PEOPLE S VOICE MEDIA LBG

Their core work

People's Voice Media is a UK-based community media organization that uses participatory storytelling and digital media methods to amplify citizen voices in public service design and democratic processes. They bring practical expertise in engaging hard-to-reach communities through media production, helping translate grassroots perspectives into actionable inputs for policymakers and service providers. Their work sits at the intersection of community media, social innovation, and participatory governance — making them a specialist partner for projects that need genuine citizen engagement rather than token consultation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their trajectory shows a clear shift from social service innovation toward democratic governance. Early work (InnoSI, 2015-2017) centred on community-level social investment, while the mid-period CoSIE project (2017-2021) bridged service co-design with citizen participation methods. Their most recent project, EUARENAS (2021-2024), moves squarely into political innovation and deliberative democracy — a more ambitious and policy-oriented domain.

Moving from community service design toward democratic innovation and urban governance, suggesting future interest in citizen assemblies, digital democracy tools, and urban policy experimentation.

How they like to work

Always a participant, never a coordinator — they bring specialist community engagement and media capabilities into larger consortia rather than leading projects themselves. With 43 unique partners across just 3 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia (averaging 14+ partners per project). This profile suggests a trusted specialist contributor that larger academic or policy-led consortia invite when they need authentic community voice methods.

Broad European network spanning 43 partners across 12 countries, built through large Society-pillar consortia. Their connections likely span universities, municipalities, and civil society organizations focused on governance and social innovation.

What sets them apart

They are a rare type of H2020 partner: a community media organization that can translate between citizens and institutions using storytelling and participatory media methods. Most social innovation projects struggle with genuine community engagement — PVM provides the practical methodology and grassroots trust to make participation real rather than performative. For consortium builders, they fill a gap that universities and consultancies typically cannot: credible, hands-on community voice work.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EUARENAS
  Their largest funded project (EUR 253,739) and most politically ambitious — focused on deliberative democracy and political innovation in European cities.
• CoSIE
  A 4-year initiative on co-creating public service innovation, likely their most methodologically rich project involving direct service redesign with citizens.