Your donations to Ubuntu Global Connections go to South African registered non-profit organizations, also called NGOs.
Four of Ubuntu Global Connections’ South African partners work together in this vibrant village in the rural Eastern Cape, showing how a holistic and supportive approach helps everyone in the community. By working side by side to support Zithulele Hospital, local schools and the community at large, NGO staff and volunteers have helped to strengthen the community at the grassroots level. In total, this little community boasts an astonishing seven non-profit organizations, all of which work together and support each other.
Following are the four Zithulele nonprofit organizations supported by Ubuntu Global Connections:
This small yet rigorous “school of hope” has grown steadily towards its dream of offering high-quality, multilingual education in a community where literacy and employment rates are low. The school embraces a unique mix of children from the community as well as the children of local NGO staff which makes for a diverse and exciting learning environment. Since its inception in 2016, the Zithulele Independent School has helped make living and working more sustainable for NGO families who have relocated to the rural Eastern Cape. Follow them on Facebook or Instagram.
Founded in 2009 by Craig and Michelle Paxton, an initial team-of-two focused on High School Science and Maths, Axium Education has grown to a staff of 100+ serving more than 3,200 children in Grades K-12, in 25 schools in rural South Africa. Through supplemental education programs, developing excellent rural schools and research and advocacy, Axium strives for dramatic improvement in the quality of rural schooling and student achievement. Axium is facilitating effective pathways for rural students to succeed in graduating, accessing opportunities, and beginning to strengthen their communities.
Four doctors established the NGO, Jabulani, in 2007 to support the burdened and struggling local government hospital in Zithulele that serves a widespread population of 130,000. Poor infrastructure, inadequate sanitation and communication, limited water and electricity, and crushing unemployment are just some of the challenges to the health and well-being of this community in one of the poorest parts of the Eastern Cape. Jabulani is focused on mitigating these deficiencies through initiatives in four core areas: healthcare, education, the environment, and poverty relief through community development.
