NATION BUILDING
REIMAGINING OUR NATION’S FUTURE TOGETHER
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mbedding Ubuntu to unlock the potential of inclusive advancement, ReimagineSA promotes a ‘healingfirst’ approach that leverages the indigenous wisdom of the Letsema Process.
in South Africa need to be addressed with urgency and swift, compassionate action.
South Africa is known for being a resilient nation, dedicated to overcoming a complicated and painful past. The end of apartheid marked a new beginning, yet after 26 years it remains evident that a foundation of deep healing work is needed across the spheres of life, from personal to business and policy.
Founded by Dr Mamphela Ramphele and Dr George Lindeque in 2016, ReimagineSA exists to inspire a progressive culture within public service, corporate South Africa and in communities. The organisation’s crosssector strategies seek to prioritise emotional wellbeing, multi-stakeholder governance and inclusive livelihoods. Engaging at various catalytic 'meeting places' and nurturing Ubuntu consciousness through the following inter-related themes:
Covid-19 has magnified South Africa’s existing challenges in the absence of potential-unlocking employment opportunities to address poverty, hunger and heal inter-generational trauma. To collectively facilitate the true empowerment of a nation, transformation toward sustained inclusion requires concerted and consistent effort. The disproportionate levels of inequality
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Municipal Focus
Letsema: Accelerating Transformation & Inclusion
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The Key Role of Healing Share Responsibility Re-evaluating our Values Reimagining Governance Frameworks Youth as our Present, not only our Future Transforming our Economy
