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EnglishThe Ubunye Foundation:The organization and its work
Located in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, the Ubunye Foundation was established in 2002. Their work focuses on 4 aspects: Leadership development, Savings Groups and Financial Education, Livelihoods, and Integrated Early Education and Health. Working in a context of economic poverty and psychological and spiritual ‘woundedness,’ Ubunye, means “togetherness” in isiXhosa. Read more about Ubunye on their partner page.
Project Summary
Design and establish the Ubunye Technical Assistance & Support Service (UTASS)
Investments and Contributions
Loan: none requested
Grant: $10,000 USD
Offerings: Expertise and experience; Engaging with partners in a way that upholds the principles of buen vivir
On the Path ofBuen Vivir
Ubuntu – ‘a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity’
PROJECT SUMMARY
INVESTMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
ON THE PATH OF BUEN VIVIR
** Art by Haris Ichwan
** Graphic design by Japheth Gonzalez
Investments in Action
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Can we remove the fear from our economy?
The inspiration behind the Buen Vivir Fund is to re-imagine our economy and our investment practices.
Alternative Economies | Global | What We Do
Can we remove the fear from our economy?
The inspiration behind the Buen Vivir Fund is to re-imagine our economy and our investment practices.
Global | What We Do
2,934 hours
An investment fund for future generations requires something different from all of us.
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A Masterclass on “Buen Vivir”
Insights from the Mayan Tzeltal cosmovision shared by María Estela Barco Huerta of DESMI.
What We Do
What it means to “trust the process”
Reflections on stepping back, letting go of control, and relaxing into the unknown.
Alternative Economies | Global | Latin America
How to begin
Doña Elvira Sanchez Toscano of Thousand Currents partner ISMUGUA shares on the importance of prayer and reflection in collective work.
There are a thousand ways to support our work.
One of them is donating.