Ideas to Change Leeds
/p>Ideas to Change Leeds is a collection of innovative projects and programmes currently underway in Leeds that aim to positively change Leeds or the lives of communities in Leeds.The categories below are linked to the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals
Ideas To Change Leeds by Julia CharltonShowing projects under Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Tiny Heroes
Daniel Bye
Location: Armley, Killingbeck & Seacroft, Calverley & Farsley
Aim: To bring communities together through story telling and theatre.
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Feed Leeds
Originated by Leeds Parks and Countryside, now an independent Unincorporated Association with a committee (council officers and members attending)
Location: Leeds city-wide
Aim: Feed Leeds is a a constituted network of organisations and individuals involved with sustainable local food and related issues, aiming to offer advice and support of various kinds.
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Challenging Conversations
VAL in partnership with Leeds City Council and third sector delivery partners, funded by the Home Office
Location: Leeds
Aim: To better understand the drivers that may lead young people to commit hate crimes & identify potential solutions to reduce incidents in the future. A research paper and a toolkit for practitioners was published in June 2017. Discussions are ongoing regarding legacy projects to continue this agenda.
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Helping Britain Blossom
The Orchard Project
Location: Leeds district and LS postcodes
Aim: To help local people create, restore and access orchards – to enjoy and use for good in their own communities. A large-scale reintroduction of community orchards across Leeds which aims to make a sizeable, ecological and social contribution to a sustainable food system.
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Open Data Commons Mapping
University of Leeds, ODI, Leeds City Lab, Voluntary Action Leeds, Leeds Love It Share It
Location: City wide
Aim: To use open data to map community assets and promote civic action to improve neighbourhood resilience.
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Leeds Fund - #GiveLoveLeeds Grants
Leeds Community Fund
Location: Leeds Inner City Wards
Aim: To support a variety of different community projects and small charities supporting local people.
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Leeds Fund - Microgrants
Leeds Community Foundation
Location: Leeds
Aim: To support grassroots community activity and seed fund emerging groups.
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The Greenhouse Pilot
Voluntary Action Leeds
Location: Citywide
Aim: To tackle priorities in neighbourhoods by growing local solutions into sustainable activity.