We believe it is fundamental to think of creative ways to partner with charities and causes that matter, simultaneously benefitting the charity and boosting business. Now, more than ever, the world needs businesses to play a role in tackling some of the tougher challenges facing our global community. As a catalytic organization, Knowledge to Action has been built in the belief that business can and must be a force for good. This is a message that resounds with us and we are passionate about spreading this ethos to other business owners. In the future customers will demand this conscious synergy.
Education:
The Best Path to Success
In 2013, Knowledge to Action and Global Success Summits are proud to be bringing The South African Success Summit to Johannesburg. The Summit, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 2nd & 3rd March 2013, is an event that can truly be called the first of its kind. The unique event welcomes world-class home-grown and international superstar speakers who are leading specialists in achieving success. Headlined by perhaps the world’s best known entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, the unprecedented line-up includes master trader, Greg Secker, wealth psychology teacher T.Harv Eker, Dr. John Demartini, Loral Langemeier, Marlon Smith, Adam Ginsberg and more. These speakers have been hand-picked because their philosophy of success is not just about accumulation of wealth but all factors that contribute to maintaining a rich quality of life. The Success Summit’s program includes diverse and complementary components to maximise all aspects of business, entrepreneurial and personal development. Knowledge to Action will be teaming up with The Ubuntu Education Fund again and pledging their support by donating a percentage of profits to the kids at Ubuntu as well as inviting a group to attend the event.
Knowledge to Action Foundation supports The Ubuntu Education Fund
There are multiple ways to get involved with Ubuntu in South Africa: •
Buy tickets to the Success Summit: As one of the primary beneficiaries of the Success Summit, a percentage of ticket sales will go towards Ubuntu. www.successsummit.co.za
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Invest in the U.ME.WE Campaign and make a three-year pledge to Ubuntu: no matter how large or how small, make a commitment to donate annually to Ubuntu for the next three years and help them reach their target! Donate via their website or contact Ongama Mtimka at ongama@ubuntufund.org.
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Nominate Ubuntu to be a charity partner at your work: Ubuntu’s current corporate partners include ABSA Bank, Barclays Group, Nedbank, Aspen Pharmaceutical Group, Continental Tyres, MTN Foundation, Edcon, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, Beck & Dickinson, Anglo American, DeBeers, Discovery Health, Momentum Health, Volkswagen SA, General Motors SA, Mannmade Media, and Barloworld. Help them expand their portfolio of corporate funders.
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Attend their 2013 UK gala: Ubuntu’s annual gala will take place on 2nd May. For information on tickets and tables, contact beth@ubuntufund.org.
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Follow Ubuntu online and introduce them to your network: ubuntufund.org, facebook.com/ubuntufund, youtube.com/ubuntufund
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s a company, Knowledge to Action has always believed in empowering people through education. Knowledge to Action is Europe’s largest trader-coaching company and specialises in teaching people to trade foreign exchange. Employing 150 people worldwide with offices in London, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Sydney, their success has been highlighted when they won the 2012 World Finance award for Best FX Education Provider, a finalist position in the 2010 London Excellence Awards and claimed 49th place in the 2010 Sunday Times Fast Track 100 Awards. The company tagline, “Skills for a Richer Life”, embodies the belief that with the right tools and strategies anyone can overcome adversity to reach their full potential. This doesn’t just apply to the customers learning to trade but also to the children Knowledge to Action support through their foundation. The Knowledge to Action Foundation was set up in 2010 with the aim of improving the lives of disadvantaged children. The founders, Katherine Scott
and Greg Secker, wanted to make sure they were giving back to the local community in South Africa and fell in love with a charity doing ground breaking
work in Port Elizabeth. The Ubuntu Education Fund (www.ubuntufund.org) provides world-class health, educational and psychological support to children who have been orphaned, abused or raped in the townships of Port Elizabeth. Their aim is to transform the lives of 2,000 children from cradle to career. Thanks to the support of The Knowledge to Action Foundation, Ubuntu launched their Early Childhood Development Program, Positive Start, in February. The initiative builds upon Ubuntu’s educational services, impacting an age group that they have not yet reached—toddlers. Research shows that the early years are crucial in a child’s development, and now 40 eager two- and three-year-olds have access to services that range from an internationally recognized curriculum to time spent in the sun growing vegetables. The ECD launched in February 2012 and has already given 43 children the opportunity to be involved with reading, writing, singing, art, movement and story-time, three days per week. 2012 marked Ubuntu’s second full year of operations in the Ubuntu Centre, their state-of-the-art, 25,000 square foot educational and health complex located in Zwide Township of Port Elizabeth. Today, the facility is bursting with activity—toddlers playing with building blocks while counting to ten in their Early Childhood Development classes, parents bringing their children to Ubuntu’s new paediatric clinic for medical checkups, and high school students quietly working on computers with their after-school mentors. The Centre continues to serve as a powerful reminder to Ubuntu’s children and their families that access to world-class education and healthcare is a right, not a privilege. The Ubuntu Centre’s paediatric clinic and pharmacy is the first of its kind for the region. The Department of
Health certified the clinic as a primary health facility, an antiretroviral drugs distribution site, and an accredited Tuberculosis (TB) and Preventing Mother-to-Children Transmission site. As such, Ubuntu now provides regular medical consultations, life-saving vaccines, HIV and TB testing and treatment, dental and vision
Who is the South African Success Summit for? • A nyone with their eyes open, ready to see the wealth of opportunity that SA has before it • C orporate high fliers with a clear view of where they should be • Entrepreneurs looking to make their mark and their fortune
screenings, as well as psychosocial counselling to clients all free of charge. Ubuntu has just launched a three-year fundraising campaign by using the power of our interconnectedness. Ubuntu is U.ME.WE. The campaign aims to foster long-term financial stability, building Ubuntu’s institutional sustainability and creating a six month funding surplus. This is an essential to their ability to serve their community to the standard they deserve. On 17th May, 360 of London’s business, music and philanthropic leaders came together for a sensational gala dinner evening featuring stellar musical performances, a live auction and moving stories from Ubuntu Scholar and staff member. £550,000 was raised at this annual event, which was co-chaired by Katherine Scott and Greg Secker.
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• B usiness owners wanting to take their vision and success to the next level earners seeking ways to break out of the ‘paid-by-thehour’ trap • A nyone with the desire and commitment to achieve a better quality of life
For tickets visit: www.successsummit.co.za Please contact our events team on 0860 022175 to discuss your requirements or email info@successsummit.co.za
The 2013 South African Success Summit is the first ever event of its kind where you’ll join world-class leading experts offering cutting edge systems for achieving massive and immediate success in every area of your life, including:
Financial • Career • Work/Life Balance Personal Health • Fulfilment The focus of the event is on wealth creation with a diverse and complementary program to maximise all aspects of business, entrepreneurial and personal development. The packed 2 day program brings together household names with home grown and international superstar speakers who have been hand-selected to give you maximum advantage!
An “All-star” line up including:
Sir Richard Branson, the flamboyant Business Megastar and one of the world’s top influential thinkers. Robert G. Allen is one of America’s most famous and influential financial advisers. Dr John Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behaviour and personal development. Greg Secker is the Founder of the Worlds #1 Trader Coaching Company. T Harv Eker is the acclaimed author of “Secrets of a Millionaire Mind” and founder of Peak Potentials Training. Marlon Smith opened a Success By Choice office in South Africa where he produced the “Motivational Mondays” television series and “Success is Your Choice” radio program.