Applications to join the Award-Winning 2022 Making Generation R programme are now open!

Your fellow Blesma Members have already inspired over 125,000 young people, key workers and military communities with their incredible stories of overcoming adversity - now it’s time for you to get involved!

What is Making Generation R?

Making Generation R – Resilience Through Inspiration (MGR) is a programme brought to you by Blesma, the Limbless Veterans and The Drive Project.

Since 2016, we’ve worked with 94 Blesma Members who have been interested in developing their storytelling and public speaking skills, and together with Storytelling professionals, trained them to create and deliver an engaging personal story.

Once you’ve gone through our training programme, you may be given the opportunity to share your stories with young people aged 11-18 in schools, universities, youth groups, as well as Frontline Workers and adult military communities as part of a MGR Resilience Workshop. Workshops will be delivered both online and in person between February – July 2022. All workshops are supported by a MGR professional facilitator.

Our team will work with everyone to determine if and when you may be ready to share your story with these various audiences.

Why should I sign up?

Making Generation R - Story Training:

•   Receive one-on-one coaching & group-based training run by the Theatre Industry’s leading experts in public speaking via digital and in-person sessions across 6 days in February 2022 (x 4 days digital and x 2 days in person).
•   Learn to develop your 15-minute personal story of how you have overcome adversity.

Making Generation R - Story Delivery:

• Help make a real difference to the lives of others through sharing your story and inspiring others to overcome adversity.
• Deliver your story within MGR sessions between February-July 2022. 
• Be part of the incredible MGR community of over 94 MGR speakers.  

I think it has a massive impact on the lives of young people but it also has a massive impact on the people that are delivering - the veterans themselves. To me it’s a win-win.

Martin

How do I sign up as a MGR speaker?

If you’re a Blesma Member interested in taking part in Making Generation R, please register your interest with Nicole Findlay at aelocal@blesma.org by Sunday 31st October.