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UNEARTHING POTENTIAL

BETTER PEOPLE
BETTER BUSINESS
BETTER PLANET

NATURE | CREATIVITY | IMPACT

Our Mission

Unearthed is all about developing social enterprise, empowering people to reach their full potential, to grow as human beings, to develop a sense of pride and link environmental needs with social and economic needs, allowing them to make a positive impact in their communities, their families and for our planet.

Drawing from nature and wilderness for inspiration, our programs take budding entrepreneurs to their full potential. It's about crafting great ideas around things you are passionate about, turning those ideas into a business and then using that business to do good! If you have a great idea, a passion or a project but you just don't know where to start....we'd like to talk!

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Our Partners

Kenchaan Foundation

The Kenchaan Foundation is our core partner in the Netherlands having funded the development and implementation of the first pilot phase of the Unearthed project with communities around Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve
Kenchaan Foundation is committed to preserving the unique South African nature and wilderness. We finance and support projects aimed at involving the local population in the development of nature parks. By letting them understand the value of nature and also offering new opportunities in terms of work and income, we create a situation in which nature conservation and growing prosperity go hand in hand.

Wilderness Leadership School

The Wilderness Leadership School was the first non profit organisation in Africa dedicated to providing a pure wilderness experience for people of all backgrounds, races and nationalities. Steeped in a rich environmental history, The Wilderness Leadership School was founded in 1957 by the legendary Dr. Ian Player who, together with his friend and mentor Magqubu Ntombela, recognised the necessity for people to connect with the environment. Long before ecology had become a vogue catch-word, the Wilderness Leadership School foresaw the urgent need for a large body of well-informed, conservation-oriented leaders. The Wilderness Leadership School is the offocial implimenting agent for Unearthed

ETC-Africa

ETC-Africa is a South African based community tourism consultancy and implementing partner for the Unearthed Programme. ETC-Africa has worked with community based eco-tourism operations and Social Entreprenurs across Sub-Saharan Africa, Mexico, Canada and Australia. They have supported the development of no less than 50 community enterprises over the years and feel passionately about creating a connection between livelihoods and natural resources as a tool for conservation. ETC-Africa provides the formal training sessions and mentorship for the Unearthed Programme.