SHARE-ING
Share-ing is a radically new innovative financial instrument – values driven capital - developed by Kilcheran to drive forward the sustainability agenda. Buy “shares” from our rapidly growing portfolio of projects. and reap non-financial information on social and environmental impacts, instead of financial gain.
KILCHERAN
Kilcheran is a not-for-profit social enterprise which started in 1995 and has a wealth of experience in the delivery of a diverse range of sustainability projects. People are put first by addressing key community and social issues and at the same time our projects produce a positive environmental impact and good business. Sustainability facilitation is our passion and our Kilcheran team are committed to creating positive change with a long term legacy.
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is about leaving a positive legacy for our children and children’s children. It is about leaving the world, our communities where we each live work and play, in a better place than when we found it. It is about addressing social and environmental issues, coupled to good business to generate long term projects which make a real difference to people’s lives and their environment.
MEET OUR TEAM
Fiona MacphersonDirector
Dr Fiona Macpherson is an accomplished scientist, visionary and social entrepreneur with a BSc hons and Ph.D. from Edinburgh University. Following an academic career in Biochemistry at universities in Scotland and overseas, she started an environmental consultancy in 1995. With a passion for sustainability she started social enterprise, STIRnetwork, in 2003 which explored opportunities for social transformation and economic empowerment through environmental problem solving and business development. Passion for the arts and creative sector led her to put the creative arts as centre stage to add value and to provide a vehicle for community integration and healing. Fiona is Director of Kilcheran and a sustainability facilitator working in the UK and international arena to make a difference in people's lives. |
Adil IqbalSenior Sustainability Facilitator
Adil Iqbal graduated from Heriot Watt University with a degree in Clothing Design & Manufacture and worked in the fashion industry including Hugo Boss before joining the Waste Innovations team as a creative director. Research was an important component of his work accompanying diverse product design utilising upcycled clothing and fabrics and creating employment opportunity for creatives to manufacture products as a cottage industry network. With a passion for indigenous crafts he was awarded the Dewar Art Award for a cross-cultural project ‘Twilling Tweeds’ connecting traditional Scottish and Chitrali cultures through weaving and hand embroidery. This led him to complete a Masters degree from St Andrews University in Anthropology Art and Perception in 2016, further establishing his research skills. He is a sustainability facilitator with Kilcheran in Pakistan overseeing the development of the Mahraka centre and Fusion brand development. |
VOLUNTEER WITH US
As a social enterprise we rely on a diverse range of volunteers to assist with our various projects. If you share our passion for making a difference in other people’s lives and have time to offer as part of our growing international virtual network of staff and volunteers, please contact us now.