Over a number of years, Outside Lives has been developing what we have now called ‘PROJECT SPARC’, which aims to connect people:
💚 to themselves,
🏘️ to the community,
🌿 to nature
Sparc focuses on empowering people to choose their next steps towards better wellbeing🌟✨
Sparc is rooted in our values of Earth Care, People Care, and Future Care, and guided by Permaculture principles; we aim to empower people to create sustainable connections 🌍🌿
Who’s this for? As with everything at Outside Lives, there isn’t a particular demographic of people for Sparc. This project is aimed at anyone who ‘needs a little bit extra at the moment’
What we do: Project Sparc follows a 6-stage cycle, from initial connection to a final reflection session, ensuring people are supported every step of the way. 🚶♂️➡️🌈
We use a person-centred approach, actively listening to people and co-creating a range of unique opportunities to support a journey of self discovery and connection.
At the moment we are delighted that we have been able to fund 3 strands of this project:
⚡ ️ Into the Woods : funded by Arts Council Wales and Natural Resources Wales for people looking to make more social connections in the outdoors.
⚡️Sparc Bach | Little Spark : funded by Rise, for young people aged between 6-16 who are wanting to spend more time in nature and make new connections with young people in the area.
⚡️Sparc | Creating Together : funded by North Wales Together Learning Disability Transformation Service, for folk with learning disabilities – working across Flintshire and Wrecsam.
Next steps…
We will be on a mission over the next few months, seeking larger funding to formally roll out this amazing project in its entirety🚀💼⚡️