Are you passionate about health and wellbeing? Do you want to help your community stay healthy and well? If so, we invite you to join Newham’s Community Health Champions programmes! These programmes are designed to keep you informed about health…
Aisha volunteers for the Friendship Club, a social inclusive disability group aimed at people with autism or learning disabilities. The group encourages people with disabilities to come together to chat and have fun, with the aim of reducing isolation and…
Spotlight on ANKH Place – July/August 50 Steps Changemaker organisation ANKH Place as a new CIC took the opportunity to apply to be the commissioned service for young Black men aged up to 30, who had lived experience of mental…
Daniel has lived in Newham for 25 years. He is the founder and CEO of Ayati Mind, which he set up following his own personal lived experience of mental health struggles. He was deeply affected by the suicide of a…
Nick has been pivotal in transforming Brampton Manor Academy into a healthier environment, especially regarding food. The school earned the Healthy Schools Silver Award by demonstrating how healthy eating enhances mood and activity levels, and by identifying students with poor…
Aanchal is passionate about inspiring students to develop their love for healthy cooking by introducing them to delicious new foods from across the world. Under her leadership, Food Technology at School21 has gone from a new subject to one that…
As a lived experience practitioner, a survivor of Adverse Childhood Experiences, homelessness and problematic drugs, Abdirahim has used his life experience to empower others to reduce harm in their own lives. He is the founder of Coffee Afrik, a highly…
In April 2024 more than 100 of us came together to launch 50 Steps to a Healthier Newham 2024-2027. As we said then, this shared strategy can only be achieved through all of us working together. And it is shaped…
