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The funding is aimed at creating a positive impact on a group of people or wider community/neighbourhood. Supporting people to connect, enable them to be more physically active and improve peoples wellbeing.
Nat, a dedicated Digital Community Builder, has started on an important project to close the digital divide and empower residents with essential digital skills. As part of a city-wide digital initiative, Nat’s journey began with the establishment of a Digi-hub as part of Linden’s weekly coffee morning at City Church, creating a safe space where community members can learn about the digital world in a safe environment.
Our Community Builders nominated people across Gloucester that have shown Community Spirit over 2022, celebrating their actions and accomplishments to make Gloucester a great place to live.
We are working in Coney Hill, Matson, Robinswood and White City communities listening to younger people in schools, youth clubs, parks, wherever they hang out to understand what they want to do to make their communities an even better place to live and to encourage and support them to take action. We believe that younger people know best what is needed in their area and have ideas, skills, and talents to help make this happen.
Active Gloucestershire commissioned an evaluation of their partnership with us which ran from August 2020 to August 2021, looking at how we might take “a strengths-based, place-based approach in communities to increase physical activity.
We reflected on the Ripple Effect Mapping evaluation a year on, identifying what the organisation learnt and how we have implemented these findings into our strategic plan moving forward to working in communities and encouraging more community-led action.
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