Mari Davis

Recent experience includes:-  

• Ealing Council, Southall – Sport England place-based pilot to tackle health inequalities in a diverse community through movement-building and active citizenship. Developed local leadership capacity and community activists and strengthened public sector partnerships.   

• Cheltenham Sports and Physical Activity Strategy –  Co-led work to engage public sector and community leaders over a series of workshops. Commissioned by the Borough Council, working with Active Gloucestershire.  

• Plymouth listening to people living ‘complex lives’ – Local authority, health and VCS organisations reflected on and changed their approach to working with people living complex lives. They listened to the lived experience, co-designed solutions, and enabled more inclusive decision-making.    

• Public Health teams working in partnership –Facilitation with HWBB’s, ICBs and Public Health in the Northwest, London and Southwest re their role and practice in increasing levels of physical activity and reducing diabetes.    

My practice with you might focus on understanding barriers to movement, physical activity and sport; using movement building and narrative approaches;  addressing inequalities; facilitating workshops and events; supporting connections and strong relationships in communities; creating reflective spaces.   

Above all, my purpose is enabling the leadership that supports organisations, communities and individuals to take ownership of the change that will impact their lives.     

Active Partnership facilitation in the Southwest, Midlands and London is my preference.