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The Turner Kirk Trust funds innovative pilot to light up rural Africa

SolarAid is launching ‘Light a Village’ – a new game-changing initiative to implement a new commercial model that aims to reach 100% penetration of solar energy in a single, rural off-grid community in Malawi.

Dr. Patricia Turner — “I believe that conserving biodiversity is not a luxury but a survival imperative”

Our co-founder, Dr. Patricia Turner, gives an interview on biodiversity, philanthropy and the new Turner Fellowship Programme at the Cambridge Conservation Initiative that she is spearheading.

The Turner-Kirk Trust launches brand-new global conservation fellowship at Cambridge Conservation Initiative

The Turner Kirk Trust has provided a £250,000 philanthropic gift to launch the Turner Fellowship programme, based at the world-renowned Cambridge Conservation Initiative.
Ewan Kirk at the University of Southampton

Students to transform drone design in fight against climate change and poaching

The University of Southampton has launched a new student-led research programme to develop new unmanned aviation vehicles (UAVs) to fight back against climate change and poaching, after a £15,000 donation by the Trust.