Topics : Social Enterprise

Building Social Capital through Community Timebanking: an evaluation of the Cambridgeshire timebanking project

This research will be evaluating the development of a timebanking project in Cambridgeshire by Cambridgeshire County Council and the CHS Group. Timebanking is a community scheme which enables local people to exchange skills and support in a structured way around the swapping of units of their time. It can help to build social capital in local communities, but may also have the potential to generate cost savings.

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Valuing Success: A Case Study of Emmaus Village Carlton

CCHPR were commissioned to update the evaluation of the success of the Emmaus approach, this time using Emmaus Village Carlton as a case study. The project's aim was to determine the cost effectiveness of the Emmaus Community including the economic value to participants, local communities and society and the economy at large.

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