About this event
Come meet Lukasz, an executive director and co-founder of Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust
Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust is an organisation with a mission to support, educate and inspire young persons aged 13 - 19 from London and beyond. Join us to talk about the work with young persons we do and volunteering opportunities with Mosaic. When we want to build the community we must start young.
About the organiser, Lukasz Konieczka
Born in Sopot, Poland started his education at the College for Social Workers where he graduated with a specialism in community development before continuing his education studying social psychology at SWPS University.
Throughout his studies, Lukasz volunteered for Amnesty International as LGBT+ campaigns coordinator and association 'Together against AIDS' as volunteers' coordinator.
Volunteering, however, butters no parsnips, so he had to work in a bank throughout his studies, he decided to move to the UK to work as a social worker. That however proved to be difficult as his qualifications although achieved with distinction were not recognised in the UK.
He, therefore, worked in a nursing home in Farnborough as a Head of the activities department before moving to London to work for Brent Youth Services as a Mosaic Project manager. He took up any opportunity of learning offered by his employer and did qualifications in education management alongside youth work before he was made redundant and the project closed following government cuts.
Lukasz however together with his colleagues founded the charity Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre that continued and expanded the work supporting, educating and inspiring LGBT+ young persons in order to shape proud, strong and cohesive LGBT+ community of the future. Mosaic has rebranded to Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust in 2020.