Sarifa has lived in Newham for more than 30 years, and loves the diversity of the borough. She founded the Newham Disabled People’s Representative Forum for anyone who has a…
Pawinder has been involved in Ramgarhia for over 40 years and represents the Sikh Community as a Faith Leader in Newham’s Interfaith Activities. He was chair of Ramgarhia Sports Centre,…
As a community leader, Zubair has been assisting Newham residents for more than 25 years with their welfare, housing, health and social care needs. With the COVID-19 pandemic, his activity…
Anab gave up her corporate job during the pandemic to start Healtogether, after she realised there were critical gaps in services for the Somali community in Newham. She found that…
Paul set up Newham Ability Camp after his son lost his sight 21 years ago – he wanted to give other people with disabilities the chance to participate in sport.…
Maddy works with sports clubs and schools to help people build their confidence around health, fitness and personal growth. On recovering from cancer treatment, she found light exercise a great…
Bisi is passionate about making a difference in her local community. She works with residents who face additional barriers to getting active – such as older people, women, and people…
Stella is passionate about bringing dance and the arts into health settings and vulnerable communities to encourage healthy relationships to movement. She is founder of Embrace Space: Arts & Wellbeing,…
Peter is passionate about tackling the underlying causes of poverty and disadvantage by focusing on community engagement, mental health support, and improving access to essential services and activities that contribute…
