Wellbeing Promoting Community Engagement

In promoting individual wellbeing, both the Five Ways to Wellbeing and Flourish approach identify the benefits of wellbeing promoting activites that benefit the community. These include connecting with others, learning something new, giving, accomplishing new things or contributing to something that has a bigger meaning than just the individual.

The following list gives an illustration of the types of community engagement and involvement that can promote both individual and community wellbeing. They are:

• Time banking
• Co-producing
• Asset based community development and
• Mutual aid organisations