Education - Children Inspired and/or Directly Aided
Raised
Water - People served water
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Africa :
World Children's Days 2023
"OneChild" Fundraiser
Fundraiser Certificates
Barcelona, Spain
The Ubuntu Family Initiative and ASB Students are happy to share that our "One Child" fundraiser was a great success and we raised 648 Euros in aid of the valuable efforts and projects that Better me supports with the children at at Korando.
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Africa :
World Children's Days 2023
"OneChild" Fundraiser
December 16th
ASB Christmas Fair
Barcelona, Spain
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative, we provide mentoring for impact services to individuals as-well as schools. In our latest project we will be mentoring students from the American School of Barcelona towards a fundraiser for education in Africa. Over the course of the next couple of weeks they will join the Ubuntu Family Initiative in their online art classes with Better me whilst advocating throughout school and their classes only to end the fundraiser with a stand at the Christmas fair where they will be selling the latest book we launched as an initiative and art posters.
This Fundraiser has now been successfully ended.
Thank you for your Support.
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South Asia:
Education
Supporting Corp India Thane School
November 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were delighted to provide the children of Corp India Thane shelter with the necessary supplies required for the children to be able to safeguard their belongings confortably
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South America :
New Books for the Market Library Project
November 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we continue to grow the Market Library with the help of Libia and Peru Volunteers in Cusco. This time we have sent them books regarding the various artists we have been working on throughout our art classes.
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"Our Journey of Creativity, Courage and Inspiration"
New Book Launch and Signing.
November 23
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative, Olivia is proud to launch her first book with Timmy's contributions. Olivia has been running the online art and music classes since the very beginning. "Our Journey of Creativity, Courage and Inspiration is a composition of all the Art works in the form of a kindness journal as a reminder for a better world.The book is now available in bookstores across Barcelona and on all Amazon platforms. we will be having a breakfast morning signing on the 25th of November.
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The Ubuntu Family Initiative Interview and Ubuntu Reports Podcast Season 5
November 23
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative, Olivia takes the helm with Timmy off at College and starts season 5 with an interview on the launch of her new Book. This Season Olivia will be conducting the casts with guest speakers as part of our peer mentoring approach.
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Africa:
Environmental Conservation and Water Scarcity
November 23
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative, we have contributed towards the Mwikholo community 2 water project who are using their local Spring, but the water is not safe to consume and is making people ill. The Water project aims to protect the natural water spring and establish a WASH program.
Photo Courtesy of The Water Project
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Africa:
Building Stronger relationships to avoid human wildlife conflict
October 23
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we support the Sheldrick wildlife trust in a number of ways, this year we have helped with their community projects by contributing towards outdoor activities for the local children such as footballs and volleyball nets.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash
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Africa:
Planting More Seeds for the Future
October 23
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we join in the planting of trees project declared by the Kenyan Government this month by contributing towards 100 seedlings through the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash
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South America :
Online Music Classes now in Peru!
September 23
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we have finally managed to start our online music classes to Peru ! We sponsored the creation of a music class sending roll-up 61 key pianos to the Libros Magic's Project run by Peru Volunteers in Cusco and have started online piano lessons through the finger technique.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash
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Africa :
Mto wa Mbu village Community
Basic Needs Bag Distribution
August 2-9th 2023
Tanzania, Africa
During our visit to Tanzania Africa, we were able to visit Mto Wa Mbu village community, a melting pot, it is thought to be one of the only places in Tanzania where there are representatives from all 120 tribes living happily side by side. Our mission was to distribute the basic needs bags to the village children.
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Africa :
Masai Community
Solar Light Project
August, 2023
Kenya, Africa
During our visit to Tanzania Africa, we also posted more lights to the Masai community we met in Kenya, which too were well received by the community women.
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Africa :
Masai Community
Solar Light Project
August 2-9th 2023
Tanzania, Africa
During our last visit to Africa and the Masai community in Kenya, we identified that like our basic needs bags and water filters, these communities who live in traditional huts with little light are very much in need of solar lighting. As The Ubuntu Family Initiative and ahead of our visit to the Masai community in Tanzania we came prepared only to be most welcomed with our gifts by the Chief Ole Dorop who allowed us to pass on the light to the women in the community.
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Africa :
"Watoto" Fundraising certificate from The Tanzania Children's fund.
August 2-9th 2023
Tanzania, Africa
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to share that our "Watoto" fundraiser was a great success and we raised 830 $ in aid of the valuable efforts and projects that the Tanzanian Children's Fund supports in the Rift Valley Children's Village.
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Africa :
International Youth Day 2023
"Watoto" Fundraiser
August 2-9th 2023
Tanzania, Africa
Join Timmy as she travels from Lake Manyara National Park to the Ngorongoro Conservation area and onwards to the Northern Serengeti to raise funds for The Tanzanian Children's Fund and its programs on the occasion of International Youth day 2023 and as part of the #youthlead movement.
With Watoto, meaning "Children" in the Swahili language, we hope to inspire the next generation to become part of the solution alongside those organizations working towards a better future for all.
This Fundraiser has now been successfully ended.
Thank you for your Support.
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India :
Women's Empowerment
June 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we are overjoyed to continue with our women empowerment projects. With the help of Sambhali Trust, we have been able to sponsor the sewing machines for Nazmin, Vimla and Sapna with the hope for them to gain further independence and be able to provide the support needed to their family.
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South America :
Art supplies and New Library Books
June 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we have delivered new art supplies and books for the Peru Volunteers market library.
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Africa :
Hygiene Supplies and Clothes for Africa
June 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we have delivered hygiene and clothing to the children at Better Me.
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The Ubuntu Family Initiative
have been recognised as Champions of Change by Water Aid
June 2023
The Ubuntu Family Initiative we have been recognised as Champions of Change in the may issue of the Global Water Aid Newsletter aswell as have received a certificate of recognition.
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The Ubuntu Family Initiative Season 3 is now on Spotify as the Ubuntu Reports Podcast and ending Season 4 with an Interview on the Jai Ma Fundraiser.
May 2023
The Ubuntu Family Initiative have continued into Season 3 on the school radio and have also launched all episodes as a bilingual Podcast on Spotify. They are ending Season 4 with an interview on their latest Jai Ma Fundraiser and the subject of water scarcity.
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Africa:
Environmental Conservation and Water Scarcity
May 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative, we have contributed towards the Ekapwonke community who are using the Mushiyundi Spring, but the water is not safe to consume and is making people ill. The Water project aims to protect the natural water spring and establish a WASH program.
Photo Courtesy of The Water Project
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Africa:
Wildlife Conservation
May 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative, we have chosen to adopt a further two orphan elephants through the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, named Mokogodo and Mwinzi, both about a year old and thriving in the care of the SWT’s Nairobi Nursery.
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"A Story of Giving"
New Book Launch,
Book Signing and Presentation
January - June 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we are happy to announce that we have published a book that is now for sale on all Amazon platforms. A Story of Giving is a kind reminder for a better world, written as a poem to my daughters in recognition of their efforts and perseverance. All proceeds from our book will go towards our current and future projects.
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South Asia:
Ubuntu x Sambhali Trust Art Online Curriculum-based Collaboration
April 2023
The Ubuntu Family Initiative we are happy to welcome the Sambhali Trust Children to our Global Art Class.
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South Asia:
Education
Supporting Community Schools ,
Kumaon Uttarakhand
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were delighted to distribute
the children at the local community schools.
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South Asia:
Water Filters
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Distribution
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative our Water Filters reached rural communities throughout Varanasi.
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South Asia:
Education
Supporting Sambhali Trust
Shelter children
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were delighted to meet Sambhali Trust and the children they shelter and educate, we brought them gifts and look forward to starting our online art classes with the children .
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South Asia:
Basic Needs
Jodphur, Rajasthan Distribution
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative our Basic Needs reached rural communities throughout Jodphur.
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South Asia:
Water Filters
Jodhpur, Rajasthan Distribution
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative our water filters reached rural communities throughout Jodphur.
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South Asia:
Basic Needs
Unicef Children's Day care centre Basic needs distribution.
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were overjoyed to reach the unicef community day care centre in rural Jodphur and distribute the much needed basic needs bags to the children and families.
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South Asia:
Education
Supporting Corp India Thane School children and Art Class on site.
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were delighted to distribute to the children the basic school and hygiene packs we were asked for whilst conduct our continuing art class on site.
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South Asia:
Education
Supporting Corp India Thane School
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were delighted to provide the children of Corp India Thane school with the necessary supplies required for class to be conducted comfortably with the children.
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South Asia:
Womens Empowerment
Supporting Corp India Thane Girls Shelter
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were happy to contribute towards the shelters needs so that the girls may grow and continue comfortably in their endeavours.
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South Asia:
Women's Empowerment
Corp India Thane Girls Shelter Support
April 2023
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we were delighted to support the girls at the Corp India Thane Shelter by providing them with the necessary supplies for them to continue with their embroidery activities.
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South Asia:
"Jai Ma" Fundraising Certificate from Water Aid India.
April 2023
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to share that our "Jai Ma" fundraiser was a great success and we raised 1400 $ in aid of the WASH projects that will unfold throughout 100 School in the Bihar District.
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South Asia :
World Water Day 2023
"Jai Ma" Fundraiser
April 11-12th April 2023
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary
Uttarakhand, India
March 23
Join us as we walk through the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Himalayan Foothills to reach point Zero in the Himalayan Foothills in Uttarakhand - North India covering approx 20Km, to raise funds for Water Aid India.
We are requesting support in the targeted projects located in Gaya and Madhubani to improve WASH services in 100 schools (50 schools each) by constructing new handwashing stations in school ensuring ready access to safe drinking water within premises having potential to affect children’s health. Facilitating and implementing proper handwashing, with soap and water will form healthy hygiene habits that will extend into their lives outside of school inevitably causing change on a wider scale.
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Our Route will be offering spell-binding views of the majestic Himalayan peaks such as Chaukhamba, Nanda Devi, Nanda Kot, Panchachuli, and Kedarnath. The main attraction of Binsar aside from rich fauna and flora is the 300 kms of majestic and panoramic view of Himalayan peaks from Binsar Zero point.
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With Jai Ma, meaning "Mother Earth" in the Hindi language, we hope to inspire a whole family approach towards raising awareness and giving alongside those organizations working towards a better future for one of the world most important ressources.
This Fundraiser has now been successfully ended.
Thank you for your Support.
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Turkey :
Art Therapy and Earthquake Relief
March 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we have contributed towards the Akut Foundations Children's relief project by sending 100 Art Therapy kits to the children in the areas struck by the latest earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
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South Asia :
Ubuntu x India Corp
Art Online Curriculum-based Collaboration
and Art Supply Support
March 2023
The Ubuntu Family Initiative we are happy to welcome India Corp and the Children of Thane Shelter to our Global Art Class. We have kickstarted our art classes with India Corp and look forward to conducting our classes on the ground in a couple of weeks time.
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South Asia :
IT Support Project
March 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we have now initiated a new collaboration with India Corp, a community outreach program that operates throughout Mumbai facilitating fully functioning and socially responsible communities. We have been allocated a Shelter in the Thane slums where IT systems were missing which we have gladly installed thanks to the support of our corporate sponsors.
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South America :
New Books for the Market Library Project
March 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we continue to grow the Market Library with the help of Libia and Peru Volunteers in Cusco thanks to the support of our corporate sponsors.
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Africa :
School Playground and Fencing Project
March 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we have gladly supported the Korando school this year through our corporate sponsor budget by helping them fix the school playground and fencing.
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South East Asia :
School Kitchen Hut Project
March 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we have sponsored the School Kitchen Hut project with the help of our corporate sponsors where we will soon be starting online Cooking Classes.
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South America :
Education
Supporting Peruvian Scholars
February 2023
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative since meeting the scholars of Peruvian Hearts in Cusco, we have committed to supporting them and their families through their journey.
Tapping into our corporate sponsors has allowed for us to provide even greater support to the charities we collaborate with.
We admire the courage and determination of the girls and look forward to being of help in the best way possible.
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Africa :
Anti-Malaria Supplies and Clothes for Africa
January 2023
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we regularly collect and send gently used clothing from those around us, to the children and teens at Better me in Kenya Africa, this time we were asked to send Anti Malaria supplies to protect the children from the Mosquitoes as many have been suffering from Malaria lately, so to our package a steady supply of repellent bracelets, clothes stickers and sprays were added.
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Africa :
Planting Seeds for the Future
December 2022
As The Ubuntu Family Initiative we believe Giving should be an enjoyable and rewarding activity, and family philanthropy has provided us with the opportunity to work together on inspiring projects. Since 2019 our amazing initiative is maximising its impact across the globe. Take a look at our numbers ! WE have also managed to tap into corporate sponsors creating a support budget for those charities we are most passionate about.
We are therefore celebrating a good year and our 50th charitable giving goal and in honour of this we have contributed towards the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s tree-planting initiatives in Kenya. We covered the cost of 100 indigenous tree saplings, grown and tended at the Sheldrick Trust tree nurseries, and planted by members of the local Kenyan community to help reforest vital habitats and provide food, shelter and shade for wildlife.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash
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Africa :
Education
Wildlife Educational Film Viewing
December 2022
The Sheldrick Trust works relentlessly for habitat and wildlife conservation and through them, with the hope to inspire a love of wildlife among new generations we have contributed towards a wildlife educational film viewing in a remote community, engaging local people with the importance of protecting the environment.
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Africa:
Environmental Conservation and Water Scarcity
December 2022
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As the Ubuntu Family Institute we continue to contribute towards water scarcity projects through the water project. On this occasion Timmy and Olivia have been raising awareness at school through their weekly radio podcast swell as their current exhibition which touches upon the cause and the water filter contribution to the local communities in the Peruvian andes. During this time they have also been fundraising and have managed to collect and donate towards the Kilia Community project in Kenya.
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South East Asia:
Elma Trust School
Water Purification Project
December 2022
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As part of the improvement of conditions in the Elma Trust School in Siem Reap Cambodia, we have provided them with a number of water purification filters so that the children may have quick access to Clean Drinking Water.
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South East Asia:
Ubuntu x Elma Trust
Art Online Curriculum-based Collaboration
and Art Supply Support
November 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are delighted we have managed to bring Art classes into the Elma Curriculum and will be doing Art with the children once a week and have also since starting classes provided the Art Supplies.
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South America:
Ubuntu x Peru Volunteers
Art Online Curriculum-based Collaboration
and Art Supply Support
November 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative is happy to share that we kickstarted the first of our art classes when in Cusco and have since provided the Art Supplies in order to continue teaching online as part of their permanent extracurricular curriculum.
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Africa:
Ubuntu x Better Me
Art Online
Curriculum-based Collaboration
November 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative is happy to share that with the children back on holiday in Kisumu, we are taking advantage to start a new term of Online Art classes as part of their permanent school curriculum.
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The Ubuntu Family Initiative Interview and Ubuntu Reports Podcast Season 2
November 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to have been invited back onto the school radio during the launch of their exhibition to share news of their latest campaign and the"Tierra Vivas" fundraiser,
They have also been asked to stay on for a second season on with their podcast on current affairs.
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South America:
World Environment Day
Photography Exhibition
Memories from the "Tierra Vivas"
Fundraiser Peru, South America
November 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to share our memories from the Amazon and the Peruvian Andes "Tierra Vivas" fundraiser in the hope to raise awareness for Conservation and Biodiversity amongst the generations studying at the Lycee Francais of Barcelona.
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South America:
"Tierra Vivas" Fundraising Certificate from the Rainforest Trust.
July 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to share that our "Tierra Vivas" fundraiser was a great success and we raised €1153 in aid of the Rainforest Trust and their critical habitat conservation projects.
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South America:
Market Library Project
and Art Classes
July 2022
Unfortunately, the ability to send children to kindergarten or day-care is not possible for a lot of women in Cusco Peru, therefore, the only way to take care of their children is to keep them by their side. This results in the children staying on the streets the whole day, playing with the products being sold by their mothers, or just having a nap.As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we strongly believe in the education of children and along with Peru Volunteer we have contributed towards the Market library and gave the first of our Art classes which we look forward to continuing online soon.
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South America:
"Smiles" through the Sacred Valley
July 2022
As the Ubuntu family Initiative we distributed basic needs packages to those most remote throughout the sacred valley.
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South America:
Misminay Community
Water Purification Project
July 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative we believe that having access to clean water is an essential part of our work. Within the Sacred Valley, there is a town where traditions inherited from the Incas -like dialoguing with the cosmos and the environment- are preserved: the Mullak’as Misminay community. This beautiful Andean village has grown significantly over the years, improving its infrastructure and the quality of life of its over 300 families. In order to enable them to have frank clean water whilst they work their lands we donated 10 portable water filters.
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South America:
Wired Amazon "make science happen"
Tambopata Research Centre,
Madre de Dios, Peru
July 2022​
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we are invested in the protection of the natural habitat and wildlife, during our stay in the Amazon Tampobata Research center we took active part in the placement of camera traps, the monitoring of primates and in the collection of species of tiger moths in the light traps as part of New species project.
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South America:
World Environment Day 2022
"Tierra Vivas" Fundraiser
July 24th
July 2022
Join us as we accomplish a multi activity challenge in the Peruvian andies covering 17Km, to raise funds for The Rainforest Trust, which supports the conservation, preservation, and protection of the Rainforests, its people and its species.
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Our route will head from the Huaypo Lagoon to Misnimay by bike covering approx 7.5 Km on a moderate level of difficulty rated 3 on a scale of 5. Leaving early in the morning we will bike to the traditional Misminay community to learn about their Andean way of life.
From there we will hike to the community lookout point over 3 km and work our way back down to the Moray archeological site over 2 km for some tremendous panoramic views. The landscape will vary and the hike is rated 3 on a scale of 5.
We will be transported midway to Maras saltpans due to terrain complications and from there we will continue our hike back further down over 4 km to the sacred valley.
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With Pachamama, meaning "Mother Earth" in ancient Quechua language, we hope to inspire a whole family approach towardsrairing awareness and giving alongside those organizations working towards a better future for one of the world most biodiverse habitats.
This fundraiser has now succesfully ended.
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The Ubuntu Family Initiative
"A Cookbook of Memories" Project
June 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are proud to launch their newest project called the "Cookbook fo Memories" where they will share a sensory account of their travels. A long term project we hope to one day publish a recount of the philanthropic work and our memories throughout.
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Africa:
New School Supplies
May 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative we are invested in the future at Korando and with our online art classes becoming part of the curriculum we made special care that our pupils had the school and basic sanitation needs they needed ahead of the new school year.
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Africa:
Online Art Classes
Term 2
May 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative we take on Term 2 with our online art classes. A project which started out as part of the school holiday extracurriculars has a lot of interest and its an absolute pleasure to continue meeting with the children on a weekly basis.
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South East Asia:
Children Library project
May 2022
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we understand the value reading and so therefore have further contributed towards the Elma Sambour Village primary library with 100 books for children aged between 5-9 in Khmer and English in honour of Book week.
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South East Asia:
Online Art Classes
May 2022
The Ubuntu Family our online Art classes have caught on and we are now giving them online to the children at the Elma Trust Primary School in Sambour Village Siem Reap.
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The Ubuntu Reports
Podcast Launch over the LFB Radio
Episode 1 Introduction to the Initiative
and The Global Decline of Species
April 2022
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative and in honour of Earth Day, we have launched the first in our series of Podcasts which will be run over the LFB Radio in the hope to raise awareness as a global generation facing inherent issues and become part of the solutions.
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Africa :
Earth Day 22
Photography Exhibition
Memories from the Masai Mara
"Walk for Wildlife" Kenya, Africa
April 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to share our memories from the Masai Mara "Walk for Wildlife" in the hope to raise awareness for Conservation and Biodiversity amongst the generations studying at the Lycee Francais of Barcelona.
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Africa :
"Walk for Wildlife" Fundraising Certificate from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
March 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative are happy to share that our "Walk for Wildlife" fundraiser was a great success and we raised €1045 in aid of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and their life saving projects.
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Poster Courtesy of The sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Africa :
World Wildlife Day 2022
"Walk for Wildlife" Fundraiser
March 12th to 14th, 2022
Join me as I walk through the Mara over the course of two days covering approximately 24Km, a little over the distance of a half marathon accompanied by a Guide, hoping to raise funds for The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which supports the conservation, preservation, and protection of wildlife and habitats.
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On the first day, my route will head west from Kicheche Valley, trekking across several beautiful valleys covering 10Km before arriving at the fly camp on the Western side of Naboisho Conservancy - 52,000 acres (210 km2) of private land dedicated to wildlife conservation - where Olivia will be waiting for me. We will be camping in a tent in the wilderness before I set off at dawn the next day, continuing the journey on foot in the cool morning, uncovering points of interest throughout the journey along the escarpment and Seketa Valley of Olare Motorogi Conservancy. This walk will cover approx 14 Km until I reach the Bush Camp where my trail will end.
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With Naboisho, meaning "Coming Together" in the Maa language, we hope to inspire a whole family approach towards giving alongside those organizations working towards a better future for both wildlife and mankind.
This fundraiser has now succesfully ended.
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Africa :
School Building Expansion
Project
Photo Courtesy of Better Me Kenya
Photo Courtesy of Better Me Kenya
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Africa :
Supplies Delivered for the Online Art Classes
January 2022
As the Ubuntu family Initiative, we believe in the importance of Art in child education, and we will be kicking off online Art classes with the Children at the Better me Kenya, with our first-class taking place during our visit over the beginning of March.
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Africa :
Child Education and Family Support February 2022
As the Ubuntu family Initiative, alongside Belinda's education sponsorship, we have also started taking on Monica's through the collaboration with the Better me Kenya. Monica is 11 and was welcomed with a care package on behalf of Olivia.
We look forward to meeting her in person in March.
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South East Asia :
School Garden Expansion Project
February 2022
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we know that school garden programs play a vital part in the learner's diet where food security is relevant. We have contributed towards the expansion of the Elma School garden connecting further students and their families directly to the fresh produce. We took advantage of our growing garden to ask the children what they would imagine it to be.
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Africa :
Environmental Conservation and Water Scarcity
January 2022
As the Ubuntu family initiative and with the through the Water Project, we believe in keeping water running, the Ikoli Primary school is in need of two water catchments, latrines and handwashing stations in order to help the 963 students healthy and in school focusing on learning in a cleaner, safer environment.
Photo Courtesy of The Water Project
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash -Glen carrie
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Africa:
Wildlife Conservation
January 2022
The Ubuntu Family Initiative is passionate about the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Orphans’ Project, which rescues and rehabilitates orphan baby elephants. Previously we adopted two orphans in their care, named Roho and Kinyei. To continue our support of this project, this year we have chosen instead to adopt two younger calves, Kerrio and Rokka, who are both a year old and were rescued under unfortunate circumstances.
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Africa and South East Asia:
Online Book Reading and Library
January 2022
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we recognise that the school library is important for intellectual development, for the social and cultural growth of students as they grow up in complex circumstances and have put together an online library of our favourite books for children 8 to 12 to support the English tutoring in place at the Korando and Elma schools.
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South East Asia:
School Transport Project
January 2022
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we have donated four bikes to the Elma Trust Sambour Village primary school in the hope to ensure security on the road and help their students get to school faster.
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Africa:
Online Music Classes
September 2021
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we have sponsored the creation of a music class sending five roll up - 61 key pianos to the Better Me Kenya school in Kisumu and have started online piano lessons through the finger technique.
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Africa:
Dressing Children "One Piece at a Time"
May 2021
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we have been collecting and sending gently used clothing from those around us, so the children and teens feel empowered today and into the future.
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Africa :
Online Cooking Classes
May 2021
Basic cooking classes are underway,
As the Ubuntu family initiative, we have committed to teaching the girls and boys at Better Me Kenya a number of Basic Recipes over the course of three months.
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"Smiles" down the Nile
April 2021
​As the Ubuntu family Initiative our objective is to travel down the Nile reaching those most remote with basic need packages.
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Africa :
Child Education and Online Extra Curriculars
March 2021
As the Ubuntu family Initiative, we have started a collaboration with the Better Me Kenya charity where we sponsor the education of Belinda but have also found ways to further contribute, taking an active role in supporting her and her peers by interacting with them regularly during after school hours with online activities.
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Africa :
Wildlife and Environmental Conservation
January 2021
Poaching continues to pose a significant threat, but many elephants face an even bigger challenge, that of human-wildlife conflict,
With less space to share, people and animals now come into direct contact at an alarming rate and often with deadly results.
Big Life employs hundreds of local Maasai rangers to protect the Greater Amboseli ecosystem in collaboration with local communities.
In our pursuit to protect, as the Ubuntu family initiative, we are contributing towards the Big Life Foundation and their ranger program to maximise their impact.
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Africa :
Environmental conservation and Water Scarcity
January 2021
Isakara spring serves the 175 people in Imbiakalo Community situated to the northwest of Nairobi. Our objective as the Ubuntu family initiative is to contribute towards with the help of the Water project to the protection of the spring allowing for cleaner, safer water and better access to it.
Photo Courtesy of The Water Project
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash - Wynand Vys
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Africa :
Climate Change Action
January 2021
Desertification, drought, migration and conflict,
The Great Green Wall Movement is more than just planting trees in Africa,
Restoring their land is a matter of survival for them,
It's up to us to push forward an African dream beyond that of our own interests. As the Ubuntu family Initiative, we are taking part in this daring vision and contributing towards the 8000 km green wall to be built along the Sahel belt, helping them reclaim degraded lands revitalise their ecosystems and communities for future generations.
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Africa :
Environmental conservation and Water Scarcity
January 2021
Meet the girls of Saosi Primary, carrying water to sustain the daily needs of their school. As the Ubuntu family initiative, with the help of the Water Project, we have contributed towards our second water catchment with additional latrines and handwashing stations this time.
Photo Courtesy of The Water Project
Photo Courtesy of Unspalsh - Bill Wegener
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Africa :
Covid - 19 Food Security
May 2019
There is no time to look away,
With access to food grossly unequal, Yemen is on the verge of famine and no end to world hunger without an end to the conflict; the World Food Program works towards food security one sack at a time.
As the Ubuntu family initiative by contributing towards the WFP, we are supporting them whilst they reconfigure their work to reach 11.6 million children throughout Africa who are no longer receiving their daily school lunches due to restrictions meant to stop the spread of COVID-19.
A reminder that food security, peace and stability go together.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash - Devi Puspita Amartha Yahya
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Africa :
Planting Seeds for the Future
April 2020
The Earth nourishes us, carries us, teaches us and heals us. It is essential to offer her our attention, respect, awareness and rituals. In honour of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Ubuntu Family Initiative chose to donate towards the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s tree-planting initiatives in Kenya, with the hope to play our role in the conservation of wildlife for the future generations. We covered the cost of 100 indigenous tree saplings, grown and tended at the Sheldrick Trust tree nurseries, and planted by members of the local Kenyan community to help reforest vital habitats and provide food, shelter and shade for wildlife.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash - Mrjn Photography
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Africa :
Covid - 19 Water Saniation and Hygiene (WaSH)
April 2020
Water matters more than ever,
With Covid-19 posing an existential threat to Africa as the Ubuntu family initiative, we are now supporting the WaSH - Water Sanitation and Hygiene - a project with the Water Project Charity in order to keep water flowing uninterrupted to those most in need through the water project.
Photo Courtesy of the Water Project
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Africa :
Environmental Conservation
and Water Scarcity
April 2020
Malinda secondary school in Kenya finally has access to a source of safe and clean water! A project we have been contributing towards and following since April as the Ubuntu family initiative, the construction kicked off in June and has been finally completed.
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Africa :
Child Education and Family Support
March 2020
As the Ubuntu family initiative and with the help of the Giraffe children charity, we are overjoyed to introduce you to Amisa,
Amisa lives in the Kibera slums in Nairobi with her mother and four siblings; she is six years old, and in grade 2, she is eager to learn loves to draw and read.
As a family, we have been granted the sponsorship of this beautiful little girl. We aim to follow her education closely in the Nairobi green passage primary school, support her mother and look forward to meeting her in August.
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Africa :
Wildlife Conservation
December 2019
As the Ubuntu Family Initiative we have chosen to adopt two orphan elephants through the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, named Roho and Kinyei, both less than a year old and thriving in the care of the SWT’s Nairobi Nursery.
Photo Courtesy of Unsplash - Dmitrii Zhodzishskii
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South East Asia:
Volunteering and Child Education
April 2019
As the Ubuntu family initiative and with the help of the Elma Trust, we have enjoyed spending time helping tutor English language classes, play and work on school projects in the Sambor village Elma Primary School.
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"Smiles" across South East Asia
April 2019
Young Street Children support their families by working the streets,
As the Ubuntu family initiative, our objective is to distribute basic need packages throughout Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand over three weeks, reaching those most in need.
