One hundred ‘young leaders’ will be coming to Bradford today in the Drivers for Change campaign.

The registered charity has arranged a journey across the UK, stopping in eight towns and cities to meet inspiring role models who are currently working within the community.

Young people from around the UK are involved, including five from Bradford.

The trip to the city will be focused around understanding the role of local government and how to create change within a system.

Samirah Khan, 19, who is on the journey, said: “I’m already a co-founder of the social enterprise Brave Young Souls.

“We’ve hit a wall on how to grow our impact and the Drivers for Change journey is a really effective way to reach a wider audience.”

She added: “We’d like to know how to engage with communities and expand to other areas outside of schools.”

Bradford-based youth worker Al-Ameen Hussain, 24, said: “I hope to meet new people and make new friends.

“It will be interesting to learn about the practical side of social change.

“Some of the issues facing Bradford East is anti-social behaviour with young people not wanting to go to college or university.”

Jude Kelly CBE, outgoing artistic director at Southbank Centre and founder of the Women of the World Festival, sits on the board of Drivers for Change.

She said: “If you are going to change communities, you have to bring creativity, imagination and a sense of what the future can be.

“We believe there are hundreds or even thousands of young people who, given the opportunity can make the UK so much better.”

The journey began in Liverpool yesterday, and has arrived for the next stage in Bradford today.

The group will be visiting Kala Sangam and will also be attending the Eid Festival, which is taking place this weekend at Bradford Moor Park.

Councillor Abdul Jabar, Bradford Council’s executive member for neighbourhoods and community safety, said: “This is a really exciting opportunity for these young people coming to Bradford to discuss ways they can influence positive change in communities.

“We are pleased that the Drivers for Change Programme has chosen to visit the Kala Sangam Centre in the heart of the city. Bradford is a proud City with a growing youth population, driving towards becoming a City of Youth which makes it an ideal host for this event.”

The charity event is inspired by the world’s biggest enterprise journey, Jagritri Yatra in India.

Now in its tenth year, Jagritri Yatra has taken over 3,000 young people on a 14-day tour of India and has been the catalyst for a number of innovative social action projects.

The delegation will leave Bradford and move onto Edinburgh, Sunderland, Birmingham, Port Talbot, and Bristol before finishing in London.