Community and Regeneration

Red Kite has extensive experience of working alongside communities and resource holders, as community development practitioners, trainers and project managers. A particular focus of our work has been within areas of extreme deprivation and/or with communities and groups who usually do not find a voice in participation strategies. Our training module Making Social Inclusion Work is a central action-learning component of this work.

Our belief is that we need to work with both communities and resource holders if an honest and sustainable social partnership is to be forged. There is little point in developing the capacities of community leaders if the 'doors' to dialogue remain closed. Equally, working with communities, often disillusioned and angry, requires a range of skills. Red Kite can offer experience and skills for working at both ends.

Of late,our work has developed internationally, with consortium work in Ukraine, Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic. We are currently working in Russia with leading UK regeneration agency 'INclude', piloting strategies on decentralisation and neighbourhood management.

Clients have included:

	CDS Liverpool - development of cooperatives and training of staff
	Wakefield MDC - advice on development of Local Strategic Partnership
	Salford City Council - establishment of tenant management co-operatives
	Tameside MBC - development of tenant participation strategy
	IMC Consulting / DfID- social partnership work in Russia
	Peak Park Trust - strategies to meet rural deprivation
	Manchester Metropolitan University - electronic village halls in Manchester.

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