A PENARTH girl has been chosen as a new ambassador for a campaign which promotes young people making a difference in their community.

Bethan Havard, 13, was unveiled as one of 50 ambassadors at the House of Commons for the #iwill campaign for her experiences of volunteering with Guides to help younger children get involved in activities.

Talking about her appointment, Bethan said: “I’m so happy to become one of the new #iwill Ambassadors, as getting involved in social action gave me the opportunity to challenge myself and encourage younger people to challenge themselves too. #iwill pledge to continue as a Young Leader with Girlguiding”.

The event kicked off #iwillWeek and saw the launch of a multimillion fund for youth youth social action programmes following a £40 million investment from the government and the Big Lottery Fund.

This is the third year running that the #iwill campaign has acknowledged young ambassadors, thanks to funding from the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

These ambassadors are appointed to celebrate and champion the role that young people can play in making a difference to their community through volunteering, campaigning or fundraising.

With a campaign goal of getting six in 10 young people regularly taking part in social action by 2020, the #iwill campaign is calling on organisations to recognise and celebrate the impact of young people and create more opportunities for them to take part.

On hand to present certificate were BBC Radio 1 presenter Adele Roberts and professor James Arthur, director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham.