The Duke of Edinburgh Award

Since 1956, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has been the world's leading youth achievement award.

Over 300,000 young people aged 14-24 participate each year, growing their confidence, improving their wellbeing, and achieving a DofE Award.

And we're royally proud to have been the recommended DofE expedition clothing provider for over ten years.

Our Craghoppers DofE expedition kit collection is perfect for young adventurers. It’s lightweight and technical. It’s durable, reliable, and sustainable. It’s everything anyone could need to get the most from their DofE expedition.

We believe that the outdoors is for everyone to explore and enjoy. We make a donation to the DofE charity for every item purchased, which helps enable more young people from all backgrounds to achieve a DofE Award.

Meet Sam our DofE Ambassador

Sam comes from a family with 50 years of experience delivering the The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions for over 50 years. With the outdoors and adventure in his blood, his first paid job was as an outdoor instructor at 15. Sam shares his expertise in delivering DofE expeditions.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) the leading youth achievement award, giving all young people the opportunity to volunteer, develop skills and meet new people. Through doing their DofE, young people have fun, make friends, improve their self-esteem and build confidence, as well as develop lifelong skills.

Founded by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, who launched the Award in the United Kingdom in 1956.

DofE is open to any young person aged 14-24, with three progressive levels; Bronze, Silver, and Gold. You can build your own DofE programme, picking your own activities for skills, physical and volunteering, as well as undertaking an expedition (and Residential at Gold). Any young person can do their DofE – it’s all about setting personal challenges and pushing your own boundaries. To find out more, click the link below.

The DofE is run in schools, youth clubs, hospitals, fostering agencies, prisons, sports clubs and more, all over the UK. If you’re interested in doing your DofE, start with asking your school, college or university or local youth group.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award operates in 120 countries and extends the opportunities to complete the Award through an educational framework, giving over a million participants to develop themselves and gain new skills.

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