Suzanne Rogers and Jo White, HBCA — sankalpa changemakers

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Human Behaviour Change for Life

The HBCL team's ethos is that to create effective positive change for our planet, we must consider the behaviour of humans themselves.

Founded by Suzanne Rogers and Jo White in 2016 as Human Behaviour Change for Animals, Human Behaviour Change for Life emerged through the realisation that much of the nature of the work on improving animal welfare applied equally to human health and well-being, and the environment and conservation.

Image of Suzanne and Jo taken by Jo-Anne McArthur, Unbound

Supporting Human Behaviour Change for Life

sankalpa supported HBCL in its early days as Human Behaviour Change for Animals, HBCA, through a combination of one off funds, networking, mentoring and fixed term funding for core costs.

So many grants do not cover core costs, so it is tempting to plan work around available funding, rather than develop in a strategic way. There’s a common thread with organisations like ours; you have a fantastic idea about doing something for the greater good, but it’s hard to keep energised and innovative when you’re also managing all the day-to-day activity.

sankalpa has linked us to fantastic people and has taken a lot of weight off of our shoulders. By funding staffing costs, sankalpa has given us the time to do things the right way — to drive HBCA forward in the field as opposed to shoehorning ourselves into the sector.

Suzanne Rogers, Human Behaviour Change for Animals