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Creating more cohesive communities

Working at the local level to challenge hate

Protecting ourselves from harmful extremism on and offline

Building inclusion through creativity and sport

Stronger Communities: One Person At A Time

Groundswell works to prevent hate, extremism, and polarisation by strengthening the ties that bring communities together. We believe real and lasting national cohesion starts at the local level, built on trusted relationships, shared understanding, and communities that can meet people’s social and emotional needs before harm takes hold. Through this approach, Groundswell helps create safer, more connected communities where people can thrive together, as the short film below explains.

Read our 2025-26 Impact Report here for case studies on how we are making a real difference to the lives of communities up and down the UK.

Find out more about what Groundswell Project does and where we operate

What We've Achieved

465

Organisations on the Kindness Mapper

369

Engagements with Peace Groups

9105

Professionals Trained in CVE

Events held

Projects delivered

18000

Young people trained

Hadiya Masieh founded Groundswell in 2019, with the mission of building stronger, more resilient communities where people feel supported, connected, and protected from harm. Read more about her life and legacy here.

Our Partners In Peace

Our Supporters

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In The News

Testimonials

I’d like to recommend Groundswell Project to all grassroots organisations working in youth empowerment, counter radicalisation, anti knife crime and other organisations like ours. They supported, connected us and always amplify our events. They have definitely helped our work at Salam Peace.

Mr Lee-South - Director of Salam Peace

I’m a Social Prescriber for the NHS. The Kindness Mapper has been a great tool to find help for people in need of Mental health, befriending, DV, youth services especially within BAME communities. It addresses the issue of health inequality perfectly.

Nusra Khan - Social Prescribing Link Worker

The Training Groundswell Project has offered was well delivered and researched. Listening to a survivor of DV and Radicalisation made it very clear that more needs to be done to address this serious issue.

Lewisham Council Officer

Our Work

Supporting underrepresented groups' right to access sport

Our Community Connector in Lewisham Sokhara Goodall worked throughout 2024 with others in the community to develop the campaign group Equal Playing Fields, aimed at gaining greater access for women's and non-binary football teams to community pitches in the south London area.

The ancient sport of Kabaddi is bringing communities together

The ancient sport of Kabaddi is making a comeback in Glasgow! And our Community Connector Adeel is at the centre of a new way of bringing communities together

Inclusive Sauna Sessions

In Lewisham, our Community Connector, Sokhara Goodall, has helped bring together local organisations and businesses to create new spaces where people can connect, relax and build community.

The Longsight Festival

Groundswell has helped support the growth of the Longsight Festival, a community-led event that brings residents, organisations and local artists together to celebrate the neighbourhood.

Supporting Inclusive Football in South London

Our Community Connector in Lewisham, Sokhara Goodall, has helped support the growth of A League of Our Own, the first trans-inclusive women's football league in South London.

How boxing is helping tackle loneliness in Luton

Our Community Connector in Luton, Leela, started up a club for young men that is helping tackle loneliness while also building physical prowess

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