For generations across the globe the DofE awards has brought together young people and taught them how to work together to improve themselves and the world around them. It creates an environment in which communication starts off as a necessity but ends up being fun, something to look forward to and a life skill. My own DofE experience got me abseiling down a mountain and loving the adrenaline rush. It also meant making life long friends and committing long term to giving back by working with great charities around the world.