Energise Me

Who we are

Energise Me is a charity that champions physical activity for all in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

We are working hard to make it easier for everyone to move more. Our goal is to create a happier, healthier and stronger future for local people. We won’t rest until everyone has the confidence, support and opportunity to be active on their own terms.

Physical activity transforms lives. Our work is helping people to reduce their risk of major illnesses and depression. With your help, we are enabling communities to thrive. 

Our culture and values

Energise Me tackles the things that prevent active lifestyles, so everyone can improve their health and happiness by moving more.

We purposefully tackle the things that prevent active lifestyles by being:

Curious about what stops people from being active.

Open to different ideas and perspectives.

Creative in how we do things and who we work with.

Bold in taking risks and speaking out about things that need to change.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Energise Me exists to beat inactivity. This means supporting everyone in our area to move more.

As it stands, people from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background are less likely to be physically active than those who are white. Women are less likely to be active than men. People with a health condition or disability are less likely to be active than those without. And people who are on low wages or long-term unemployed are the least likely to be active of all.

This is not what equality looks like. Tackling these inequalities sits at the heart of everything we do.

We know we can’t champion equality and diversity without challenging ourselves to do better. 

In all our recruitment processes, we have moved away from requiring experience within the sports sector. Instead we are recruiting people with a broader range of skills and perspectives, using as system called Applied which anonymises applications, reducing the chance of bias in the process. 

But we know there are still things we need to change. In 2021 we published our full diversity and inclusion action plan and regularly publish updates on how we’ve been doing.