What to expect from your Community Project

This workshop brings together all the student teams taking part in Community Projects this semester. It’s a space to meet your teammates and your project facilitator, discover more about your project, and learn some helpful project management and teamwork skills to get you started.

Your partner meeting is your first chance to meet the main contact at your partner organisation. You’ll attend together with your teammates and facilitator. It’s an informal meeting where you will learn more about the organisation’s work, understand why the project matters to them, and ask any questions you have.

Some projects include extra skills sessions to help you prepare for the work ahead. These are designed to give you confidence with any technical skills you might need. The topics vary depending on the project - in the past, sessions have included things like video editing, safeguarding, human rights awareness, and workshop planning.

Within a week or two of your partner meeting, your team will meet with your facilitator to design your project plan and think about how to put it into action. After this, you’ll work together to carry out the tasks you’ve agreed, with plenty of flexibility to fit the project around your other commitments. There are no scheduled workshops during this period, but your facilitator will still be available and will check in with you along the way.

At the handover stage, you’ll share the outcome of your project with your community partner. This might be a meeting with your facilitator and partner organisation, a workshop or session, or sometimes a presentation, depending on your project. However it looks, it’s a space to showcase your work, celebrate your efforts, and hear feedback from your partner.

In this final workshop, all project teams come together to celebrate what you’ve achieved. It’s a chance to recognise the impact your project has made in the local community, and to reflect on the personal skills and experiences you’ve gained along the way.