Project Dewi was our 5-year programme of work with Public Services Boards (PSBs) in Wales, funded through the National Lottery Community Fund. The programme began on 1st March 2021 – Saint David’s Day (or Dydd Gwyl Dewi) here in Wales.
The project had two strands: one provided bespoke support for three clusters of PSBs; the other was our Shared Learning Network for sharing useful information and resources about co-production and involvement.
We are working hands-on with clusters of PSBs to support the development of their practice of meaningful engagement and involvement, moving towards full co-production. We are:
- Working alongside the PSB teams to support practical implementation and develop their capabilities, capacity, and confidence. We are not consultants who take the work away and do it for them, instead, we work with the PSBs. Through experiential learning and working on relevant and immediate issues, we contribute to shifting behaviours and cultures.
- Creating the conditions for sustainable relationships between organisations and with communities and citizens, through an ongoing involvement infrastructure. Relationships are fundamental to co-producing and operating in complexity, and contribute to the long-term sustainability of this work.
- Developing meaningful engagement opportunities including with seldom-heard voices, that lead to the involvement of communities in the co-production of local solutions, where both people and professionals leverage their strengths and resources to effect positive change.
To better understand the impact of our work in practice, we commissioned Practice Solutions to conduct an independent evaluation of the programme. In the full evaluation, you can read about what worked, where the challenges were, and what needs to change going forward.
Resources for involvement
We launched our updated resources in February 2026. Clicking below will take you to our Co-production Resources Quiz to help you narrow down resources that are suitable for you.
Our resources are designed to help public services in Wales meet their duties under the Well‑being of Future Generations Act and embed the Five Ways of Working, supporting the shift from a “doing to” culture to one rooted in “working with”.
Dysgwch fwy
Os hoffech chi wybod mwy am y rhaglen, cysylltwch â ni, rydym bob amser yn hapus i glywed gan bobl newydd.
Funded through the National Lottery Community Fund: Supporting Great Ideas.