraising

Whether you have marketing expertise or want to support in other ways, we’d love to have you on board.

👉 View all Volunteer Opportunities

🌙 Preparing for Ramadan

Ramadan is around the corner and now is the perfect time to prepare your heart, habits and intentions.

A few simple ways you can get ready:

• Set a clear intention: Grow this Ramadan, whether through strengthening your salah, reconnecting with the Qur’an, serving your community or building a habit that lasts beyond the month.
• Make space in your calendar: Plan ahead for taraweeh, reflection and meaningful time in the masjid.
• Offer your time: Many charities, including ours, will be hosting taraweeh collections throughout the month and we will need volunteers. If you’re interested, get in touch!
• Start your giving plan early: This is a Ramadan hack. Set up £1 or £2 a day via our LaunchGood page and they’ll give an extra donation on your behalf.

Thanks for reading!

Last few points:

• Quick Quote from the Quran & Sunnah – “And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.” (Quran 2:195)
• Looking for a voluntary position in the Muslim Sector? We always have space in our team for amazing people. View our current vacancies here
• We can’t do our work without you. If you believe in building a youth club in every Masjid, consider supporting our mission → Donate Here ❤️
• Finally, for our partners – Do you have exciting updates to share? Reply to this email – we love highlighting your work.

Here For Youth Team

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