Our partners in South Africa are in lockdown and have made their own masks. We’re here, supporting them from a distance and meddling through this pandemic, looking for opportunities instead of the obstacles.
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InSite Enkanini 2020! At the time it didn’t seem like a thing…. to be able to travel…. but looking back, it feels like it was a lifetime ago. Journey with us back to February and relive with us what it was like to be there.
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Here are the new bakers for the Yuka Uzenzele Bakery overseen by Anna Moiso. We were able to secure a new leader and she recruited 15 bakers in less than 24 hours after Yondela resigns.
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Since the first installation of the 10 solar lights donated by The Philips Foundation in Feb 2018, a lot has happened. There was extreme joy and happiness when the lights were working, even though they were switching off in the middle of the night, there was still much gratitude and excitement as they increased safety and ease of movement in a significant area of the settlement.
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Discover what the InSite 2019 did in South Africa and how that supports our South African teams.
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Be inspired to play a part in empowering youth in South Africa.
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This is what justice looks like. It’s about doing what is right when no one can force you to do it. Signify (formerly the Philips Foundation) chose to replace the lights with a better model, with a longer maintenance agreement because those involved wanted to make things better for the residents of Enkanini. They realized the first installation didn’t work, not by the fault of the community, and chose to replace them with a better product.
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InSite’s key focus on authentic volunteering is now featured on Kyo, a global digital journaling platform.
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I’ve been sitting on how to write an update on what’s happening in Enkanini, a place where we’ve been active for the past 10 years. Strangely, this is the first year we aren’t going there and it feels like the right decision. It’s a huge contrast as it’s been the favored destination with our InSite teams, we’ve had more movement in terms of social projects with the most potential for real community transformation, and yet, it’s not happening as we hoped.
Read MoreIt's been silent. I haven't written a newsletter since June. I do have a really good reason.
I didn't know what to say.
Here's why:
I wasn't sure if InSite, or other Reckoning initiatives would continue. I wasn't burned out. I hadn't lost a sense of purpose. Here's the thing, I didn't enjoy how things were going. I felt icky inside. Things needed to change but I didn't know what needed to change or how. Have you ever had that experience?
InSite’s 2018 field report provides the reader with an in depth look at what InSite does while in South Africa and some background knowledge on our partners in South Africa.
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Everyone can participate in aiding the displaced as they seek stability. Get involved today! Students of any age can help, as well as adults. See our short list of things you can do.
29 June, InSite is taking a small team of 10 to Calais, France to volunteer in the refugee warehouse for the weekend. Join Us!
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You don’t have to view yourself or others as a racist to own up to having implicit bias’s. Raising your awareness of how you view others is the biggest step in seeing how bias plays a role in how see others and treat others, as individuals and collectively as groups. The good news, this can be changed.
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Stichting Reckoning’s InSite program was acknowledged by the WorldWide Business Review in the 2018 Most Innovative Businesses in the Netherlands with the title of “Most Outstanding Youth Training Workshops”.
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See a little of the InSite youth leadership team in action in South Africa. InSite used the IDEO human-centered Design material as we partnered with the #Philipsfoundation installing 10 solar street lights and getting a bakery structure built in the informal settlement of #Enkanini on the edge of Stellenbosch.
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Where desire and reality clash. How experiences of empowerment are not as accessible to the very populations aimed at empowering. In South Africa, for most, seeing this movie is a challenge.
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When assumptions cause unintentional harm, how can we learn how to really help one another in ways that demonstrate respect and dignity? How can design tools help us do this?
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It's almost a knee-jerk reaction to be annoyed when things don't go smoothly, the wifi isn't connecting, the train is late, too much traffic, but how does that annoyance play out when tragedy is the cause? How can we find another response?
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Design tools have had a tremendous impact in the field of social innovation. The Empathy Map has many applications, and here's one example of a leadership program integrating the map as a way to increase empathy between one another and getting closer in designing and creating things that are relevant and useful.
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