Overview
- Elba said he accepts the knighthood on behalf of the young people who have driven the Elba Hope Foundation’s work.
- His Don’t Stop Your Future initiative partners with grassroots groups to combat knife crime.
- He co-founded the Elba Hope Foundation with Sabrina Dhowre Elba to fund projects focused on education, economic opportunity and entrepreneurship.
- In 2024 he called for bans on machetes and so‑called zombie knives and met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to launch an anti‑knife crime coalition.
- His foundation partnered with The Prince’s Trust in 2024 to deliver Creative Futures, offering free courses that open pathways into creative industries for young people not in work, education or training.