In October, friends of Ubuntu Global Connections, supporters of Axium Education, and mighty warriors of trivia came together for an evening of music, challenging questions, and enthusiastic support for Axium Education’s programs. The evening featured trivia, led by Master Trivia Host Tom Rutledge, a chili dinner with all the fixings,...
What a lovely (and successful!) day we had for last Saturday’s 6th Annual Walk in Their Shoes to benefit Axium Education. We had 85 walkers and many canine friends in a parade of bright blue t-shirts walking through Carlisle’s gorgeous Great Brook Farm State Park. There were 20 South Africans,...
In 2024, Ubuntu Global Connections awarded a total of $402,358 in grants to our partners. This was possible through the generosity of our donors. Read about our partners’ remarkable achievements here. Axium Education In 2024, Axium Education marked 15 years of work with schools in rural Eastern Cape province of...
2024 was a busy year for Ubuntu Global Connections. Among the events and initiatives we accomplished: Walk in Their Shoes – Growing Support – Our 5th Annual Walk in Their Shoes 5K saw inspiring growth this year. With increased participation and generous new sponsors, the event raised crucial funds for...
In October, friends of Ubuntu Global Connections, supporters of Axium Education, and mighty warriors of trivia came together for our first-ever Axium Education Trivia Invitational. It was an evening of music, challenging questions, and enthusiastic support for Axium Education’s programs. The evening featured trivia, led by Master Trivia Host Tom...
The Zithulele Community Centre is strategically located on NGO-designated land in a prominent spot within the village. Serving as a vital hub, it provides a multi-purpose space that facilitates the reaching of dreams…space for Axium classes and activities, Jabulani workshops, Sihamba Sonke chess classes, overnight accommodation for Grace Vision’s eye...
On May 4, 60 walkers in a parade of heathered purple t-shirts rivaled the vibrant spring blossoms at Carlisle’s Great Brook Farm State Park. Several others joined remotely from as far away as Scotland. Canine friends sporting South African flag-themed bandanas joined the Carlisle group in a 3.5 mile woodland...
I arrived back from a two-week trip to South Africa in mid-July. In contrast to the July heat in the US, it was a cold winter there, but the people were warm and welcoming as usual. I want to share some quick updates from the trip: ZITHULELE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL UPDATE:...
What are the odds? Last Sunday, Walk in Their Shoes participants in three different locations – Carlisle, MA, Canyon, MN, and Aberdeen, Scotland – all faced a cold drizzle, occasionally steady but mostly mercifully light as they walked to support the ongoing work of Axium Education. But the rain didn’t...
Enjoy this seasonal greeting from our partners in South Africa.