Too many communities feel disconnected, neighbours living side by side, yet miles apart
Cultural misunderstandings grow quietly, elders stop sharing their stories, and younger generations lose touch with their roots.
But it doesn’t have to. We believe that when people are given space to talk, listen, create, and eat together, something powerful happens: connection returns.
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With every missed conversation, belonging slips further away.
“We don’t just host events,
we nurture belonging.”
Champion Inclusivity CIC is a community-driven organisation rooted in Coventry
We create neutral, inclusive spaces where people can reconnect with their heritage, express themselves, and build new bridges across cultures.
Empower communities to find their voice Champion Inclusivity creating a context where friends, neighbours and stakeholders find their voice and build shared purpose to make a difference.
Through creative workshops, storytelling circles, food, and shared experiences, we help communities rediscover pride in who they are and where they live.
What we do
We help communities and partners build inclusion that lasts
Design Participatory Experiences
From community celebrations to heritage installations, each project is designed to create the conditions for connection and belonging to emerge.
Build Community Capacity
Supporting residents, local leaders, and grassroots groups to find their voice and shape the places they live.
Create Shared Understanding
Intergenerational and intercultural programmes that create shared understanding through food, creativity, and storytelling.
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Partner with Institutions
Connecting councils, universities, and cultural organisations with the communities they serve, through trust, not just delivery.
Our collaborations
Our work has been
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As a dedicated Community Organiser and Producer, Nor is an invaluable asset to Coventry’s cultural and social landscape. Her unwavering passion for breaking down barriers, creating meaningful opportunities, and nurturing the confidence, skills, and experience of local communities to step into leadership roles is both inspiring and deeply authentic.
Head of Creative Learning
Warwick Art Centre
The Big Lunch 2018-2025
Celebrating Togetherness in Canley
What began as a small street meal has grown into a city-wide celebration of community pride, bringing together over 1,000 residents each year.
Families, faith groups, schools, and neighbours gather for food, music, crafts, and shared laughter.
5,000+
attendees
55
volunteers
15
local partners
“Seeing everyone from different backgrounds sitting side by side over food — that’s what belonging looks like.”
Nor Aziz
95% of attendees said it helped them feel more connected to their community
2,400+
Residents engaged annually
5
5+ funded heritage projects
10+
Active regional partnerships
20+ funded projects delivered across Coventry & WM
Repeat funding from Coventry City Council and WMCA
Over 95% positive feedback from participants
Recognised by Coventry Culture Trust & Culture Compact
Our Approach Is Simple, Human, and Proven
1
Listen
We start by understanding your community’s needs and stories
We begin by making space for your voice, because your experiences and views matter.
2
Co-Create
Together we design experiences that invite participation and joy.
“We make things together, in ways that help people feel welcome and involved and joyful”
3
Deliver
We manage the project with care, clarity, and accountability.
We take care of the whole project with care, transparency, and shared responsibility.”
4
Reflect
We capture learning, impact, and legacy for future growth.
We learn from what happened, the difference it made, and how it can grow over time.”
You bring the vision, we bring the people, the structure, and the soul.
Dr. Nor Aziz
Dr. Nor Aziz is a participatory artist, researcher, and community producer. For over a decade, she has developed an artistic practice centred on one enquiry: what are the conditions in which belonging can emerge?
Through Champion Inclusivity CIC, she has spent 10 years testing that question across Coventry, in parks, libraries, streets, gardens, and community halls.
True inclusion begins with care, and care begins with listening.
Dr. Nor Aziz
Our Vision
We believe belonging doesn't happen by chance. It emerges when the right conditions are created, when people are given space, time, creativity, and care.
Over nearly a decade, Nor has been developing and refining the practice of creating those conditions. This website is the story of that enquiry.
“When we make belonging visible, we make communities stronger, full of hope, and a source of pride.”
Let’s build something meaningful together.
→ Fund a project
→ Partner with us on community initiatives
→ Bring our approach to your neighbourhood
Whether you’re a local authority, charity, business or an international organisation with shared values , let’s collaborate to make inclusion more than a word.
