Groundwork Trusts enable an integrated, bottom-up approach to regeneration, involving and empowering local people to care for their environment, utilising sustainable development as a catalyst for action and promoting excellence in the partnerships we establish or are invited to join.
The Groundwork Trusts in Wales organise their work under the headings of People, Places and Prosperity.
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People is about creating opportunities for more people to learn about and become committed to taking action for the environment whilst, at the same time, realising their personal potential and building strong local neighbourhoods.
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Places is about creating better, safer, healthier and more environmentally sustainable neighbourhoods for people to live and work in.
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Prosperity is about training for work, stimulating local social enterprise, and working with the local business community to integrate business competitiveness and environmental responsibility.
These headings reflect Groundwork’s holistic approach to sustainable development and regeneration, whereby environmental, economic and social problems are tackled at the same time. Within the themes of People, Places and Prosperity, each Trust’s work programme varies according to the needs of the area, the priorities of its key partners and the resources it can raise.
A fourth heading that is also used is Partnerships. Working in partnership has always been central to the Groundwork approach and is a key element of our success in building sustainable communities.
