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At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn

At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn

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Welcome to At The Forefront, the podcast where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges.


At The Forefront is hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder of The Fore, the UK's only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to small charities. Each episode, she sits down with social entrepreneurs and small charity leaders that are pioneering smarter, scalable solutions to everything from the mental health crisis, to homelessness, to climate change.


If you want to learn more about how we're creating a society that is solving its own problems, you're in the right place!

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  • At The Forefront: Opening Access to Education in Sri Lanka's Tea Estates

    At The Forefront: Opening Access to Education in Sri Lanka's Tea Estates
    Oct 22 2026
    Mary Rose speaks to Co-Founder of Tea Leaf Trust, Tim Pare.

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    48 min
  • At The Forefront: Turning the Tide on Marine Tourism

    At The Forefront: Turning the Tide on Marine Tourism
    Sep 18 2026

    What if protecting our oceans isn’t about stopping tourism, but uniting with it to save coral reefs?


    In this episode of At The Forefront, our CEO Mary Rose Gunn sat down with Chloe Harvey, Executive Director of The Reef-World Foundation. They explored how the charity is uniting governments, local businesses, and tourists across 80+ countries to turn a potential threat into a powerful force for coral reef restoration.


    Together, they dive into:

    • How Green Fins drives honest, continuous environmental improvements across dive and snorkel operators worldwide.
    • The success of their digital membership platform and community forums in enabling cross-regional collaboration to solve complex marine conservation challenges.
    • How lean, dedicated charities can partner with UN institutions to eliminate local human threats and buy vital time for fragile marine ecosystems.


    Plus, get a sneak peek at their exciting plans to decentralise operations and build long-term financial sustainability!

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    50 min
  • At The Forefront: Breaking the Silence on Postpartum Psychosis

    At The Forefront: Breaking the Silence on Postpartum Psychosis
    Jul 31 2026

    In this At The Forefront, our CEO Mary Rose Gunn speaks with Jess Heron, Founder and CEO of the national charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis, about how bringing together women with lived experience, researchers and clinicians completely restructured perinatal mental healthcare across the UK.


    They dive into the reality of this severe condition affecting 1 to 2 in every 1,000 new mothers and how Action on Postpartum Psychosis are tackling this by:

    • Breaking the shame and stigma caused by decades of silence and diagnostic barriers through storytelling, advocacy and clinical collaboration.
    • Prioritising lived experience and centering service users' needs through vital peer support networks for mothers, partners and diverse communities.
    • Changing the healthcare system by successfully campaigning for specialist Mother and Baby Units, improving pathways to long-term care, and filling critical research gaps.

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    46 min
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