Projects
At TRVST we feature projects by changemakers who've stepped up and create impact. Championing initiative for positive change by people acting to make a difference across our fields of action.
Our intention is to inspire people to get involved, perhaps undertake a project of their own, or support those whose stories we share.
Our intention is to inspire people to get involved, perhaps undertake a project of their own, or support those whose stories we share.
Work & Skills
projectsBY Roz Thornton
The mission of Amazing Women Global is to empower women to be the best version of themselves and achieve success in terms of their career, confidence and finances. Roz's mission is also to provide services for women who are disadvantaged. So far, her biggest achievements have been the 2017 Amazing Women Awards, which attracted 140 […]
Plastic PollutionprojectsBY Marius Smit
Plastic Whale is the first professional plastic fishing company in the world and they turn the collected plastics into stunning furniture. They aim to “create economic value from plastic waste, involving as many people as possible”. In the last year, they’ve launched a furniture range, have a fleet of ten design boats made from Amsterdam […]
Charity & Civil SocietyprojectsBY Elaine McGinty
Phoenix Cultural Centre CIC/Fiery Bird Live Music Venue is a local project to bring a non-profit live music/cultural/arts/training venue to Woking. Though specific to Woking its founders have connected up with other social and community businesses nationally to share practice.
PovertyprojectsBY Deborah Robson-Grey
With homelessness in Oxford growing at an alarming rate, the team at Homes4all Oxfordshire pioneered a drop-in café run out of a local shop. They focus on offering friendship and genuine hospitality. So far, they’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response from the homeless community and the generosity of volunteers. Here’s their inspiring story of […]
Climate ChangeprojectsBY Dr. Padideh Tosti
The More Trees Campaign is much more than trees. Our aim is to address the true cause of environmental degradation: lack of self-awareness. Through raising self-awareness we can enable people to reconnect to themselves, reconnect to nature, and truly comprehend humanity’s impact on the planet.
PovertyprojectsBY Alex McCallion
Greater Change is a mobile donation system that enables members of the public to give directly to a homeless individual. It was founded by Alex McCallion in 2017. As a result of ground-level volunteering combined with research, Alex devised a solution that combines cashless technology, support for an individual, and the public’s generosity, to support homeless […]
Mind & BodyprojectsBY James Routledge
Sanctus is a safe space and community to talk about your mental health & fitness. The team believe in treating mental health just like physical health, one day they hope that their safe space is the world’s first mental health gym on the high street.
BiodiversityprojectsBY Sarah Wyndham Lewis
Meet Bermondsey Street Bees! They’re championing artisan honey, beekeeping and sustainable food in the heart of London. Chatting with Sarah Wyndham Lewis about Bermondsey Street Bees was a joy; her commitment to creating a truly artisan product stands out and passion for bees is infectious. This is genuine, authentic food production at its best.
Plastic PollutionprojectsBY Samanta Skrivere
Ministry of Waste connects disadvantaged and polluted communities in Asia with waste industry innovators and global leaders of sustainability by creating a recycled ocean-bound and beach plastic supply chain through which stops litter before it enters the ocean. The uniqueness about Ministry of Waste is that they don’t rely on volunteers but allow local communities […]
Social EnterpriseprojectsBY Lizzie Gimblett
Pupils Profit provide enterprise training materials and eco-friendly products to enable school children to set up sustainable schoolyard businesses.
Waste & RecyclingprojectsBY Ismael Essome Ebone
Describe Ecoboats for Fishermen - what makes your project unique? Madiba & Nature has launched its program to involve fishermen in the sustainable management of coastal fisheries through community mobilization around the recycling of marine plastic waste since 2017. The organization focuses its program around three major projects in order to have a significant impact […]
Charity & Civil SocietyprojectsBY Ei Piwnt Rhi Zan
Describe Third Story Project Third Story Project is a non-profit social enterprise. We create children's storybooks with positive messages which reflect every child in Myanmar. We mainly produce Myanmar, English, Bilingual, and other Ethnic Myanmar Languages. These stories are for 4 to 11 years old kids. We are going to produce storybooks for adolescents in […]
Charity & Civil SocietyprojectsBY Matt Callanan
“I’d like to give back” is something people often say. Giving makes you feel good; it’s very simple. Meet Matt Callanan. When Matt won £20 on a scratch card, he decided to share his good fortune and buy a Big Issue seller some food. And so began the #WeMakeGoodHappen & #Tenner4Good movement.
Equality & DiversityprojectsBY Zufi Deo
We transform refugees into entrepreneurs using FinTech. We custom-designed alternative finance-based services to support refugee communities to take ownership of their own lives. We are winners of the Infosys Challenge for Financial Inclusion at the UNICEF FinTech Jam for Good.
Responsible BusinessprojectsBY Michael Solomon
Responsible 100 is a corporate responsibility management tool that enables any business or organisation to improve its responsibility performance - for its own benefit and for the benefit of society. It is also a community seeking to foment a ‘race to the top’ in business - where doing good translates to greater profitability.
Social EnterpriseprojectsBY David and Stephanie Miles
Every year, hundreds of children's publishers produce millions of wonderful books for kids. But here's the problem. Most people in the world can't afford them. This is what Bushel and Peck Books are setting out to solve.
PovertyprojectsBY Nigel Linacre
What happens when a leadership company take a couple of engineers to Kenya? That combination of vision and practical know how can make magic happen and that's exactly what happened back in 2011 and WellBoring was, well, born.
Plastic PollutionprojectsBY Martha Silcott
FabLittleBag aims to reduce aquatic pollution by providing a feel-good alternative to flushing tampons and pads – with the help of a FabLittleBag! The mission is to a) help to keep used sanitary items out of the rivers, seas and off our beaches and b) to make sanitary disposal a feel good, confident experience. Also, […]
Charity & Civil SocietyprojectsBY Mirella Ferraz
Describe Share Shed - A Library of Things Based in Devon, the Share Shed is the world's first mobile library of things. It allows people to live better lives by borrowing things they would otherwise have to buy. It offers over 350 useful items like tools, appliances tents, bikes, and musical instruments for its members […]
Social EnterpriseprojectsBY Jeroen van Overbeek
“When the human being is your main point of focus, your main value, you feel alive.” This is Jeroen van Overbeek's reason for being and the reason he founded Social Impakt. He realised that he was helping companies make money, but not helping people. He wasn't aligned with his values anymore. He wanted to give new […]
PovertyprojectsBY Sam Colyer
Having wet, cold feet is undeniably miserable. Yet for homeless people, it’s a daily reality, and one that left untreated, can result in a number of nasty health conditions. Ex-serviceman Ian Northcott, also known as the busking bobby (check out the video on youtube!) knew he wanted to do something to help the homeless, and […]
Work & SkillsprojectsBY Dee Saigal
Erase All Kittens is a revolutionary, online game that's changing how we approach teaching coding, especially for girls. Bringing creativity and engaging storytelling to the fore, equipping them with the coding skills essential for 21st Century degrees and careers.
Equality & DiversityprojectsBY Mursal Hedayat
Chatterbox is building an online language learning service powered by refugee talent. Chatterbox connects the problem of underutilised refugee talent with an opportunity in the demand for their language skills.
