BMoreAg Foundation

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Equipping frontline young leaders to transform + co-create food systems that nourish people and planet

05/19/2026

Day 1 of the Catalyst Fellowship Retreat 🌿✨

We began the journey grounded in story, vision, and possibility with Mr. Sam Raphael, Founder of Jungle Bay Dominica. Listening to the story of Jungle Bay reminded us that bold dreams rooted in purpose can grow into living ecosystems of impact. Long before eco-tourism became mainstream, there was vision, risk, patience, and deep belief in what was possible for Dominica.

From there, we walked into Soufrière for an afternoon with the incredible team at Soufriere Outdoor Center. Through kayaking, laughter, vulnerability, and grounding activities, strangers slowly began becoming a community. Trust was built one paddle stroke at a time.

We closed the evening surrounded by sunset skies and the warmth of bubbling seawater, sitting in a circle and sharing pieces of ourselves with honesty and openness. The kind of conversations that remind you why spaces like this matter.

This is only Day 1! 🌍🔥

Meet three extraordinary changemakers joining us for the 2025/26 Catalyst Fellowship — leaders who embody the spirit of ...
11/20/2025

Meet three extraordinary changemakers joining us for the 2025/26 Catalyst Fellowship — leaders who embody the spirit of Ubuntu and the heart of youth-led systems change 🌍✨

From the mountains of Waitukubuli to the innovation corridors of Nigeria and the communities of Kenya, these fellows remind us why Catalyst exists: to gather youth who are doing the work, living the work, and reshaping systems at the community level.

🌿 Diane Darroux (Dominica – Kalinago Territory)
Cultural ambassador, community leader, and former Miss Kalinago, Diane champions indigenous resilience, youth empowerment, and disaster preparedness in the Kalinago Territory. Her work reflects the living wisdom of Dominica — rooted in heritage, strengthened by service, powered by identity.

🇳🇬 Ameen Abdul (Nigeria)
Founder, businessman, and national youth leader within the Nigerian Red Cross Society. Ameen brings deep experience in youth governance, humanitarian leadership, and human capital development across Africa. His passion for economic growth and ethical leadership makes him a powerhouse voice for systems transformation.

🇰🇪 Solomon Odero (Kenya)
Agripreneur, founder, and advocate for economic empowerment. Solomon’s work focuses on sustainable livelihoods, HIV prevention, gender inclusion, and youth empowerment across Kenya’s rural communities. A builder of opportunity and a connector of people, he brings grounded solutions and big-picture vision.

Together, they represent the purpose of Catalyst:
community-rooted leadership, lived experience, bold ideas, and the courage to redesign broken systems from the inside out.

We’re honored to welcome them into this global movement for climate resilience, food sovereignty, and digital equity.
Let’s celebrate them and the work they champion. 💚✨

Meet more of our 2025/26 Catalyst Fellows: three bold leaders shaping the future of food, climate, and community across...
11/18/2025

Meet more of our 2025/26 Catalyst Fellows: three bold leaders shaping the future of food, climate, and community across the Caribbean and Africa.

🌿 Ricardo Liquet (Puerto Rico)
Agroecologist dedicated to restoring tropical landscapes through climate-smart green infrastructure and agroforestry.

🌱 Tyrell Giles (Barbados)
Program Officer, certified social worker, young business man and youth-centered journalist using storytelling to shift culture, policy, and power.

🌍 Lindelani Maraganedzha (South Africa)
Award-winning social entrepreneur mobilizing young people across the continent to lead in energy, justice, and equitable transitions.

Together, they represent the vision of the Catalyst Fellowship:

Youth-led systems change. Bold leadership. Real solutions for a regenerative future.

Meet the Catalyst Program Fellows ✨These three bold visionaries are part of the inaugural Catalyst Fellowship, a growin...
11/17/2025

Meet the Catalyst Program Fellows ✨

These three bold visionaries are part of the inaugural Catalyst Fellowship, a growing global collective of youth leaders transforming systems from the inside out.

🌱 Talifhani Tsh*twamulomoni (South Africa)
Founder of UGO, Forbes 30 Under 30 changemaker, leading a movement for green economy and social entrepreneurship.

🌍 Sharon Zuñiga Aguilar (United States)
Climate advocate and systems thinker, supporting youth through social services, disaster relief, and community resilience work.

🎨 Kristen Miller (United States)
Social entrepreneur and storytelling leader, using integrative wellness and creative narrative to reimagine systems of care.

These Fellows are building futures grounded in equity, regeneration, and community power. Follow their journey as we co-create across continents 🌍✨

Meet the storytellers. The growers. The visionaries. From the mountains of Dominica to global stages across the Caribbea...
11/16/2025

Meet the storytellers. The growers. The visionaries.


From the mountains of Dominica to global stages across the Caribbean, Africa, and the U.S — our facilitators bring lived experience, creative brilliance, and a deep commitment to youth-led systems change.

🔹 Aubrey & Lubitza, Co-founders of Free Up Farm – Permaculture farmers in Dominica leading climate-resilient, regenerative agriculture practices and shaping models for sustainable mountain farming in the Caribbean.

🔹 Michael Lees – Documentary filmmaker & photographer whose award-winning work explores identity, nature, and development through a critical lens, reconnecting communities to place and purpose.

🔹 Kerrin Heba Massarueh – Founder & Executive Director of BMoreAg, host of the Catalyst Retreat, and agricultural entrepreneur designing innovative youth programs across the Caribbean, Africa, and the U.S.

These facilitators represent the spirit of Catalyst:
collaborative leadership, creative problem-solving, and a commitment to building equitable, sustainable, youth-driven futures.

We look forward to an inspiring week of learning, exchange, and transformation in Dominica.

🌱 More Faces of the Catalyst Collective 🎨Meet three more brilliant minds who will not only be facilitating at the Cataly...
11/15/2025

🌱 More Faces of the Catalyst Collective 🎨

Meet three more brilliant minds who will not only be facilitating at the Catalyst Retreat but are also deeply shaping the collective we are building together.

From ecosystem restoration and visual storytelling to tech justice and creative resistance, their work reminds us that systems change is most powerful when it's personal, grounded, and imaginative.

🖌️ Jenae Bell – Visual artist, author, and founder of Bell Art Studio in Dominica. Her illustrations breathe life into local stories and everyday beauty. VP of the Waitukubuli Artist Association and a true culture keeper.

🌍 Larry Davis – Environmental innovator and founder of Green Mechanics, Larry is on a mission to restore the planet’s most degraded ecosystems while skating toward a greener future. Maryland-based, globally minded.

🤖 Jeffrey Scruggs – A poet, machine learning engineer, and founder of Majestic Light Group, Jeffrey blends tech and tenderness to empower youth, elevate ethical AI, and build platforms that serve.

Their visions are bold, their roots are deep, and their commitment to this movement is undeniable

Stay tuned as this is only the beginning of what we’re co-creating!

Meet the Catalyst Facilitators and Collective Co-Creators! The Catalyst Program brings together systems leaders from ac...
11/15/2025

Meet the Catalyst Facilitators and Collective Co-Creators!

The Catalyst Program brings together systems leaders from across multiple disciplines. In partnership with the , and host partner in Dominica 🇩🇲

From Berlin to Dominica to Argentina, these four changemakers are our Ignitor Thought leaders (Co-facilitators). They are system-shifters, story-holders, and space builders helping us reimagine what leadership looks like when rooted in care, culture, and community.

💡 Dr. Louis Klein – A systems scientist + governance expert from Germany shaping global thinking on complexity, resilience & intergenerational change.

🦎 Jeanelle Brisbane – National Geographic Explorer, ecologist, and conservation warrior preserving Dominica’s rarest species — and holding space for deep dialogue.

📚 Matías Lara – Director at The 50 Percent, bilingual educator, and fierce youth advocate using systems thinking to build peace and possibility across borders.

🎪 Khade Ira Elwin – Multidisciplinary circus artist, founder of , and advocate for marine conservation, movement, and healing through embodied art.

These are the guides walking with us as we design our world together. We’re grateful for their presence in the retreat and in the long game of systems change.

Let’s build the collective we’ve been waiting for!

10/16/2025

Today, on , we recognize that food systems change, begins with empowered youth.

Through the Catalyst Retreat, this November 15-22 2025, we're uniting young minds and allies from across the globe farmers, innovators, storytellers, and activists to co-create solutions for a more sustainable, equitable, and regenerative world.

The future of food starts here!

FoodDay Justice

“Give young people a greater voice. They are the future and they are much wiser than we give them credit for.”— Archbish...
09/28/2025

“Give young people a greater voice. They are the future and they are much wiser than we give them credit for.”
— Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu

BMoreAg Foundation is honored to partner with Universal Greening Organisation (UGO) — a youth-centered, youth-led South African climate and environment movement. Following the signing of our MOU in March, we have now reconnected on ground for the closing of the UGO 2025 Fellowship.

With fellows from Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, and Sierra Leone, and official observers representing regions across Africa and the diaspora, we have come together to reflect, co-create, and catalyze solutions that place young people at the forefront of climate justice, workforce development, circular economies, and peacebuilding across the continent and beyond.

As part of this transformative gathering, we toured the South African Union Building, a historic seat of government and a symbol of leadership transitions — and we walked the storied streets of Soweto, a place that stands as a living monument to youth resistance.

In 1976, it was the young people of Soweto — students armed with nothing but books, voices, and conviction — who ignited a nationwide uprising against apartheid’s injustice. Their courage made Soweto a global symbol of defiance and hope. It is also home to two giants of freedom: Archbishop Desmond Tutu and President Nelson Mandela, whose homes still stand on Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world to have housed two Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

Today, Soweto reminds us that youth are not only the future, they are the spark of revolution.

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