The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation
Martin Houghton-Brown serves as Secretary General of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation since February 2024, facilitating global non-formal education for youth development. Previously, Martin was Chief Executive Officer of St John Ambulance from January 2018 to January 2024, overseeing a large network of volunteers and medical services. Martin also held the position of Chief Executive at Depaul UK from October 2012 to December 2017, where substantial growth in income and accommodation for young people was achieved. Earlier roles include Chief Executive of Missing People, Deputy Director at The Children's Society, and Deputy Director of the Yorkshire and Humber Forum. Martin's educational background includes a Future Vision Programme in Public Leadership from the University of Birmingham and a PG Dip in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School.
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The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a non-formal education and learning framework operating in more than 130 countries and territories around the world, through which young people’s achievements outside of academia are recognised and celebrated. We at The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation are the engine that drives and supports the Award’s growth, access and impact across the globe. We are not limited by boundaries and are committed to making the Award available to 1% of the youth population by 2023, which is 7.9m young people. This represents a 600% growth on current participation numbers. It is our long term ambition that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award. Our vision is that 20% of them are from at risk and marginalised communities for whom the Award can be truly life-changing.