China, a passionate community advocate, has lived in Newham for just over four years and has already made a strong impact. She focuses on preventing drug abuse and empowering young people to lead healthier, drug-free lives. Through education and outreach,…
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…
Soofia is motivated by a desire to ensure that multilingualism is an asset in our communities; she welcomes families arriving from overseas, and supports them around their health and wellbeing. She has seen the discrimination and difficulties faced by people…
Andy has been heavily involved in work around youth safety in the community. He has devoted his energy to numerous campaigns to improve safety and outcomes for young people – such as the CitySafe Safe Havens programme, advocating and campaigning…
Laura has lived in Newham since 1983, and has always been involved in the communities around her. She has a long background of working in the NHS and is driven to address inequalities and help people access what they are…
As Principal of Newham College, which provides education to 7,000 Newham residents every year, Paul puts student welfare, safety and a positive experience of learning at the very heart of his teaching philosophy. He is aware of the powerful correlation…
Celia set up ClimateYouChange.org in 2019 with the aim of addressing the climate emergency through community education and individual lifestyle changes. ClimateYouChange is an inclusive group of people who all share the same goals. They are involved in wide-ranging educational…
Maria is studying at a health conscious college in Newham. She is really excited about putting her many ideas about health in Newham out there and making significant changes.
