CDEC is a registered charity, committed to working with schools, communities and businesses in Cumbria to give young people the chance to engage with the wider world in order to understand and to take responsibility for their own place within it. We plan to use our award to develop projects that empower and equip local young people to help make their communities healthier, happier and better connected, encouraging respect and integrity, building a fairer and more sustainable future, as well as gaining a clearer understanding of their place in – and potential impact on – the world around them.