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Project Dewi: co-production and involvement in PSBs

Project Dewi is our 5-year programme of work with Public Services Boards (PSBs) in Wales, funded through the National Lottery Community Fund. The programme began on 1st March 2021 – Saint David’s Day (or Dydd Gwyl Dewi) here in Wales.

The project has two strands: one provides bespoke support for three clusters of PSBs; the other is our Shared Learning Network, where we share useful information and resources about co-production and involvement.

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We are working hands-on with clusters of PSBs to support the development of their practice of meaningful engagement and involvement, moving towards full co-production. We are: 

  • Working alongside the PSB teams to support practical implementation and develop their capabilities, capacity, and confidence. We are not consultants who take the work away and do it for them, instead, we work with the PSBs. Through experiential learning and working on relevant and immediate issues, we contribute to shifting behaviours and cultures. 
  • Creating the conditions for sustainable relationships between organisations and with communities and citizens, through an ongoing involvement infrastructure. Relationships are fundamental to co-producing and operating in complexity, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of this work. 
  • Developing meaningful engagement opportunities including with seldom-heard voices, that lead to the involvement of communities in the co-production of local solutions, where both people and professionals leverage their strengths and resources to effect positive change. 

Resources for involvement

Explore our full library of tools and guidance for co-producing with people in a variety of settings, whether you’re just getting started or looking to deepen your practice. From our co-production slide deck for PSB partners and leaders, to resources on setting up a lived experience group as part of your involvement strategy, there’s practical support for every stage.

Our resources also support Public Services Boards in Wales to meet their duties under the Well-being of Future Generations Act and the Five Ways of Working by helping shift from a ‘doing to’ culture to one of ‘working with’.


Find out more

If you’d like to know more about the programme, including our Shared Learning Network, please get in touch, we’re always happy to hear from new people.

Rachel
Wolfendale

Programme Manager
[email protected]
07726 389 339

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Dan
Barnett

Programme Coordinator
[email protected]
07943 972 949

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Becky Lythgoe

Cwm Taf Morgannwg

Gareth Pahl

Cwm Taf Morgannwg

Mererid Lewis

West Wales

Mandy Williams

West Wales

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Mike Corcoran

North Wales

Rebecca Colley-Jones

North Wales

Project Dewi is funded through the National Lottery Community Fund: Supporting Great Ideas.