Ubuntu for Africa

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Ubuntu is age-old African wisdom

Ubuntu is age-old African wisdom based on the conviction:

 Umuntu Ngumntu Ngabantu
“I am because we are and we are because I am”

This wisdom and belief is the basis of our organization. UBUNTU arranges internships and volunteers. The difference from many other organizations, however, is that it not only conveys UBUNTU but is actively and practically involved in these projects. We not only support and guide the volunteers but also the people in the projects. We strive for better education and better social conditions in the townships of South Africa.

Our first aim is to offer structural assistance by supporting small and manageable donation projects that are initiated and established by the people of the townships or schools themselves. Secondly, we provide volunteering and internships in small and manageable educational and social projects with practical help and assistance for the local people. Our funded projects help to solve the daily needs of the people, children, and their parents, in the township, i.e.:  funding for teaching materials, supporting special talents and abilities of children and young people, and supporting families in their everyday needs.

Ubuntu for Africa has been around since 2008. Sylke Funk initially founded the association as a volunteer organization. Her impression at the time: So much hardship and a need for action. But how to help without money? That is why Sylke started recruiting volunteers to look after the children at the township school. Working at the school on her own was simply not possible anymore. She is a social worker and family therapist and works herself voluntarily every day in a township school with abused, neglected, and behavior-sensitive children, whose parents try to care for their families or have given up doing so under the most difficult conditions. Any help is welcome.

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