Mission 44

Challenge: Mission 44, established by Sir Lewis Hamilton, is committed to advancing equity and empowering young people facing social injustice around the world. To strengthen their impact, they identified a crucial need to elevate their DEI practices, focusing on improving DEI data collection, launching a DEI strategy, and fostering an internal culture of inclusion.

Solution: We collaborated with Mission 44 to deliver a holistic DEI training and consultancy program. Our partnership focused on:

• Foundational DEI training, educating staff on essential DEI principles.

• DEI Audit to assess current processes.

• DEI Strategy Development workshops to craft a robust 5-year DEI strategy.

• Inclusive Recruitment training.

• Inclusive Communications training.

• Psychological Safety training.

Results:

• 4.8 stars: high satisfaction rating of our partnership.

• 95% understanding of DEI, up by 35% from 60%.

• 98% motivation to commit to DEI, up by 10% from 88%.

• 95% understanding of practical DEI strategies, up by 29% from 66%.

Outcomes:

• Successfully launched DEI strategy: “Our DEI strategy and action plan simply wouldn't exist without the outstanding facilitation skills of UNLRN.“ - Hannah Brown, Chief of Staff

• Introduced a DEI data collection system to monitor progress effectively.

• Formed a DEI Working Group and established new guidelines for inclusive communication.

Client Feedback:

• “I've very much enjoyed working with UNLRN. Everything has been handled in a sensitive and supportive way, enabling us to reflect on our strengths and identify areas for development, contextualised against our stage of development as an organisation and external benchmarks.” – Jason Arthur, CEO

• “From start to finish, our experience with UNLRN has been highly professional and I'd recommend to any organisation looking to upskill their team in DEI. The materials are clear and professional, and the follow up notes and resources are also excellent. “ - Hannah Brown, Chief of Staff

• “I've been working in/alongside DE&I for some years now and this may have been the best! Not just a whistlestop tour of discrimination, but in-depth and (most importantly) actionable. I would recommend this to any organisation.” - Jacqueline Darkwa, Partnerships Manager