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How can we work together to support communities post-Covid?

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The Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted the health, wellbeing and prosperity of our local communities.

In April 2021 the Positive Impact Partners (PIP) programme invited university and third sector colleagues to join a workshop to explore the main challenges communities face post-Covid, discuss the existing examples of effective partnerships, and identify the ways in which we can work together to support communities in the future. 

The workshop 

This was a unique opportunity for University staff and external partners to come together to network, share and gain new insights, and identify collaborative opportunities. 

Our virtual, workshop-style event involved group discussions around the following themes: 

  • Better collaborative working: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen the third sector, Leeds City Council and the University working together in new ways. We will discuss examples of these effective partnerships to understand how we can continue to build stronger connections following the pandemic. 
  • Addressing community needs and challenges post-Covid:  We will consider some of the greatest challenges our local communities will face in the wake of the pandemic such as educational inequality, loneliness and poor physical and mental health and how we can work together to address these. 
  • Addressing social and economic divides: We will explore how effective collaboration can address the deep social and economic inequalities across our communities that have been further exacerbated by the pandemic. 

An in-depth summary of the discussions from the workshop has been published and is available to read online.

 

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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

We use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to guide our activity. Our work on Positive Impact Partnerships is linked to the following SDGs:

      • Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
      • Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
      • Goal 17: Partnerships

Find out more about our impact on the SDGs.