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From Survival To Becoming More

Stronger people.
Connected communities.

Better futures. Be More Initiative CIC exists to help every generation stop waiting and start becoming.

Our Story

What could your life become if you stopped waiting and started becoming?

Be More Initiative CIC is built around that simple but powerful question. This philosophy is reflected in founder Natasha Amadi's book, 40by40: 40 Things I Wish I Did More Before 40, which explores the lessons, opportunities and intentional choices we often recognise only when looking back.

Be More Initiative takes that message from the pages into the community. We create opportunities for women, young people and older adults to act now: to build confidence, develop skills, improve wellbeing, form meaningful connections, discover purpose and contribute to their communities.

Because becoming more should not be something we wish we had done. It should be something we choose to do now.

Community members celebrating together at an event

Our Vision

Thriving communities where every generation has the confidence, connection and opportunity to live well, lead and contribute.

Our Mission

To move people from survival to becoming more through preventative wellbeing, empowerment, skills, leadership and community connection.

How Change Happens

The Be More Journey

We meet people where they are and create pathways that help them move forward.

Connect
Equip
Empower
Become
Thrive
IsolationConnection
Low confidenceSelf-belief
UncertaintyOpportunity
DependencyIndependence
ParticipationLeadership
SurvivingBecoming more
Our Focus

Three Impact Pillars

Confidence · Opportunity · Leadership

Be More Women

Empowering women to find their voice, build confidence, strengthen wellbeing and step into leadership and decision-making spaces.

Skills · Confidence · Future

Be More Youth

Equipping young people early with the confidence, life skills, financial awareness, resilience and opportunities many adults later wish they had developed sooner.

Connection · Independence · Purpose

Be More Ageing Well

Supporting older adults to remain active, connected and independent while creating opportunities to share their experience, wisdom and skills with younger generations.

The 40by40 Connection

Start earlier. Why wait?

40by40 asks: "What do I wish I had done more?" Be More asks: "Why wait?"

That thinking shapes our approach to community development: start earlier, connect deeper, live healthier, learn continuously, lead confidently, give back, become more.

We believe prevention is not only about stopping problems. It is about creating possibilities before opportunities are lost.

40by40

40 Things I Wish I Did More Before 40 — by founder Natasha Amadi. The book that explores the lessons, opportunities and intentional choices we often recognise only when looking back, and the starting point for Be More Initiative's work.

What Guides Us

Our Values

We believe every stage of life holds the possibility for growth and contribution.

I

Intentionality

Deliberate choices, made now, rather than looked back on with regret.

E

Empowerment

Building confidence, self-belief and independence at every stage of life.

C

Connection

Meaningful relationships between generations and across communities.

I

Inclusion

Welcoming, accessible opportunities designed for everyone.

G

Growth

Continuous learning and development, whatever your starting point.

I

Impact

Collaborative work aimed at lasting, positive change.

Our Ambition

A movement, starting in Wigan

To build a recognised community movement — originating in Wigan — that demonstrates what becomes possible when people are given the connection, confidence, skills and opportunities to take ownership of their next chapter.

Don't wait to wish you had. Start becoming now. — From Survival to Becoming More.