Stronger Communities Team
Meet the Team
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Rajo Saira Stronger Communities Co-ordinator | rajo.s@valonline.org.uk |
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Mike Elderton, Volunteer Development Officer | mike.e@valonline.org.uk |
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Neil Wiseman, Administration & Information Officer | neil.w@valonline.org.uk |
The aim of the Stronger Communities Project is to strengthen communities across Leicestershire. We plan to do this through the encouraging the participation of local people to:
- Become involved in developing their community
- Get better informed
- Be engaged
- Feel empowered to influence local action, activities and services
- Promote equality and diversity
The Stronger Communities Team is building Social Capital in communities across Leicestershire; Social Capital is achieved through community cohesion and empowerment. Empowerment is giving communities the opportunities to identify and voice their needs, enabling them to take action to influence the decisions that affect them.
What is Community Cohesion? Community Cohesion is about enabling people, communities and groups to get along with each other by:
- Breaking down barriers between and across different communities and groups;
- Building understanding between people and communities;
- Building trust and confidence between people and communities;
- Embracing difference and diversity.
This then leads to greater harmony and a sense of belonging and unity.
This work comes under the umbrella of the LeicesterShire Together partnership, and is strategically managed by the Stronger Communities Board, which is made up from a broad selection of the partners involved. The project takes place across all seven districts of the county, and in particular in the 19 Priority Neighbourhoods listed in the LAA 2.
Stronger Communities across the county
The VAL Stronger Communities team is part of a wider team that is based across the county. The Stronger Communities workers in each of the districts are:
| District | Name |
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| Blaby | Darren Walker |
| Charnwood | Hazel Fish |
| Janet Lewis | |
| Amina Wadud | |
| Cath Walker | |
| Harborough | Sam Howlett |
| Lizzie Keenan | |
| Hinckley & Bosworth | Debbi Doheney |
| Siân Mitchell | |
| Melton | Joanna Burrows |
| Kate Sharpe | |
| Melissa Tuhey | |
| North West Leicestershire | Charlotte Corden |
| Chantal Lester | |
| Oadby & Wigston | Bev Everington |
| Sue Hill |
To get in touch with any of these officers, please email neil.w@valonline.org.uk
To download the latest Stronger Communities update, please click here
Recent events:
- December 9th 2009 -Stronger Communities Board meeting
- December 11th 2009 - Stronger Communities and Social Capital Report 2009 launch
As part of LTp week 2009, we are launching the Stronger Communities work as it enters a new phase; the launch will also cover the report for the most the launch will also cover the report for the most recent Social Capital Survey.
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