About Us
Our History
Sculpt was founded as IARS; an international NGO that’s been working to empower young people to forge a fairer society for over 20 years. Read more about our journey below.
Two Decades of Doing:
1
October 2001
IARS formally established as an international, charitable organisation on three main principles:- User and civic participation
- Restorative justice and dialogue
- Individual power and responsibility
2
2007
IARS recruits its first staff team3
2007
Secured project funding from Big Lottery and the Equality and Human Rights Commission to run youth engagement programmes in the UK and overseas4
2010
Launched the Youth Voice Journal5
2011
Acted as secretariat for the 99% campaign – a multiagency campaign to dispel stereotypes about young people including the Youth Justice Board, Mayor of London, Transport for London, Metropolitan Police, London Councils, the Crown Prosecution Service, and a number of charities6
2011
Begins to deliver pan-European projects as part of the Erasmus+ programme, going on to deliver 20+ european youth-led research projects over the next 12 years7
2012
Set up the international Restorative Justice Research Network disseminating cutting edge research, training and grant information to over 1000 individuals worldwide8
2014
Became a CPD accredited training provider9
2015
Ten-year anniversary. Approved as an International Institute10
