Issue details

The Experts by Experience programme is designed to appoint people with lived experience of serious violence to be trained in the skill of Appreciative Inquiry, and to use Appreciative Inquiry to carry out a critical appraisal of the GM VRU’s Community Led Pilots programme and more generally appraise the GM VRU’s Community Led approach. Big Life Group’s provision of a community worker will provide a vital link between those appointed to lead the evaluation and members of the community the VRU serves.

Big Life Group
A payment to be made of £2400 to Big Life Group to provide a Community Worker & x4 individuals with lived experience of serious violence who will support the VRU’s Experts by Experience programme, a qualitative evaluation of the VRU led by individuals with lived experience of serious violence. The Community Worker will provide ongoing advice and support to the Experts by Experience appointees who will be conducting the community led evaluation. They will also support workshops between January and May 2023, culminating in a final joint event in May 2023 to include senior Decision Makers from the GMCA, including the Mayor of Greater Manchester.