Our work with communities
We bring people together, we have important conversations, and we collaborate to make positive change happen.
Over 2000+ people have engaged in our community-building activities in the past seven years, which have included community meet-ups, festivals and summits.
“My main takeaway is that wellbeing, connection, and positive impact begin with presence, reflection, and creative engagement. The Summit showed how storytelling, art, music, and dialogue combined with listening to diverse perspectives can strengthen empathy, resilience, and meaningful action in both personal life and communities.”
— Hearth Summit Kuwait Participant“I learnt that it's not at all difficult to connect with strangers. We can have a beautiful bond, irrespective of different nationalities and cultures.”
— AWAKEN in the Desert participant“The community meetups made me become aware of some things that I never thought about for the workers in my company. I have been working on trying to make things better that I didn’t think of… for example, now the buses drop the workers off at intervals so they are near their worksites and do not have to walk 10-15 mins in the sun for example … so we have fixed many other things, like making more shaded places, making sure there is water and that they get their breaks.”
— Community meet-ups participant
From December 4–6, 2025, at the American University of Kuwait, the Hearth Summit brought together over 200 changemakers from across civil society, education, business, the arts, philanthropy, and public institutions. Together, we explored the themes of ecological belonging, intergenerational healing, and art for connection — forging a shared vision for a more compassionate, resilient, and sustainable future.
Hearth Summit Kuwait 2025
At the intersection of all of our work lies the objective of promoting solidarity and compassion amongst diverse communities in Kuwait. This program focuses on exploring behavior change approaches that can support us in doing so.
Community Meetups - Building Compassionate Communities
AWAKEN: All Stories Matter
AWAKEN is a community-building program bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives in a safe space to connect, explore personal biases and build bridges, paving the way towards greater understanding, compassion and solidarity.
Driven by the conviction that as a society we are only as strong as the most vulnerable amongst us, BUILD supported the development and implementation of responsive and community-driven initiatives effectively improving the lives of vulnerable migrant workers in Kuwait.
BUILD - Designing for Equity
The Women’s Circle Project
The Women’s Circle project is a research-informed initiative developed by en.v and Fulbright scholar Meg Reamy to address the relationship between female employers of domestic workers and female migrant domestic workers in Kuwait through facilitated community dialogue. Ultimately, the project aims to shift employer mindsets, leading to improved relationships and increased fair treatment of workers.
2008 - 2015 > Our first, and longest-lasting initiative, REUSE was our original attempt to address environmental sustainability through a multidisciplinary lens, with a strong emphasis on the arts, cross-sector collaboration and youth mobilization.