About Us
"We are all just walking each other home"
Ram Dass
Rippleacts is a Norwich-based social venture working with long-term unemployed people who wish to make a positive change to their lives. Following an evidence-based approach, we help our participants to overcome deeply ingrained personal barriers, and get back to work step by step.
We do this with a combination of cognitive-behavioural coaching, project work, accompanied work experience and peer-mentoring. As part of this journey, we support local charities with small hands-on projects, helping our clients unlock their skills for the benefit of their local community. In doing so, we create a chain of far-reaching positive ripple effects.
Our Values
The way we work is strongly aligned with our five key values:
Purpose
We believe that following what gives us meaning is essential to live a happy, healthy life. We help our clients to live purposefully and in accordance with their personal values.
Development
Our work is based on the fact that as humans we constantly change and develop over our whole life time. It is never too late to learn something new, change a habit, chase a dream or overcome a fear.
Empathy
Everything we do is driven by deep empathy and compassion for our participants. We acknowledge that we can't walk in someone else's shoes. Everyone has their own story, background, strengths and vulnerabilities, and will act accordingly.
authenticity
We believe that good things happen when we dare to be our true, honest selves. In our work, we create safe spaces for our participants to become aware of their real goals, dreams and obstacles, and open up to others.
connection
Feeling connected with others is a key element for mental wellbeing. We help our participants recognise themselves in others and create meaningful connections, using their own wisdom and lived experience to support each other on the way.
