Ripples of Hope Festival

Belong is the Participation, Equality and Culture partner of the Ripples of Hope Festival, which will take place in Manchester from the 15-19 September 2021. Hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the festival celebrates the power of people to make human rights a reality for all.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Marcus Rashford MBE, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi, and climate activist Mary Robinson will all be part of the five-day event.

We are also proud to be a part of the festival’s Community of Hope – alongside incredible organisations and charities – find out more about it below.

Ripples of Hope Business and Investment Summit

Kicking off the festival on Wednesday 15 September 2021 at HOME Manchester, the summit will bring together senior decision-makers from a variety of sectors for an intensive programme focussed on creating a sustainable and successful future. This includes a workshop on how to meaningfully connect with your community and place, facilitated by Belong.

You’ll hear from incredible leaders including Shalni Arora – Founder, Savannah Wisdom and Belong trustee, Paul Polman – Co-founder, IMAGINE and CEO, Unilever 2009-18, Kerry Kennedy – President, Robert. F Kennedy Human Rights and many more. Belong standard and advanced members can benefit from a 10% discount. Request your discount code via email here.

Community of Hope

A key part of the mission of the festival is to share the stories of people and organisations doing meaningful work at every level to make human rights a reality, so that people can find inspiration in and connect with their work to take further action.

There are so many amazing people and organisations who are doing the work of making human rights a reality in their own, unique way, in our communities and across the world. Community of Hope shares the incredible stories and work of some of these organisations and we would love our charity members to be part of this. Click here to contact us if you would like any further information.