Together we have:
Established 5 Community Fridges to tackle food waste and increase access to healthy food in the city.
Brought together a growing coalition of local and national partners to inform, deliver and amplify the programme, allowing us to reach a wide audience of residents and deliver activities that resonated. Conducted extensive consultation with more than 1,000 residents and stakeholders in the city to ensure the project is directly responding to local needs, providing a model for community engagement in other cities. Created a strong, recognisable brand and year-long programme of activities under the umbrella of In Our Nature. Launched a city-wide communications campaign including, 1. an online hub of tips and resources for residents with more than 15,500 visits, 2. a social media campaign that has reached 900k people to date, 3. media coverage with opportunities to hear over 23 million, 4. a podcast on green roofs and 5. a video on making our cities greener that was viewed 33,000 times. Delivered a series of offline communications and creative public activations including an interactive installation in Moss Side inviting residents to feedback on what they want to see in their area and an immersive nature pop-up shop bringing the benefits of nature to the heart of the city, that welcomed more than 1,000 visitors. Gave away more than 1,500 plants as part of public engagement activities.
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Gifted 1,500 surplus smart phones to digitally
excluded residents, reducing e-waste and cutting almost 80 tonnes of carbon.
Launched a range of innovative urban greening community projects exploring how spending time in nature can help connect the huge issue of climate change to our everyday lives, involving more than 350 people through events and workshops Connected ten households to members of their community to get expert advice on ways to make their homes greener. Learned the dos and don’ts of growing a tiny urban forest. Provided funding for seven local groups to deliver innovative projects responding to local needs and priorities. Established a strong local delivery team including a respected local delivery partner, an independent evaluation partner and a locally-based Creative Content Producer to document and capture impact.
Launched a design competition challenging university students across the UK to use their creativity to make day-to-day sustainable living second nature, and will be piloting commended entries as part of the campaign. And much more!
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