President Kagame visits Rugabano factory
President Paul Kagame visited The Wood Foundation Africa’s Rugabano factory and encouraged local people to capitalise on the demand for high-quality Rwandan tea. The President was given a tour of [...]
Young people secure £756,000 for Scotland’s charities
More than 35,000 young people have been empowered to be advocates for their communities, securing more than three quarters of a million pounds for charities the length and breadth of the country. [...]
Excelerate end of year reflections
Georgea Hughes, Programmes Director, and Gayle Duffus, Education Director, at The Wood Foundation share their reflections on the growth and journey of the system change Excelerate investment in 2021/22. Georgea [...]
YPI end of year reflections
As the 2021/22 academic year draws to a close, our central YPI team reflects on the challenges and achievements of the year, and the renewed ambition as we look forward to the new [...]
RAiSE end of year reflections
Laura McCafferty, National Education Officer for RAiSE, reflects on some highlights from the 2021/22 academic year and ambition for the programme’s continued growth and impact. “I cannot believe we are [...]
YPI National Event returns
The largest gathering of pupils from across Scotland has returned after a three-year hiatus, addressing issues such as mental health, bereavement, and domestic abuse. More than 700 young people involved [...]
RAiSE and Scottish Book Trust
Primary Science Development Officers (PSDOs) from the Raising Aspirations in Science Education (RAiSE) programme created resources linking the Read, Write, Count and Bookbug bags to simple and effective STEM opportunities for students. [...]
Mid-point evaluations to support impactful, contextualised STEM experiences
The Wood Foundation works in partnership with RAiSE authorities to support a contextualised learning and evaluation framework which informs ambition and activities. Mel Liddell, Learning and Evaluation Manager, shares the [...]
Mulindi – additional information
The Wood Foundation: The Wood Foundation was established by Sir Ian Wood KT GBE and his immediate family in 2007 to address economic and societal inequity. In the UK, its efforts [...]
Rwanda’s first smallholder-owned tea factory
Five thousand smallholder farmers in Rwanda are now the owners of the country’s largest tea factory. A ceremony, which was attended by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, the Right Honorable [...]