fairandfunky is more than an ordinary business, we are a community interest company empowering people to take their own little steps to change the world. Lead by Helen Robinson and Sophie Root, supported by a team of directors, we design and deliver a wide range of workshops and projects with schools and community groups on sustainability, climate action, recycling, and Fairtrade. Our innovative and creative approach to learning helps us deliver engaging sessions to people of all ages and abilities.
“Tactile involvement for the children means they can relate to how small steps help the whole world. We really enjoyed learning about sustainability and how to improve our environment.” Hillside Primary School
We facilitate a wide range of workshops with schools across the UK and over the last 12 years we have also worked with several community organisations to run engaging projects; bringing people together to celebrate their sense of place. With us people experience shared moments of learning through creativity, as we encourage families and communities to take positive action and contribute to society in active ways.
“It was great to see so many kids getting hands on and engaged. Congratulations on a well organised event that really got young people involved in understanding the causes and solutions to climate change in a relaxed and fun space.” Holme Valley Climate Action Partnership
We work with a number of local businesses to bring our work to a wider audience, and with the new fairandfunky partner packages, your workplace/business can get involved in a variety of ways too. Each package gives you the opportunity to give back to your community with investment in social vision and values by supporting our work. By working with fairandfunky you are demonstrating your commitment to sustainability and taking your own little step to change the world.
fairandfunky Partner Package One – Workshops in Schools – Choose a workshop for a class in a local school! This could be for the school on your doorstep, or perhaps the school one of your employees has connections with, or maybe your own children attend. fairandfunky workshops are designed to link sustainability issues to areas of the curriculum, encouraging curiosity and bringing learning to life for children. Please click here to view the range of workshops and let us know your favourite.
“We were delighted to be able to support our local community and school by sponsoring a fairandfunky workshop for students at Honley CE (VC) Junior, Infant and Nursery School. Sustainability is something we, at Social Progress, feel passionately about. Not only do we constantly look for ways to be more sustainable in our own business but feel it’s important to help future generations understand how we can all make a difference by our own individual actions and choices.” Janet Bebb, Social Progress.
Partner Package One costs £300. This is for fairandfunky to deliver a full class workshop in a primary school of your choice. We will promote your involvement on social media, include your company details in a digital review for the school and our website, this will also be shared with our school newsletter database.
fairandfunky Partner Package Two – Project in Schools – Nominate a school for fairandfunky to deliver an exciting whole school initiative. We would liaise with the school to develop a programme for them which would include working with every child; from reception to Year 6. The project partnership is designed to inspire and equip people of all ages to rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, repair and recycle.
“Stafflex has always had a keen interest in supporting the local community with fundraising, projects and all kinds of initiatives. We have developed a great relationship with fairandfunky sponsoring workshops in schools promoting health living and sustainability. From just one school and the meetings fairandfunky facilitated we have forecasted £5k of extra business. Stafflex and fairandfunky share many of the same values and the relationship has gone from strength to strength over the years. I am sure we will continue this partnership for many years to come!” Nemi Alexis, Senior Business Development and Marketing Manager
Partner Package Two costs £850. This is for fairandfunky to deliver workshops with the whole school (assumes working with 7 classes) over 2 days. We would create opportunity for members of your staff team to volunteer in the workshops and facilitate meetings with the school senior leadership team. We will promote your involvement on social media and share links to your business with schools and families through our newsletters and a blog feature on our website.
fairandfunky Partner Package Three – Project with Communities – Bespoke to you and your business this package gives opportunity for us all to be creative with our thinking and delivery! We could create a large mural on an empty wall in your local town (or your building!) or run a series of family recycling workshops to teach ethical solutions to cost of living problems. We could devise and make a community art trail or deliver SCRAPtastic stories to SureStart programmes. The possibilities are endless! Partner Package Three costs depend on the activity and could incorporate a 12 month programme of events/workshops.
“fairandfunky are very passionate about what they do, and I love that they worked with us to connect co-operative principles to the project, encouraging people to be better citizens in their own communities. Their expert knowledge is always shared in a friendly and enjoyable way. Working with fairandfunky has helped us grow our membership in communities.” Tanya Noon, Member & Community Relations Officer at Central Coop.
Interested? Even if we have just piqued your interest, we’d welcome a conversation. Please do get in touch with helen@fairandfunky.com and/or sophie@fairandfunky.com and we can arrange an initial meeting over a Fairtrade brew to begin the fairandfunky partner programme together.
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