The race to become a member of the UK Youth Parliament has begun in Havering and we are excited to tell you that one of the candidates is Momina Ahmed, a student from Hornchurch High School.

Momina Ahmed

My Manifesto

Greetings to all fellow comrades out there! My name is Momina Ahmed. I am 13 years old, in year 9 and have always had a passion to support others. I am extremely inquisitive and always up for a challenge.

Some of my skills, and attributes include resourcefulness, communication, independence, creative problem solving, collaboration, encouragement and aiming high.

I believe that, as Walter Elias Disney famously said, ‘The way to get started is to quit talking and to start doing.’ With that in mind, I would bring out the best of my attributes (and much more) to be successful in the role of a youth parliament member (if I achieved the role).

My Pledges

• My first aim is to help tackle discrimination and hate crime within the UK. Hate Crime is one of the worst results of discrimination and thousands of cases everyday are reported in the UK. Statistics show that throughout the years hate crime has only been increasing…and rapidly. The ideas of equality should be instilled into our young people from an early age and should continue to be prompted throughout their education. I plan to campaign to spread much more awareness of hate crime in educational systems on how to report it and intervene as bystanders with teaching systems.
• My second aim is to provide better access to mental health support. 1 in 10 young people suffer from mental health issues at different times of their life but, 75% of the cases have been ignored due the lack of diagnosis.  My plan is to campaign and call on the government to commit to greater investment in the health and social care budget and ensure that services (such as Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS) are funded accordingly to their usage (with equipment etc…). Finally, that every young person is provided with fully accessible and easy to use feedback forms.
• My next aim is to include young people in the plan for Covid recovery. During lockdown young people continued to be aware that our planet is in a crisis of its own, whether it is to do with Covid-19 itself or environmental crises, there are voices out there that are wanting to be heard! I aim to help and start a process where the government would speak directly to young people and work with us to create and publish a strategic plan to help with current issues.

Full detail available in the below Ballot

The final results will be announced on Tuesday, 22 February, with the candidates taking up their roles from 1 March for two years.

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