Belong Network’s evaluators worked with our team in productive ways to ensure that all the lessons that could be learnt from the Bradford for Everyone programme were incorporated into all of our individual project evaluations and final report. In many ways it was a co-production, where the benefits of Belong’s outside research perspectives on our work including their expertise on the subject were brought together with our practical experience of implementing and evaluating the programme as it progressed. With 23 core projects, two campaigns and 60 smaller projects, the evaluation did justice to the complexity of the approach adopted and captured both heart, depth and clear recommendations for policy makers, politicians and other local authorities, and will be utilised as a foundation for our continued work in this area providing direct and wider benefits to the Bradford District.

Zahra Niazi Strategic Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, Bradford Council