STORIES

Megan Tatum talks to Mambud Samai, the pioneering founder of a farming programme for amputees that is rooted in sustainable growing. As published by Wicked Leeds, 24 June 2026. February 2026 Farming on Crutches Cohort, Sierra Leone, Supported by Be The Earth Mustapha Bockarie is one of the estimated 30,000 people that lost a limb during Sierra Leone’s brutal decade-long civil war. His arm was amputated after being struck by a stray bullet and a “heartbroken” Bockarie said he

This summer 2026, in partnership with YOAK, Be The Earth launches their pilot programme for Founders, Shared Ground. Two spaces remain. Sometimes what's most needed isn't more advice. It's space. Space to think clearly. To connect honestly. To make decisions that feel truly aligned with what matters most. That's the intention behind Shared Ground - a small, carefully held programme for founders and leaders of purpose-driven organisations, created by Be The Earth in partnershi

Written by our Aura Midwives: Amogelang Pila Ditlhale, Keamo Rakgoadi, Piwo Magqira, Quentan Marule, Vuyokazi Mnyengeza Images captured by Goitseone Mokhonto Two days before International Women’s Day, something quietly powerful unfolded in a village near Orpen Gate in Acornhoek, Mpumalanga. It did not begin with a grand announcement. It began, as many regenerative movements do, with relationship. A call between women. A remembering. A shared yes. Through the initiative Sekwan

What does it really mean to give well? Most of us have an instinct that something is broken in the way money moves through the philanthropic world. Too much paperwork. Too little trust. Grants that last a year and expect to solve problems that took generations to create. Our co-founder, Renata Minerbo, recently sat down with the Philanthropisms podcast to talk about what an alternative might look like — not in theory, but in practice. She covers a lot of ground: our trust-bas

We've been proud partners of Farming the Future since we began, 6 years ago, and we want to tell you why. A partnership rooted in conviction After Be The Earth Foundation came into being in 2019, one of our first commitments was to Farming the Future. Not a tentative pilot grant. A genuine, long-term partnership — the kind that allows real work to unfold at the pace that systems change actually requires. That decision reflected something we believed then, and believe even

In 2025, Danielle Ko joined the inaugural cohort of the Mastery of Systems Leadership : a year-long, immersive journey co-created by Small Giants Academy and Be The Earth Foundation for leaders ready to navigate complexity and drive transformation. Danielle is the Palliative Care Specialist & Clinical Ethicist at Austin Health, Melbourne — soon to be Medical Director at Olivia Newton John Wellness. We invited Danielle to reflect on her learning journey so far. Since embarkin

Through Synchronicity Earth's pooled fund, Be The Earth is proud to support Comissão Guarani Yvyrupa (CGY) - an Indigenous organisation that brings together Guarani collectives across the South and Southeast regions of Brazil. 👉 Leia o artigo original em português, publicado pela CGY, em 17 de novembro de 2025 The announcement of the Declaratory Decrees represents the protection of more than 11,000 hectares in four Indigenous Territories in São Paulo and Paraná and reaffir

Be The Earth is proud to support Agroecology Fund as one of our pooled funds: a force of many and diverse voices, mobilising resources to build power that transforms food systems and fosters the well-being of people and the planet.

Our Flow Funding Programme shares power with tireless activists and visionary leaders by giving them direct access to funds, allowing them to allocate resources based on expertise and intuition. This trust-based, human-centred approach cuts through bureaucracy, ensuring funds reach overlooked communities and projects, creating significant local impact — explored in these stories.