Our History
Trees&Circles was born as a non-profit project out of our sense of urgency and willingness to serve Mother Earth. After a few years of activity, we evolved into Trees&Circles Foundation, a non-profit organization registered in Switzerland.
Origin
Trees&Circles was born as a non-profit project in October 2019, offering nature based experiential journeys as a way to support reforestation efforts and raise consciousness. As the project grew, so did our commitment and sense of urgency. As a result, Trees&Circles Foundation was registered in Switzerland in July 2024, with the mission to support women led grassroot initiatives focused on ecosystems conservation and restoration.
Essence
Since the beginning, we have been building community, holding spaces and activities to raise awareness, bring in relevant discussions, and to actively contribute towards nature’s wellbeing. Central to our activities has been the invitation to shift from the “I” to the “we”, focusing on a larger vision of serving Mother Earth.
Evolution
Through our project we have funded trustworthy NGO’s having an impact on environmental and social sustainability. As a non-profit foundation we have redefined our approach, while carrying on with some of the activities we have been undertaking.
Trees&Circles Symbolism
Our name Trees&Circles represents the need to come back into an enlivening relationship between human beings and Mother Earth. Furthermor both trees and circles symbolize interconnectedness, horizontality, inclusion, diversity, creativity, support, cooperation and collaboration. In a forest, all trees are interconnected, they communicate and support each through their roots. Forests are home for myriads of species and sustain entire ecosystems. When we sit in a circle, we are all equal while at the same time we hold our uniqueness and diversity. Together we can bring forth new and creative ways of thinking, doing and collaborating.