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  • Act for Change: Empowering Emerging Leaders

    Description

    Empowering young people to meet challenges and be the leaders the world needs today.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    Act for Change

    Topic:

    children and young people
    mental health

    Content type:

    workshop
    Abstract illustration of people feeling different emotions

  • Age UK Waltham Forest: together against loneliness

    Description

    Age UK Waltham Forest is combatting loneliness amongst its veteran community.

    Borough:

    Waltham Forest

    Organisation name:

    Age UK Waltham Forest

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life
    older people

    Content type:

    film
    Three old men chatting and laughing

  • Akwaaba Kids: migrant children in Hackney on what makes their community strong

    Description

    The young people at Akwaaba Kids explored what makes the Akwaaba community strong through collecting quotes and images from members and creating a visual essay.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    Akwaaba Kids

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life
    children and young people

    Content type:

    photographs
    Rainbow made of coloured paper pieces

  • ARC collective: in our hands

    Description

    ARC Collective is the story of what happens when community space is put in the hands of the community, told in their own words.

    Borough:

    Islington

    Organisation name:

    ARC Collective

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Hands of people doing gardening

  • AuLaw Farm: growing communities alongside vegetables

    Description

    AuLaw Organic Farm connects Hong Kongers who have resettled in London to their new communities through sustainable urban farming.

    Borough:

    Kingston upon Thames

    Organisation name:

    AuLaw Organic Farm UK CIC

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    photographs
    Person in a vegetable garden holding bunch of harvested potatoes

  • BikeStormz: bikes up, knives down

    Description

    BikeStormz brings people together in a positive way, challenging stereotypes and supporting local communities.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    BikeStormz

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life
    children and young people

    Content type:

    film
    BikeStormz black and white image of young people riding bikes

  • Bridging the Digital Divide: A call for inclusive London action

    Description

    Through their Planetary and Social Responsibility (Empowering Futures) Team, IFB Gaming demonstrates the power of gaming in making digital literacy both accessible and enjoyable.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    IFB Gaming

    Topic:

    digital access
    jobs and skills
    technology

    Content type:

    film
    Man smiling outside in London. "ACT, Action Changes Things"

  • Co-Creative Communities: Service users co-design a co-operative membership platform

    Description

    An experimental co-design project utilising interactive learning, group discussions and arts activities to produce a service user-led membership platform.

    Borough:

    Islington

    Organisation name:

    Allie’s Art Club
    Power With
    Space4
    Cubitt

    Topic:

    art
    community engagement

    Content type:

    film
    People sitting during an artist panel at an exhibition opening evening

  • Deaf Unity: a united deaf community

    Description

    Deaf Unity works hard to be part of a strong, healthy, united community across London, as well as a bridge to the wider hearing communities that we live and work within.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    Deaf Unity

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Deaf Unity group meeting

  • Elizabeth House Community Centre: community strength through connections

    Description

    Discover the words and portraits of the community at Islington’s Elizabeth House Community Centre that show how everyone plays a part in making a community strong and connected.

    Borough:

    Islington
    Hackney
    Haringey

    Organisation name:

    Elizabeth House Community Centre

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Elizabeth House Community Centre at dusk

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