Ubuntu Pathways

In 2021, Ubuntu Pathways received its first installment in a two-year grant in the amount of $20,000 in unrestricted funds to stem the current tide of suffering in their community due to COVID and to also diminish the severity of future crises through long-term sustainable change. Ubuntu Pathways provides an integrated support system of health, education, and social support in the townships of Gqeberha, South Africa, previously known as Port Elizabeth.

In January 2021, Ubuntu re-opened its campus and re-launched its core services while continuously adapting to a barrage of challenges. Despite facing chronic vaccine shortages, a lack of electricity and massive drought, their team has had a massive impact through Phase 2 of their Crisis Response. The response included their targeted food security effort. Ubuntu now provides three meals and a snack daily to Ubuntu students, as well as food security for hundreds of their clients who have the  greatest need.