The Gathering Place: A Visible Fund story from Tulovo, Bulgaria
Margie had six weeks to buy the building her community needed. The Visible Fund closed the gap, she repaid it in full, and The Gathering Place in Tulovo, Bulgaria is now a home for the whole town.
Catalytic Capital in East London
Five years after one Visible Fund investment, a youth-run recycling business in East London, South Africa still creates jobs and partners, and its first new business owner. Catalyst Scott Worley tells it.
A New Season at La Roca - in Quito Ecuador
Calderon, on the edge of Quito, Ecuador: David and a team of local skaters run a park built by skaters for skaters. Young people written off as troublemakers are becoming leaders, and the team needs a new one.
Finding Community After Years of Anxiety
Oxford, England: Ben spent years hidden at home, isolated by anxiety. One invitation to a friendship lab at The Jungle got him out the door, and that small step is still changing everything.
The Place That Helped Nikki Feel Safe Again
Oxford, England: after a season of loss and anxiety, Nikki needed somewhere she and her daughter could feel safe. At The Jungle she found warmth, friends and something close to family.
Familia Encontrada
Santiago, Chile: Rachel and Alonso work inside government group homes, pairing official care with long-term mentors and local churches. What it takes for a young person in care to trust an adult again.
The Story of a Teen Who Sparked Unity Through Music
One teenager’s wish to learn piano grew into a music ministry that now brings people from five nations together to worship. How a small ask became a movement for unity.
How Ministry is Expanding in Nicaragua
Masatepe and Papagayo, Nicaragua: a short tour of the communities where One Collective’s work is growing. See the people and places for yourself instead of imagining them.
How a Week in Nicaragua Changed How I Live
Masatepe, Nicaragua: Lauren went to make a difference and came home changed. Conversations with local families and quiet reflection turned one week into the start of a long-term calling.
How a Gap Year Will Change Your Relationships
Hope Trainor on what a gap year in Nicaragua does to your friendships, family ties and sense of belonging. Why stepping away from home can bring you closer to the people in it.
Why Hope Trainor Decided to Move to Nicaragua for Two Years
Hope Trainor went to Nicaragua on a short-term trip and is now moving there for two years with One Collective’s team. The provision and sense of belonging that made the decision clear.
Video: Creating Community in Oxford
Oxford, England has world-class education and every resource, yet loneliness is rising. How a small team is building the kind of community the city is missing, one gathering at a time.
Video: A Collaborative Approach to Anti-Trafficking
Athens, Greece: One Collective works alongside local churches and organizations to reach women caught in sexual exploitation. Why no single group can end trafficking alone, and what happens when they team up.
Come to the Table in Tulovo
Tulovo, Bulgaria: a simple round table where teenagers share dreams and find purpose. How a weekly meal is raising a generation that believes in its own worth and passes that on.
A Transformed Tulovo, Bulgaria
Tulovo, Bulgaria: generations of division kept Bulgarians and Roma apart. Teens, men and women now gather at the same table and find they are not so different after all.
Video: The Power of Unity
Change starts with one leader, a Catalyst who brings people and resources together to break cycles of poverty and injustice. How a single community’s turnaround becomes a movement where no one is invisible.
Video: Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa
South Africa: local leaders are building businesses that fund the work and create jobs in their own communities. Why social enterprise, not aid, is the path to change that lasts.
Video: Creating Lasting Change Together
A short look at One Collective’s global strategy: local leaders, whole-community work and partners who stay. See how the pieces fit and where you could join in.
Clip: Passing on the Torch of Impactful Giving
Joe Pringle on how he and his wife Tammy made unconventional choices so their children would grow up generous. A clip from his conversation with Scott Olson on the Lasting Change podcast.
Video: Change Expanding in Quito, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador: local leaders are taking ownership of change in their own neighborhoods, and it is spreading. See what happens when the people who live there set the agenda.