Systemic Life Stories for Regeneration - Helping Sheerwater (Social Science Impact Accelerator ESRC Grant)

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Project Details

Description

The main motivation of this project is to empower people and communities of Sheerwater Housing Estate in Surrey with the help of life stories and retrieving/sharing historical records. We aim to help them regain a sense of hope towards the future.

Layman's description

A workshop exhibition in partnership with The Mascot Hub (Sheerwater) and the Surrey History Centre (Woking) to help Sjeerwater residents regain a sense of hope towards the future.

Key findings

"The community is still there, we just need to know where to look for it"
Short titleSheerwater
StatusActive
Effective start/end date2/07/25 → 15/12/25

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

  • Systems thinking
  • Sheerwater
  • Life Stories
  • Ritual
  • Community Engagement & Social Impact
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