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Eight local organisations have been awarded a place on our Health and Wellbeing Trade Up Programme. As part of the programme, social enterprises will receive funding and support to grow.
We chose organisations that shared the values of our urban health programmes. Specifically, organisations looking to help close the childhood obesity inequality gap or slow down people’s progression to multiple long-term conditions.
The projects chosen range from using outside space to provide local kids with play areas to groups helping people with long-term conditions start their own businesses.
The programme is run by Impact on Urban Health in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE).
“ Being awarded a place on the Health and Wellbeing Trade Up Programme marks out these organisations as leaders. We want to see them take their impact to the next level. We are delighted to be supporting them to improve the health of people living in Lambeth and Southwark. Alastair Wilson CEO at the School for Social Entrepreneurs
Being awarded a place on the Health and Wellbeing Trade Up Programme marks out these organisations as leaders. We want to see them take their impact to the next level. We are delighted to be supporting them to improve the health of people living in Lambeth and Southwark.
Through a comprehensive 12-month programme this group of entrepreneurs will be able to hone their ideas, share learnings and find effective ways to work together within the same local communities.
As well as grant funding and peer support, the cohort will receive guidance from expert practitioners on how to develop their organisations and support to tackle challenges.
One of the entrepreneurs in the scheme, Felicia Boshorin, leads a project that offers healthy meals and activities to local children during school holidays.
“I look forward to learning more about how to identify multiple and diverse income streams. We have just entered into an agreement with another socially-driven local organisation to deliver Holiday Meals, and the programme will definitely help my organisation be more independent and allow me to grow as a leader.”
“ With SSE we are keen to find fantastic social enterprises from our boroughs that support the health and wellbeing of local residents. The Trade Up programme offers a range of support including grant-funding that pound-for-pound matches increases in income from trading. Through this, we hope to support the sustainability of these entrepreneurs as they grow. Matt Towner Matt Towner, Portfolio Manager
With SSE we are keen to find fantastic social enterprises from our boroughs that support the health and wellbeing of local residents. The Trade Up programme offers a range of support including grant-funding that pound-for-pound matches increases in income from trading. Through this, we hope to support the sustainability of these entrepreneurs as they grow.
The eight social enterprises selected are:
Interested in the programme? Find out more from the School of Social Entrepreneurs.
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