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John Harrison is the founder of Solidarity Farm CIC and the latest recipient of a Shackleton Foundation grant. Solidarity Farm is an organisation formed to work in partnership with schools and organisations working with vulnerable children and young people, utilising farming practices …

On the 15th February we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Shackleton’s birth. The Shackleton Foundation was established in 2007 by the direct descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1907/08 Nimrod expedition, to celebrate the legacy of this legendary polar explorer and great man.We …

Jerome Sewell is one of the founders of Therapeutic productions CIC, an arts based service that empowers young people with skills based training for jobs in the arts, media and film industry. In particular it provides arts based therapy services to help …

Sarah is the Founder and CEO of Unstoppable Girls CIC. Unstoppable Girls CIC empowers and inspires teenage and young adult females with ADHD to create the life they choose. Sarah is a professionally qualified youth worker with 30 years experience of working …

Niketa is the founder and CEO of Why Care, a social enterprise focused on increasing the number of stable, loving fostering homes available for vulnerable children. Her experience working as a social worker placing children into fostering homes, as well as assessing …

We currently provide support to our Shackleton Leaders in the form of an annual Leaders Forum, as well as ad-hoc 1:1 support from Trustees. After discussions with around one third of our existing Leaders and constructive contribution from the other Trustees, we …