Journeys of change
FARMWELL is a European Thematic Network project funded by Horizon 2020 exploring social innovations that have capacity to improve farmer wellbeing . Recently a CCRI team attended a meeting with project partners in Brașov, Romania.
Theme | Well-being
A journey through change
The CCRI FARMWELL project team have been on field work in Romania. In this blog the CCRI researchers provide some initial impressions of Romania during the drive from Bucharest into Transylvania.
CCRI research features in new pamphlet
A new leaflet has been created stemming from a visit which took place in September with Norwegian academics from the NIBIO institute.
GEM of a project comes to an end
In November 2022, the 'Going the Extra Mile' (GEM) programme came to an end and with it a celebration of the successes achieved over its six years.
‘Greensounds’ Research Update
The Greensounds project, involving Alice Goodenough and Philip Reeder has been conducting numerous workshops throughout the spring and summer.
Agents for Change
Paul Courtney worked with South West Forum and Clarity to undertake an evaluation of the Somerset Village Agents project.
What works in tackling rural poverty – An evidence review of rural poverty interventions
The CCRI worked with Cardiff University to identify what works in tackling rural poverty.
Going the Extra Mile (GEM)
A five-year evaluation of the Going the Extra Mile (GEM) project begun in 2016, which further develops and applies social value research techniques. Funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and National Lottery Community Fund, GEM aims to move the county’s most vulnerable adults closer to employment, training and education.
Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation framework and a Forecast SROI for Hulme Community Garden Centre (HCGC) and to support the Growing Health network
A project that invokes development of a theory of Change and forecasts Social return on investment (SROI).