15/10/2026
Good news from Make Good Academy. 🌱
At Another Country, we believe business can be a force for good. That means going beyond the products we make to help create opportunities, strengthen communities and make a positive difference.
In case you missed it or for those new to the Another Country family, since we formalised our majority interest in Goldfinger last year, the original Goldfinger Academy has a new moniker to reflect its new chapter as the social impact arm of the combined business: the Make Good Academy.
Future Makers has long been the flagship engagement programme of Academy, and it returns this October, driving our shared social impact mission to create pathways to meaningful careers through nature, making and employment.
The free, five-day traineeship supports young people aged 16–25 facing barriers to education, training and employment. Through hands-on woodworking, participants develop practical skills, build confidence and make their own step stool — while discovering new possibilities for their future.
Our involvement goes beyond supporting the programme. Alongside Goldfinger’s heritage in design, craftsmanship and social impact, we’re helping connect young people with nature through woodland experiences, while opening doors to industry networks and new career pathways. It’s one way we’re putting our commitment to business for good into action.
Our autumn traineeship has been made possible with support from Naturalmat, Inhabit Hotels and Axminster Tools, alongside our friends at Woodland Heritage & Loxkin, who help connect young people with the natural world and the story of wood. Thank you all for helping make these opportunities accessible to the next generation.
Want to be part of it? Whether you’d like to become a supporter or referral partner, share your skills and expertise, or offer work experience and other opportunities for the young people we support, we’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch at [email protected].
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