Every suicide is a tragedy, leaving families, friends and communities with unimaginable grief. At The OLLIE Foundation, we believe that suicide is preventable and that, through education, early intervention and compassionate conversations, we can help create opportunities for hope, connection and support. The OLLIE Foundation was established by three St Albans parents who had each… Continue reading Empowering conversations that save lives — the work of The OLLIE Foundation
While the UK’s biodiversity crisis remains severe, nature charity Heal Rewilding believes rewilding offers an important source of hope – not only through the return of wildlife and ecological processes, but through the creation of living landscapes where people can reconnect with nature and witness recovery happening in real time. The UK is among the most nature-depleted… Continue reading Heal Rewilding — acquiring depleted land to rewild it
In the face of accelerating climate breakdown, biodiversity loss and widening inequality, many responses still focus on narrow fixes. Tree planting is often framed as a carbon solution, something that allows businesses to continue as usual. But forests are not carbon offsets. They are living systems: tangled networks of roots, soil, plants and creatures, shaped… Continue reading Treesisters — helping restore the living world
When Kate Darby’s dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 66, she found herself in rooms that didn’t quite fit. “They were playing war tunes around the piano,” Kate recalls. “My dad would just look at me and go, ‘Why am I here?’ He wasn’t interested in Vera Lynn or dominoes. He wanted to be… Continue reading Dementia Disco — the charity turning dance floors into Dementia-friendly spaces
Globally, one-third of food is wasted, estimated to cost £2.9 trillion a year. That’s enough food to feed every hungry person in the world twice over The most infuriating contradiction of our time is also the easiest to solve. The contradiction of surplus food and surplus hunger attributed to food waste is a disgrace imposed… Continue reading As 10% of humans are affected by hunger 1/3 of all food is wasted
