Ubuntu Academy

“I am because you are.

A person is a person through other persons.�

An initiative

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Evaluation

UBUNTU ACADEMY What is it?

A non-formal education project that aims to empower young people with high leadership potential, coming from contexts of social exclusion and/or aiming to work on them, so that they may develop projects of social entrepreneurship in the service of the community.

BENEFICIARIES

Youth with high leadership potential who wish to develop social projects in their communities, with particular emphasis on young people from vulnerable contexts.

Ubuntu Conceptualized with reference to African culture - Ubuntu I am because you are - and real life example of great figures such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi and others, this project aims to awaken a new identity, a paradigmatic change, which is reflected in a set of actions, attitudes and thoughts that each participant presents to the community, to individuals with which they interact and themselves.

Servant Leadership The Ubuntu Academy, as a learner and target community, seeks to develop the concept of “Servant Leadership”; young people will adopt this concept in the construction of their social entrepreneurship projects. The development of social projects is one of the key aspects of the Ubuntu Academy as an individual development process and a way to return to the community the lessons learned at the Academy.

Methodology The methodology used at the Ubuntu Academy, entitled Ubuntu Methodology (CEPCEP, Implementation Report of the Ubuntu Academy: 2011) is profoundly relational in its conceptual essence - in line with the Ubuntu definition: a person is a person through others, I am because you are!

- a pedagogical model with unique characteristics (CEPCEP, Implementation Report of the Ubuntu Academy : 2011).

With a two-year training cycle, the Ubuntu Method is based on a non-formal education pedagogy with a permanent training team (which includes participants from the previous years) and guests.

The Ubuntu method is essentially a process of learning and social transformation through a pedagogy of relation.

It is grounded in a roadmap based on:

ROLE MODELS

EXPERIENCES

TOOLS

CHALLENGES

MODELS

TOOLS

EXPERIENCES

CHALLENGES

Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond Tutu, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Madre Teresa de Calcutá.

Project management, financial management, communication, conflict solving, self-awareness, etc.

Judo and leadership, leadership and contemporary dance, orchestra and leadership, etc.

Development of projects on social innovation, Mandela’s Day organization, Ubuntu’s Lives Conferences, etc.

Impact

Partnership

In Portugal, this is now the third year of the Ubuntu Academy (2015/16), with groups in Lisbon and Oporto.

At the end of 2014, the first step was taken towards the internationalization of the project, with the opening of the Ubuntu Academy in Guinea-Bissau, funded by the European Union through the EU-PAANE Programme. The GuineaBissau Ubuntu Academy has been recognised for its good practice with regard to empowering Guinean youth. As a result of this positive experience, similar projects are being developed for Cape-Verde, Mozambique and Timor-Leste.

In April 2014, on the initiative of IPAV, the Ubuntu Global Network was founded in Lisbon, taking the project beyond borders with the work of 13 partner organizations in 8 countries.

Some 20 social projects are being developed by participants in a variety of fields (education, health, cultural diversity, the environment, etc) and geographical areas (Guinea Bissau, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe, Cape Verde, etc). This wealth of projects in progress and the quality of support in implementing them has been one of the Ubuntu Academy’s success stories.

The principle of partnership is one of the key principles of the Ubuntu Academy. Partners should be targeted for active participation throughout the lifetime of the Academy (preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and future projects, with the aim of empowering participants. Partnership offers numerous advantages and gains such as improving commitment, broadening skills and transparency and it is also inherent to the Ubuntu spirit.

UBUNTU ACADEMY What is it?

A non-formal education project that aims to empower young people with high leadership potential, coming from contexts of social exclusion and/or aiming to work on them, so that they may develop projects of social entrepreneurship in the service of the community.

BENEFICIARIES

Youth with high leadership potential who wish to develop social projects in their communities, with particular emphasis on young people from vulnerable contexts.

Ubuntu Conceptualized with reference to African culture - Ubuntu I am because you are - and real life example of great figures such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Desmond Tutu, Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi and others, this project aims to awaken a new identity, a paradigmatic change, which is reflected in a set of actions, attitudes and thoughts that each participant presents to the community, to individuals with which they interact and themselves.

Servant Leadership The Ubuntu Academy, as a learner and target community, seeks to develop the concept of “Servant Leadership”; young people will adopt this concept in the construction of their social entrepreneurship projects. The development of social projects is one of the key aspects of the Ubuntu Academy as an individual development process and a way to return to the community the lessons learned at the Academy.

Methodology The methodology used at the Ubuntu Academy, entitled Ubuntu Methodology (CEPCEP, Implementation Report of the Ubuntu Academy: 2011) is profoundly relational in its conceptual essence - in line with the Ubuntu definition: a person is a person through others, I am because you are!

- a pedagogical model with unique characteristics (CEPCEP, Implementation Report of the Ubuntu Academy : 2011).

With a two-year training cycle, the Ubuntu Method is based on a non-formal education pedagogy with a permanent training team (which includes participants from the previous years) and guests.

The Ubuntu method is essentially a process of learning and social transformation through a pedagogy of relation.

It is grounded in a roadmap based on:

ROLE MODELS

EXPERIENCES

TOOLS

CHALLENGES

MODELS

TOOLS

EXPERIENCES

CHALLENGES

Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond Tutu, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Madre Teresa de Calcutá.

Project management, financial management, communication, conflict solving, self-awareness, etc.

Judo and leadership, leadership and contemporary dance, orchestra and leadership, etc.

Development of projects on social innovation, Mandela’s Day organization, Ubuntu’s Lives Conferences, etc.

Impact

Partnership

In Portugal, this is now the third year of the Ubuntu Academy (2015/16), with groups in Lisbon and Oporto.

At the end of 2014, the first step was taken towards the internationalization of the project, with the opening of the Ubuntu Academy in Guinea-Bissau, funded by the European Union through the EU-PAANE Programme. The GuineaBissau Ubuntu Academy has been recognised for its good practice with regard to empowering Guinean youth. As a result of this positive experience, similar projects are being developed for Cape-Verde, Mozambique and Timor-Leste.

In April 2014, on the initiative of IPAV, the Ubuntu Global Network was founded in Lisbon, taking the project beyond borders with the work of 13 partner organizations in 8 countries.

Some 20 social projects are being developed by participants in a variety of fields (education, health, cultural diversity, the environment, etc) and geographical areas (Guinea Bissau, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe, Cape Verde, etc). This wealth of projects in progress and the quality of support in implementing them has been one of the Ubuntu Academy’s success stories.

The principle of partnership is one of the key principles of the Ubuntu Academy. Partners should be targeted for active participation throughout the lifetime of the Academy (preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) and future projects, with the aim of empowering participants. Partnership offers numerous advantages and gains such as improving commitment, broadening skills and transparency and it is also inherent to the Ubuntu spirit.

“I am because you are.

A person is a person through other persons.�

An initiative

Sponsored by

Supported by

Evaluation