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'Leading by Example'
OUR VISION FOR
2026-2030
Ubunye's Vision for 2026-2030
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Demonstrating Community Leadership
Ubunye is committed to establishing community ownership of its organisation. It can demonstrate a model of community-led governance called Siyakhana. Siyakahana is made up of a group of community representatives who with their village members design, monitor, evaluate and share the results of our programmes.
Siyakhana shifts power to communities – where it belongs
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Sharing ways for
Sustainable Living
Ubunye shows how local action can drive global change. The Ubunye members are creating and sharing ways of moving towards sustainable living (measured by achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We want to share our knowledge and lessons learned with national and international partners
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Caring for our Earth
Ubunye's members are deeply affected by climate change. In pursuing sustainable living Ubunye is creating practical, culturally relevant solutions for caring for our earth
From resource-efficient farming to green businesses and climate-smart infrastructure, we integrate resilience into every programme – drawing on both global expertise and local knowledge.
How This Vision Comes to Life Across Our Programmes:
In partnership with the Department of Health, we support wellness from the ground up.
This includes:
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Immunisation and health promotion for under-5s
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Prevention and management of chronic diseases (HIV, TB, hypertension, diabetes)
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Training and support for Community Health Workers
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Young people-led promotion and care of each other's reproductive and sexual health
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Mobilisation among young people to address gender-based violence
All aligned with Sustainable Living and rooted in community leadership.
With a growing number of savings and enterprise groups Ubunye members are establishing thriving local environments with Green Businesses. These businesses create successful livelihoods for women, whilst protecting the environment and sharing lessons learned with others.
We work with rural communities to establish sustainable educational facilities, that promote and demonstrate environmental protection and provide excellent education opportunities accessible to all children.
This includes strengthening community-run Early Childhood Development centres to be:
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Financially independent
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Environmentally sustainable
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Food secure
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Safe
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Educational excellent for the under fives
This includes supporting Primary and Secondary schools in learning about and promote conservation and environment protection though an innovative programme of extra curricular activities such as sport, poetry, art and public speaking.