Welcome to the Norfolk Green Care Network. We believe in the power of connecting with nature, and welcome all those who are interested or actively involved in fostering Green Care activities that in some way deliver ‘nature connection’ for people.
Our Vision
The Network has a vision for all people living in Norfolk and surrounding areas being connected to nature, so that:
- They better understand how the natural world works and what it is made up of
- They are able to appreciate and experience its benefits to humans in promoting health and wellbeing, and aiding recovery from illness
- They are responsible in their attitudes and behaviour towards the natural world; they try to avoid damaging it and help it to thrive.
Our Values
The Network and its members believe and practice the following core values in seeking to achieve this vision:
- Collaborate: we will work in partnership and share information and ideas.
- Respect: we will treat each other with courtesy and tolerance, and acknowledge that all views and ideas have value, and we will stand up to any intolerance or prejudice on whatever grounds
- Inclusion: we will actively promote our work to include under-represented groups
- Compassionate: we will try to understand the circumstances of each other’s situation and be kind in how we treat each other, where possible offering help and support
- Excellence: we will strive to achieve the highest standards in what we do to deliver or promote opportunities for people to connect with nature
- Professional: we will act without personal interest and seek to deal with each other in friendly and positive ways
- Creative: we will be open minded and contribute ideas that are intended to make the Network operate effectively and efficiently.
Our Aims and Objectives
The Network’s primary aims are to support its members and others to connect with each other so as to add value to their activities and interests focused on enabling people to connect with the natural world and to promote the development of ‘green care’ activities in Norfolk and its surrounding areas.
More specifically, we are pursuing the following objectives:
1. Supporting networking between members and with others, including:
- Enabling members to connect and explore potential working relationships
- Sharing expertise, resources and volunteers
- Coming together to develop expertise through training and events
- Providing pathways for individuals to progress between different types and levels of green care.
2. Promoting the development of green care:
- Inspiring and promoting the development of Green Care activities, including places where they don’t currently exist
- Developing a set of values and practices which ensure those involved can be seen as meeting a common set of standards, whilst recognising the variety of the activities being provided
- Bringing together and promoting research into the impact of Green Care so as to further its development.
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