How should we show up for our queer community in Lewisham? A key way is to empower and support their projects and enterprises by shopping at their small businesses. It is important to acknowledge that LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs have battled with a long history of economic and social exclusion, and it...
Rock iOrganisation Community Project: a non- profit organisation providing services for vulnerable people who have become homeless as well as those suffering with mental health and wellbeing I am Dr Leroy Johnson the founder of Rock-IOrganisation Community Project. The organisation was opened in April 2019 as a pilot scheme...
Collab Training Academy: It takes a village… As a Lewisham based not-for-profit organisation, Collab Training Academy CIC has made supporting the BME youth and community a priority. In 2020, we saw how the Covid-19 pandemic had heavily impacted everyone around us, especially to those who were already struggling pre-pandemic....
Academy Achievers: a community organisation that aims to improve the quality of life for young people by utilising Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) activities. In 2018, the organisation was awarded two-year funding from the MOPAC VRU Community Seed Fund (Knife Crime) to deliver anti-knife crime early intervention and outreach through STEM-related...
BIGOH Coaching: What it Means to be a Coach and Mentor in Your Local Community During a Pandemic During the past 12 months, I like many micro/small business owners have found it difficult. That has not stopped my zeal and commitment to help my fellow business owners as a Coach and...
Kitchen Buddy: Adapting Health to a Pandemic Environment Since the pandemic, my self employed business Kitchen Buddy has adapted as I was unable to treat clinic patients or at Lewisham hospital. Instead we developed a tree leaf seasoning blend and an Instant mix for tea infusion and vegetable dishes....
The Village – supporting the wellbeing of parents and carers. The past year has shown us all that we struggle in isolation, but this is something that members of The Village team already learned a few years earlier. Becoming a parent (however that happens for you) changes your life....
Moon Lake Ink: a Community Interest Company and a local bookshop in Catford. Here at Moon Lane Ink we do a lot of work with local schools and groups within our community. Some of the highlights of the shop under normal circumstances are the baby and toddler classes, and...
