As a global community, we’re experiencing climate emergency, ecological collapse, and soaring inequality. People around the world feel isolated, hopeless, and disconnected, which manifests as stress and illness. The relationships we used to rely on for our wellbeing - with the land we live on, with our communities - have broken down.
Amidst all this uncertainty, we see an opportunity for transformation. Our goal is to advance the transition to a thriving world where all people are healthy and embody personal, community, and planetary wellness. We believe that the future is well and our work contributes to a world where the health and wellbeing of our communities are at the forefront.
Our Mission
We give local leaders the resources to cultivate economic and ecological wellness for their communities and the Earth.
WELLKIND provides leadership training and ecological and economic resources from a perspective that recognizes local leadership, systems thinking, and our inherent connection to nature.
We focus on local leaders because we know the best solutions are place-based and culturally appropriate. Our work is to support these leaders as partners and collaborators to facilitate the emergence of locally-appropriate solutions from the communities themselves, and provide the resources needed to help make them happen.
We look at the whole system, intentionally designing programs that work towards community resilience - helping communities build the capacity to meet their own needs. By fostering leadership within the unique context of each community, we seek to restore the web of relationships - to self, each other and the planet - that form the roots of a thriving planet.
Our Vision
The future is WELL. We see a transformation from humankind to WELLKIND. This change begins from within, calling each of us to explore inner wellness as a path to planetary wellness. In this wellness we recognize our wholeness, our interdependence with all beings, and our connection with the Earth that unites us all.
We consider wellness as the intersection of optimal health for people and planet, economic empowerment, and resilient communities. We ground our work in regenerative solutions and relationship-based design, making use of existing assets so that projects will have an enduring, positive effect for the communities we collaborate with.
Working in solidarity with local leaders, we weave stronger relationships to self, to each other, and to the planet that revive our sense of connection and hope, ensuring everyone has what they need to thrive.