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Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Learn what the Cluster Model is achieving.
Aug 20, 20182 min read
"The Perfect Opportunity"
BeyondMe is a UK organisation that matches up the skills of business professionals with the needs of charities. We recently began a new...
Aug 10, 20181 min read
An Important Gathering
Next month is our second ever International Forum. And we’re excited... From 17th-21st September, around twenty Cluster members from...
Aug 8, 20181 min read
Podcast: The Secrets of SALT
What if the best way to impact a community is simply to listen to its members? That's the idea behind SALT - a tool and lifestyle for...
Jul 16, 20183 min read
Rethinking Disability in North East India
India’s North East Cluster held its first three day training on disability and inclusion. Cluster member and community health specialist...
Jul 11, 20181 min read
Podcast: The Syrians of Manchester
Syria's refugees have fled a regime that denied them the opportunity to gather and talk freely as a community. When they arrive in a new...
Jul 2, 20184 min read
Q+A: Kaaren, Uttarakhand Cluster
KAAREN MATHIAS wants to put mental health "in the hands of the people". In this interview, she tells us how her and the Uttarakhand...
Jun 29, 20182 min read
Mission Accomplished on South West Coast Path
Our friend and adviser IAN CAMPBELL has just completed the UK’s 631-mile South West Coast Path, fundraising for his work and ours. Just...
Jun 25, 20181 min read
Video: A Year in Uttarakhand
Our oldest and largest Cluster held its AGM recently. This videos shares some of what they've achieved in the last year. Click here to...
Jun 24, 20181 min read
Podcast: How Faith Can Impact Health
In what ways can a community's faith impact its health? A complex question requires a great mind, so we found one. Andrew Tomkins OBE is...
Jun 19, 20182 min read
Q+A: Moses, Kericho Cluster
MOSES OKOMBO lives 2 hours west of Kericho, but that hasn't stopped him from shaping (and being shaped by) the Cluster. Find out why...
May 30, 20182 min read
Inside Zambia's New Cluster
Members of Chisekesi town in southern Zambia have come together - with the support of nearby CHABBS CLUSTER - to start a Cluster of their...
May 25, 20183 min read
The Fight Against FGM - Lessons from Tanzania
Cluster Member VALERIAN MGANI works with the Association for the Termination of Female Genital Mutilation (ATFGM) in Tanzania’s Mara...
May 21, 20184 min read
Q+A: Dorothy, Mara Cluster
DOROTHY KAWIRA is a Palliative Care Nurse and the Mobiliser of Tanzania’s Mara Cluster. In this month’s profile, she tells us why the...
Apr 25, 20184 min read
What Forests Teach Us About Networks
As Arukah Network grows, we're thinking deeply about how good 'networking' can shape our future. Our co-leader ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT has...
Apr 17, 20184 min read
Q+A: Robins, Kericho Cluster
Cluster Mobiliser. HIV Support Worker. Connector. ROBINS OCHIENG' ODIYO plays an important role in Kenya's Kericho County, and in the...
Mar 23, 20184 min read
“This Will Bear A Lot Of Fruit”
India’s new ‘North East’ Cluster will represent the isolated states of Nagaland and Assam. Dr. SEDEVI ANGAMI is the Director of a...
Mar 19, 20182 min read
Podcast: Zimbabwe's Friendship Bench
How can an elderly lady on a bench improve a community's wellbeing? In this episode of our How To Build Community podcast and radio show,...
Mar 12, 20185 min read
The Story of SALT
A good conversation can build relationships, trust and understanding. "SALT" is a way of helping good community conversations take place,...
Mar 12, 20184 min read
Walking with Communities
One month. 631 miles. 21 miles per day. In June, IAN CAMPBELL from Affirm Facilitators will attempt to walk the UK’s South West Coast...
Feb 26, 20185 min read
Inside a Cluster Launch
N was at the launch of India’s ‘North East’ Cluster last month. He’s a Professor of Public Health in Australia who has helped nurture...
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