Netflix continues to grow its already considerable UK footprint.The streamer today revealed that it will be spending £350,000 on three programs aimed at boosting diversity.The first is an investment in 30 full, year-long scholarships for students from Femi Oguns’ Identity School Of Acting, which nurtured stars like John Boyega, Michaela Coel and Letitia Wright.Netflix will also look to double the number of young people interacting with social enterprise Million Youth Media, and invest more in the MAMA Youth Project, which recruits and trains 18-25 year-olds from under-represented groups or with limited educational or employment opportunities.The £350,000 investment is part of the $5M diversity fund the streamer announced in July 2020.
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