Supporting Communities in South Africa
In Partnership with Our Corporate Partner “In 2 Africa” We are support education and women empowerment programs across Africa
- Africa
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This project works with action change to provide the resources, support and training to allow local projects to tackle global issues within their local communities. Providing the support, mentoring, tools and financial assistance we aim to help break the poverty cycle through developing the local communities across Africa.
Many communities are stuck in the poverty cycle across Africa and very little to no opportunities are available to these communities to re-train or develop to break the cycle. With a lack of education, resources and internal pressure the majority of the poorer communities around Africa are not able to access quality education that would lead to better employment and knowledge to tackle the issues.
Working in partnership we aim to raise the funds and provide the support network to a number of communities across Africa to help tackle this cycle. Through the financial support and dedication of the in2africa team alongside our qualified and experienced charitable team at action change we will help empower and support the local communities take action themselves against the issues they face.
Providing education and training will help the community grow and access higher education and employment opportunities which will increase the revenue within the community and begin to tackle poverty which is interlinked with all other 16 goals.
July 2025 Update:
Dear Supporters,
We’re thrilled to share the latest update from our Women Empowerment sewing program in South Africa, where incredible progress is being made thanks to your ongoing support.
Dorcas, our dedicated teacher and community leader, has been busy steering the program into its next phase. Recently, we welcomed four business students from Ohio State’s Fisher School of Business for two weeks. They worked closely with our team to help us build a sustainable, nonprofit business model that will allow our graduates to earn a fair commission on the items they make and sell.
After completing their sewing training, our graduates now have a real pathway to income through this enterprise. Currently, we produce winter and summer school uniforms for one primary school. With the help of the students, we’re ready to expand to other schools in the community. We’ve also launched a courier service to sell our handmade products overseas and are reaching out to corporate clients interested in branded, locally crafted corporate gifts — like the laptop sleeve pictured above.
In addition, pop-up market stalls and local boutique partnerships are in the works to ensure our products get into the hands of customers throughout South Africa. This is a significant step toward providing unemployed women with skills and viable opportunities to support their families after graduation.
On July 1st, we’re excited to welcome 8 new women for an 8-week course. However, we do face some immediate challenges. Early rains have caused flooding in our training room, leading to canceled classes and an urgent need to repair the roof. The estimated cost is $2,213.46 — a sum far beyond our current budget — which may impact our program through the wet and winter months.
We also need support to cover sewing staff salaries, rent, and $300 in materials for upcoming classes.
This project works with action change to provide the resources, support and training to allow local projects to tackle global issues within their local communities. Providing the support, mentoring, tools and financial assistance we aim to help break the poverty cycle through developing the local communities across Africa.
Many communities are stuck in the poverty cycle across Africa and very little to no opportunities are available to these communities to re-train or develop to break the cycle. With a lack of education, resources and internal pressure the majority of the poorer communities around Africa are not able to access quality education that would lead to better employment and knowledge to tackle the issues.
Working in partnership we aim to raise the funds and provide the support network to a number of communities across Africa to help tackle this cycle. Through the financial support and dedication of the in2africa team alongside our qualified and experienced charitable team at action change we will help empower and support the local communities take action themselves against the issues they face.
Providing education and training will help the community grow and access higher education and employment opportunities which will increase the revenue within the community and begin to tackle poverty which is interlinked with all other 16 goals.
July 2025 Update:
Dear Supporters,
We’re thrilled to share the latest update from our Women Empowerment sewing program in South Africa, where incredible progress is being made thanks to your ongoing support.
Dorcas, our dedicated teacher and community leader, has been busy steering the program into its next phase. Recently, we welcomed four business students from Ohio State’s Fisher School of Business for two weeks. They worked closely with our team to help us build a sustainable, nonprofit business model that will allow our graduates to earn a fair commission on the items they make and sell.
After completing their sewing training, our graduates now have a real pathway to income through this enterprise. Currently, we produce winter and summer school uniforms for one primary school. With the help of the students, we’re ready to expand to other schools in the community. We’ve also launched a courier service to sell our handmade products overseas and are reaching out to corporate clients interested in branded, locally crafted corporate gifts — like the laptop sleeve pictured above.
In addition, pop-up market stalls and local boutique partnerships are in the works to ensure our products get into the hands of customers throughout South Africa. This is a significant step toward providing unemployed women with skills and viable opportunities to support their families after graduation.
On July 1st, we’re excited to welcome 8 new women for an 8-week course. However, we do face some immediate challenges. Early rains have caused flooding in our training room, leading to canceled classes and an urgent need to repair the roof. The estimated cost is $2,213.46 — a sum far beyond our current budget — which may impact our program through the wet and winter months.
We also need support to cover sewing staff salaries, rent, and $300 in materials for upcoming classes.
