Krata is a Northern based creative think tank, focusing on creative engagement and specialising in social and environmental sustainability.
Current focus
We are currently running the following projects and we love working with others so if you are interested, get in touch.
Love Good Food
We are currently supporting a food enthusiast to set up a community cafe
in Merseybank, Chorlton. This is the latest stage in our ongoing Love
Good Food programme which explores the barriers and solutions to healthy
eating. A consultation and subsequent strategy
report on healthy eating spun into a project on fostering a love of
good food, working with the community to film people cooking their favourite
recipe with the results posted up on YouTube
to share with others. From there we moved on to setting
up the cafe.
100 Months Club
Krata has designed the high level seminar, Innovation
leads in a low carbon economy, taking place on 31st October 2008,
inviting key decision makers and inspiring individuals from the North
West to discuss the challenges in bringing an idea to market for the low
carbon economy.
Krata also organised the launch of the 100 Months Club attended by the heads of over 30 leading businesses and organisations in Manchester, and addressed by the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Those attending focused on specific actions to accelerate positive measures to mitigate climate change. They discussed with the Minister what measures of support might help them in their actions. We are now developing an onward programme of action. If you want to find out more, contact us
Post-Oil Futures: What happens when the oil runs out?
A scenario project that explores the implications of feeding the nation
with reduced fuel availability. This project is covering areas such as
minimum nutrition needs, a revival of the postwar 'dig for victory', rationing
implications etc. Project ideas range from a short film competition based
on the theme of Post-Oil Futures to an enactment where a community simulates
running out of fuel. If you want to find out more, contact
us
Fostering Community Reporters
A project that encourages communities to explore local issues by reporting
on them using film and multimedia. The pilot project focused on food
and the next project considers social
enterprises.. If you want to find out more, contact
us
Find out about other current and previous projects.