The Nature Effect is crowdfunding
Iʼm raising £5,000 to create Landscapes of Love - connecting prisoners and their families with Nature.
- Oxfordshire
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Prisons are under pressure and prisoners and their families are some of the most marginalized people in our society. The Nature Effect and HMP Bullingdon and PACT charity are working together create two new nature filled gardens through a project we are calling INSIDE OUT. The first garden will support prisoners recovering from addiction and the second garden will transform the Visitor Centre garden so families visiting have a calm green space to wait and where children can play. Visiting loved ones inside is always a stressful experience.. We will help create resources to support families to connect to nature in their communities too.
The new gardens, co-designed with our associate Laura Burt, will be calm, immersive spaces and bursting with biodiversity. Both will feature species rich planting and include growing spaces for herbs and fruit. There will be smaller secluded areas for staff to undertake one to one reviews, or in the case of visitors, where parents can sit and talk.
Bullingdon Prison houses around 900 men many of whom are on remand and yet been to trial and are on remand. The garden will provide a fantastic space for prison members who are taking part in the prison's substance free living program, those who have complex health needs, and/or are at higher risk of self harm. As well as providing a space for purposeful activity and therapeutic work, the men will also be able to learn new skills around growing and gardening that can be used upon release.
Your donation will also help us work with the Prisoners Advice and Care Trust to develop their garden at the visitor centre and support families to access green spaces in their communities. We have already raised £35,000 towards this project but need more funding for plants, for sheds, for shelter and to fund ongoing support from communities over the crucial first year or this exciting project.
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- 2 months ago
The Nature Effect
2 months agoThank you to everyone who has supported this project so far. We have a November start date for work on the Inside garden to begin. We are involving local suppliers, contractors and volunteers with excellent experience in mental health and the criminal justice system. We still need to raise a bit more to ensure that we can kick the project off with a great space and some really biodiverse planing schemes. Research evidence suggests that the more biodiverse the planting the stronger the positive impact on mental health and wellbeing.
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- 3 months ago
The Nature Effect
3 months agoDo we want warehouses for the incorrigible, or greenhouses for the reformed? Richard Branson We have raised over £40000 in grants but we need a bit more! Please pass the fundraiser on if you can. Donations will buy seeds, sheds and plants
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Richard Davy
Oct 31, 2024
FJ
Oct 29, 2024
£10.00
Margot O
Oct 28, 2024
Such an inspiring idea- May this grow and grow 🙏🏼🌀
£20.00
Anonymous
Oct 28, 2024
Emma Hood
Oct 18, 2024
Very important - good luck
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Anonymous
Oct 6, 2024
Helen
Oct 6, 2024
Good luck with raising the full amount, Laura!
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The Nature Effect
Oxfordshire
The Nature Effect CIC is a group of committed, experienced and skilled associates. We bring together teams and resources to support the co-creation of nature-led garden/community space design alongside human centred engagement with and for Nature.