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Notes on inequality and innovation from Year Here, a community of social entrepreneurs tackling Britain’s toughest social problems.
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Still Here.
Still Here.
My journey from Fellow to Chair of the board of a reimagined Year Here.
Marian Shivji
Apr 7
Our family of Fellow-founded social ventures
Our family of Fellow-founded social ventures
Our programmes birthed 50 social ventures, each with a new angle on a tricky problem.
Year Here
Nov 11, 2022
Jerk chicken and a pathway out of homelessness
Jerk chicken and a pathway out of homelessness
2015/16 Fellow Meg Doherty on the story behind Fat Macy’s, the social enterprise restaurant.
Year Here
Mar 30, 2023
5 Reasons Your Small Charity Should Campaign For Big Change
5 Reasons Your Small Charity Should Campaign For Big Change
Being small isn’t a disadvantage, it’s a strength, and more should enter the arena.
Sam Boyd
Feb 1
Social change happens with people — not to them.
Read our Fellows’ frontline dispatches
From the frontline
This is the world as it is. This is where you start
This is the world as it is. This is where you start
Four Londoners whose prospects hang in the balance.
Year Here
Mar 8, 2016
On Dignity
On Dignity
Fellow Louise Ellaway on the reality of life before death.
Year Here
Mar 24, 2015
From Plumber to Carer
From Plumber to Carer
Ron is 78 years old and Somer’s Town born and bred. After a successful career as a self-employed plumber he has recently retired.
Sneh Jani-Patel
Mar 8, 2016
Francis, The Gardener
Francis, The Gardener
The rider, gardener, DJ and fundraiser at the Bromley By Bow Centre
Miranda Dixon
Nov 7, 2015
It’s not enough to be right, you have to be powerful
It’s not enough to be right, you have to be powerful
An interview with Tom Chigbo.
Jack Graham
Feb 11, 2019
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Beyond the black square: Our anti-racist commitments
Beyond the black square: Our anti-racist commitments
It’s been four turbulent months since people around the world flooded Instagram with a sea of black squares.
Year Here
Nov 10, 2020
From banana bread to abolition
From banana bread to abolition
With mounting distrust in existing systems, and bizarre new circumstances, our world has fundamentally changed.
Sophie Slater
Jun 26, 2020
The Sewell Report: Why public health is an unlevel playing field
The Sewell Report: Why public health is an unlevel playing field
Hector Smethurst of Appt Health reflects on how the Sewell Report on institutionalised racism misses the mark in one of its main areas —…
Hector Smethurst
May 26, 2021
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