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MANPREET DARROCH

Deputy Director, YOURS (Youth for Road Safety)

Manpreet is an award-winning campaigner who has been working in youth and road safety for over ten years. He has worked globally to champion the cause of meaningful youth participation in road safety decision-making. He began at YOURS in 2009 heading up social action campaigns and developing the multi-award-winning YOURS Capacity Development Programme. He is currently the YOURS Capacity Development Director as well as Deputy Director of the organisation.

 As a lead facilitator at YOURS, Manpreet has worked to develop a range of training materials to engage youth actively in road safety through a brain-friendly, action-orientated methodology and has trained youth champions for road safety in more than 25 countries. These young people have gone on to advocate for road safety nationally and have championed road safety in their communities, amongst their peers, and on a range of platforms. His team is currently involved in developing innovative training solutions for young leaders in road safety, namely through the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety and the online road safety and sustainable mobility learning platform YOURS Academy.
 Manpreet’s background lies in youth rights and participation he was previously a participation trainer for the National Children’s Bureau, the National Youth Agency, and Participation Works and has worked on programs with the Prince’s Trust and the International Youth Foundation.