Community Outreach
I AM BECAUSE WE ARE
In the Ubuntu spirit ("I am because we are"), we aim to have 1/2 of our participants fully sponsored. They are generally people from the community who would benefit from the exposure to such an event and would not have had the means to attend otherwise. In our inaugural event we sponsored abused women, youth gang leaders undergoing values training, aspiring yoga teachers from the townships and university students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They mingled with all including big CEOs and country leaders and we did not put any spotlight on them so they could feel fully part of the whole. No one could actually tell who was who.
TOUNCHé has SPONSORed BENEFICIARIES FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:
Not-for-profit social enterprise creating solutions to solve the global youth unemployment challenge. They tackle the youth unemployment challenge using data, innovation, partnerships and on-the-ground experience to build pragmatic, implementable solutions that get results. Harambee improves employment with a 5X higher placement rates and pathwayed young people into 100,000 jobs and work experiences.
Not-for-profit social enterprise with a vision to see a community living with dignity, purpose and hope through creating opportunities for holistic development. Their three key areas include Education, Skills and Enterprise. They run four core projects: Kingdom builders, Educentre, Youth Café and Wild Goose Bakery.
One-stop centre for women and children who are survivors of abuse. Our vision is the creation of a safe and secure society and a human rights culture where women and children are empowered to exercise their full rights. They offer 24-hour emergency shelter, children counselling, childcare services as well as mental health support. They have legal and economic empowerment services which include job skills training to help provide productive solutions and a way forward.
Nonprofit organization comprising of individuals and organizations committed to conserving the City of Cape Town’s wetlands and public spaces from commercial development and environmental destruction, most notably the Greater Princess Vlei Area. They have successfully signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the City of Cape Town to transform the area into a public nature and heritage park where ongoing activities and events will take place to educate on environmental issues, network with other stewards and commit to organized actions.
LANGA FOR MEN (SOUTH AFRICA)
An organization with a vision to create a safe space for every gender and also involve everyone in the fight for women and young girls. The collective wants to reprogram the minds of men and invest in a young boy child using different methods such as Boys to Men, Youth Empowerment sessions, Educational Camps, Hiking’s, Healing sessions, Boys Workshops.
African Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training of Southern Africa (AKYTTSA) is an NGO that recognises the importance of transforming socio-economic access to Kundalini Yoga. AKYTTSA is the training arm of Kundalini Africa Rising, which includes specialized yoga training for pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, the elderly, children and yoga that works with mental and physical states of illness. AKYTTSA is active in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
COLUMBA YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (SOUTH AFRICA)
Columba activates youth enterprise and employment by helping young people transcend their personal circumstances and offers meaningful social impact to all investors. The Columba values based leadership programme develops the grit or character that leads to academic and professional success.
NEW EARTH COOKING SCHOOL (BALI, INDONESIA)
An earth school in rural Bali which focuses on fostering a deep connection with the land and food. The 3 pillars of activity being growing, cooking and healing New Earth is committed to teaching about how to grow and cook food in harmony with all living beings.
KUL KUL CONNECTION (BALI, INDONESIA)
In partnership with The Green School on Bali Kul Kul connection is teaching young students about the power of and purpose of self-expression through the arts. Delivering powerful messages about social and environmental issues through sacred performance art.
EMAS HITMA (BALI, INDONESIA)
Aiming to Support and develop regenerative solutions to poverty and development around Indonesia. Teaching about soil regeneration and permaculture Emas Hitma is a newer grassroots NGO on Bali.
TRI UPCYCLE (BALI, INDONESIA)
TRI UPCYCLE is a social enterprise based in Bali using upcycled materials to promote conscious consumption and a planet Earth with more trees. The organization is made of people who believe that this world can be a better place to live, and that's why we're doing this project in a way to contribute to protecting Indonesia's forest.
Tasha Zigerelli, Community Outreach Volunteer interviewing sponsored participants from the Green School Kul Kul Connection and Tri Upcycle
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. YOUR SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT AS ATTENDING OUR EVENTS HELPS TO:
EMPOWER A NEW GENERATION OF CONSCIOUS LEADERS: By raising awareness on the environment and bringing youths to the event, we have the opportunity to inspire the next generation of leaders. The future of business is green, and it is our duty to inspire our youths to become effective members of our community that are able to support themselves, offer solutions and preserve their planet.
REDUCE VIOLENCE & CRIME: When youths have no hope or opportunities, they are left with very little choices other than gang violence and crime. Our hope is to invite them to the conversation so they too can become part of the solutions for a more harmonious loving world.
RESTORE THE FEMININE: What we do to our women, we do to our Earth. Our event acknowledges the incredible importance of protecting and embracing the feminine within all of us to create harmony in our society and our land.
SHARE WISDOM: Politically manipulated and short-sighted city planning has damaged social systems and entrenched cultural and economic divisions and inequalities. We offer inspiring wisdom to the communities already involved in sustainability as they continue to dream and demand natural sanctuaries for the people.
RESTORE ° SHARE ° INSPIRE ° EMPOWER
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR REACH SO PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL AT EXPLORE@SHIFTWITHIN.ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR SPONSORING FOR YOU AND/OR YOUR ORGANIZATION.
“Reaching beyond all corners of the world, including those that are the most effected to be a part of this conversation, Tounché is an event that speaks to human beings on all levels of diversity. It is an invitation to join and be in the presence of people who are doing the work of SACRED LEADERSHIP and empowerment all across the globe. From different cultures, socio-economic and professional backgrounds, in different ways through all different mediums, it is truly a global gathering. Tounché is founded on the intention of building a bridge and filling the gap of separation that can be utterly present for us as humans in this delicate and trying time, especially at events such as this.”