Reflect in nature
Find your purpose
Make conscious change

Wild Purpose offers immersive learning to connect young adults to nature, themselves, and across generations

We collaborate with other facilitators, nature-education specialists, youth workers, etc to use the transformative power of nature, to equip a diverse cohort of young adults with the tools, experiences, and support to grow, thrive and make conscious change today.
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What We Do

‘Nurtured in Nature’ workshops

An experiential self led learning workshop for young adults aged 18-35 to help:
nurture a part of yourself and your understanding of who you are
nurture a seed of an idea that you have
feel nurtured by the group whilst you explore your challenges

Symbiosis co-mentoring programme

Our co-mentoring programme is brought to you by YouththeGap and Wild Purpose. We match passionate (purpose) driven people who are drawn to our values of active allyship, the wisdom of nature and intergenerational connections. Our fully funded three month mentoring programme pairs “shoots” (mentees) and “oaks" ( mentors) to embark on a journey together using a journal of activities, covering topics such as ‘curiosity’ and ‘courage’, to facilitate learning and personal growth.

This project is funded by Enjoolata Founation UK and part-funded by the UK government and Brighton & Hove City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Why We Exist

What makes us different?

A yoga instructor teaching a class with a gong in the background.

The Collective aims to provide young adults with:
Experiences and opportunities away from the digital world in the presence of nature
Space for personal growth and to improve mental health and wellbeing
An equitable environment, away from traditional models, for deeper learning, new relationships and the space for ideas to flourish
A social space to collaborate with peers and older generations to share lived experiences, harness their collective power and have a real impact
A voice and the power or agency to influence, disrupt or innovate effectively

Wisdom

We draw insight, inspiration and strength from nature

Growth

We believe in the importance of forever evolving your knowledge, skills and views

Diversity

We believe in the importance of diverse voices and different voices being amplified.

Interconnectedness

We celebrate unity and connection and bringing communities together for change

Purposefulness

We have a sense of obligation to keep focused on work which positively impacts people, society and the planet

We're guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and we tackle 10 of the 17 Goals:

Our Impact

We use a mix of different research approaches to gain rich insights to support the monitoring and evaluation of all our programmes. These insights ensure we are continually developing our programmes to make sure they are fit for purpose and support the needs of the communities we work with.

About us

Wild Purpose is co-run by Karen Stenning, Kata Armitage and Alice Banfield - who all, outside of Wild Purpose, run their own small businesses in youth research, entrepreneurship and coaching.
They use their collective skills as facilitators and educators to support young people to feel empowered.
Karen, Kata and Alice are passionate women who share a love for being outdoors, personal growth, sharing stories and connecting with local communities.