East Sussex Community Voice

We listen to and enable communities to have their say and bring about positive change

We use a variety of skills and techniques to listen to and empower communities to have their say and bring about positive change.

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Healthwatch East Sussex

Healthwatch East Sussex share their 23/24 Annual Report

Youth Social action project

ESCV were funded by BBC Children in Need to deliver a project working with young people in East Sussex to engage in social action activities.

The project used creative engagement methods to encourage young people to explore issues and topics that were important to them and their communities.

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East Sussex Community Voice – helping to make sure community voices are heard

East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) is an independent community interest company dedicated to empowering communities to have their voice heard and champion change through impartial advice and organisational support.

Participation

Participation

Utilising a range of engagement techniques to capture views and experiences to champion change

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Evaluation

Evaluation

Generating independent evidence and insight, informing the design and delivery of effective services

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Collaboration

Collaboration

Adding value by partnering in the design, commissioning and delivery of local services

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Communication

Communication

Producing independent insight and messaging that is accessible, engaging and impactful

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Representation

Representation

Strengthening the voice of all communities and contributing to effective decision making

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Our Work

Our community projects are as varied and vibrant as the local people we work with, from long-term plans and programmes to fast-acting smaller commissions:

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ESCV Proudly host:

The East Sussex VCSE Alliance

A partnership of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations from across East Sussex working collaboratively to create a stronger, more resilient voluntary sector for the county and its communities

News

Healthwatch East Sussex are delighted to share their Rye Listening Tour, One Year On Report.   Throughout September 2023 Healthwatch East Sussex conducted a Listening Tour across Rye and Rural Rother to meet people where they are and capture their experiences of local health and care.   Their latest report provides an update on the activity that has

This year’s National Eye Health Week takes place from 23-29 September 2024, promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all. Two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that is sever enough to have a significant on their daily lives. Eye tests play a huge part

10th September 2024, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, which is a global movement focusing on raising awareness of suicide, reducing stigma, and encouraging strategies and actions to prevent suicide. This year’s theme is about transforming how we perceive this complex issue and shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding,