Amplifying the voices of care leavers: the IMO podcast wins gold

Monday 23 Nov 2020 @ 12:20
Children’s Commissioner

The IMO (“in my opinion”) project, backed by the Children’s Commissioner, amplifies the voices of children in care and care leavers. We share stories, experiences and advice directly from young people with care experience in the form of blogs, videos and animations, to change the narrative of the UK care system.

Just over a year ago we launched the IMO podcast, featuring open and honest conversations with care leavers from across the country. Two series’ later, we’ve had the privilege of giving eleven brilliant care-experienced guests the space to tell their stories on their terms.

The IMO podcast wins gold

We are sharing a bonus episode of the IMO podcast with listeners because we are celebrating – we have won GOLD at the European Lovie Awards for best interview/talk show podcast.

The Lovie Awards honour the best and brightest of the European internet, and we are thrilled to win this award.

We couldn’t let this moment pass without thanking all of our wonderful guests. The people we interview really are the heart and soul of the IMO podcast, and we’re really grateful to and proud of every single one of them for telling their stories.

A huge thank you to our series one guests Ella, Ryan, Nathanial, Victoria, Rihanna, and Steven, and our series two guests Louise, Charlotte, Max, Brandon, and Zara.

Click here for the full press release

Channel website: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/

Original article link: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2020/11/19/amplifying-the-voices-of-care-leavers-the-imo-podcast-wins-gold/

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