The community on Tanera is a living tapestry that extends beyond those that currently work on the project, beyond the Coigach peninsula, beyond the Highlands, and around the world. This community of staff, locals, volunteers, experts and artisans in residence, guests and charitable partners informs the work we do, and the impact we make.
The Tanera Project employs a community of full-time workers, contractors, and other experts - working on or away from the island - to deliver our three main aims: regeneration, resilience and regeneration. Over 60% of our full-time workforce come from the Scottish Highlands which has helped us ensure we are creating exciting long-term opportunities for skilled people in the area and jobs for people who have moved away to return to. We also have many international staff bringing an array of cultures and perspectives together on Tanera, including our contingent of Romanian construction workers who are a vital component of the construction team.
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We first welcomed volunteers onto the island in 2024. Now, with over 1,000 hours of volunteering hosted in 2025 alone, the programme is growing fast. Volunteers on Tanera get stuck into all activities across the island; weaving, sailing, gardening, path-building, grounds work, beach cleaning, joinery and much more. We have now expanded the programme to include work experience opportunities, workshops, and skill-sharing creating opportunities for guests and volunteers to come together to learn new skills. We have a variety of academic partnerships covering research across disciplines like heritage, ecology, hydrology and public health. We also host artists, writers, and artisan makers independently and in partnership with cultural organisations like the Royal Drawing School, offering space to draw inspiration from the island’s heritage and landscape.
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Since 2018, over 1,300 public service workers have joined us for restorative retreats on Tanera, supported by partner charities. These fully-funded weeks offer space for rest, reflection, and reconnection, helping guests return to their roles with renewed perspective and resilience. We work with a small group of charitable partners to select our guests. Of course, many more people than we have capacity to invite would benefit from time on Tanera, but our time resources are finite.
We collaborate with organisations where there is mutual benefit - and where their aims are compatible with ours. These include Turn to Starboard, a charity using sailing as a means of restoring confidence and a sense of purpose to veterans. We have also collaborated with The Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Coigach Community Development Company, Coigach Heritage, Little Loch Broom Marine Life and Open Seas.
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The Tanera Project employs a community of full-time workers, contractors, and other experts - working on or away from the island - to deliver our three main aims: regeneration, resilience and regeneration. Over 60% of our full-time workforce come from the Scottish Highlands which has helped us ensure we are creating exciting long-term opportunities for skilled people in the area and jobs for people who have moved away to return to. We also have many international staff bringing an array of cultures and perspectives together on Tanera, including our contingent of Romanian construction workers who are a vital component of the construction team.
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We first welcomed volunteers onto the island in 2024. Now, with over 1,000 hours of volunteering hosted in 2025 alone, the programme is growing fast. Volunteers on Tanera get stuck into all activities across the island; weaving, sailing, gardening, path-building, grounds work, beach cleaning, joinery and much more. We have now expanded the programme to include work experience opportunities, workshops, and skill-sharing creating opportunities for guests and volunteers to come together to learn new skills. We have a variety of academic partnerships covering research across disciplines like heritage, ecology, hydrology and public health. We also host artists, writers, and artisan makers independently and in partnership with cultural organisations like the Royal Drawing School, offering space to draw inspiration from the island’s heritage and landscape.
Since 2018, over 1,300 public service workers have joined us for restorative retreats on Tanera, supported by partner charities. These fully-funded weeks offer space for rest, reflection, and reconnection, helping guests return to their roles with renewed perspective and resilience. We work with a small group of charitable partners to select our guests. Of course, many more people than we have capacity to invite would benefit from time on Tanera, but our time resources are finite.
We collaborate with organisations where there is mutual benefit - and where their aims are compatible with ours. These include Turn to Starboard, a charity using sailing as a means of restoring confidence and a sense of purpose to veterans. We have also collaborated with The Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Coigach Community Development Company, Coigach Heritage, Little Loch Broom Marine Life and Open Seas.
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