The movement

The Belonging Forum has embarked a major research project: the Belonging Barometer

 

People

Relationships with others:

Increase opportunities to connect with others

 

Place

Relationship with the natural world:

Improve access to green and natural spaces

 

Power

The ability to exercise influence over decision-making:

Strengthen people's sense of personal power over democratic choices

 

Purpose

The quest for meaning:

Support people to find meaning in their everyday lives

Through these four dimensions, the Belonging Forum aims to understand the crisis of social isolation and loneliness and connect people, policymakers and partners to create real solutions. By convening voices from across the belonging landscape, including the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), the Eden Project, Human Rights Watch, Special Olympics International, as well as religious and cultural figures, regulators and community leaders, the movement is seeking to deliver practical change.

To begin enacting change, the Belonging Forum has embarked on a major research project: the Belonging Barometer.
This landmark research will provide the basis for the Charter for Belonging which will outline simple, proven initiatives communities can take to address social isolation and build belonging in key groups, including students, younger women, renters, older people and people with disabilities.

The Belonging Forum is calling on all people, partners and policymakers to collaborate with each other and with us to learn from the research and help design the Charter for Belonging. A useful, practical roadmap to create more connected and inclusive communities will include initiative and ideas that:

Increase opportunities to connect with others

Improve access to green and natural spaces

Strengthen people’s sense of personal power over democratic choices

Support them to find meaning in their everyday lives

To contribute to the Charter for Belonging, please get involved here