Welcome to Venture Trust

We are a registered charity, based in Edinburgh, supporting those with chaotic lifestyles and experiencing difficulties in their lives in Scotland, the UK and Malawi. We are passionate about enabling people who want to make changes in their lives for a better future - our programmes represent an opportunity - boosting confidence, motivation and aspirations to develop skills to make and sustain those changes.

Vision

Our vision is to be the world leader in delivering wilderness-centred personal development journeys to those most vulnerable within society who want to make positive changes in their lives.

Mission

We work with people, who because of their life circumstances may be marginalised and vulnerable, supporting them towards making and sustaining positive changes in their lives so that they understand who they are today, where they want to go, and have the confidence, belief and skills to get there. We help individuals develop skills and strategies to improve confidence and motivation and to maintain positive personal relationships or enter into training, education or employment and for those involved in offending to reduce the risk of reoffending. We work in partnership; in communities and in the wilderness of Scotland, delivering transformational and innovative personal development programmes to effect change.

Ethos

Our ethos and values reflect our commitment to enabling people to unlock their potential and participate more fully in society. Our staff are there to inspire, encourage and support in communities and in the wilderness. At the heart of all our work in UK, the wilderness acts as a catalyst for change - enabling people to discover new strengths, respect and possibilities for a more positive future.

• Recognise the value each person brings to our work.
• Harness the strength of the individual and the power of groups in making changes possible.
• Highlight the importance of choices, and the consequences of actions.
• Enable, support and empower – we do not force.
• Learn from experience – both at an individual and organisational level.
• Work in partnership.
• Ensure our work is sustainable – both environmentally and organisationally.