tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37926278840104116312024-03-05T03:39:39.935-08:00I Am Somebody!I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-10563165361105613692013-11-21T02:57:00.002-08:002013-11-21T03:11:03.807-08:00Applications now open for next year's 12-Month Rites of Passage Program!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-85954230462108779142013-09-27T03:10:00.000-07:002013-09-27T03:10:01.504-07:00September Stories: I Am Somebody! BiMonthly Update <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-68018666152067779752013-08-06T05:27:00.000-07:002013-08-06T05:27:03.430-07:00We are looking for two new Board Members! <br />
<b>About I Am Somebody! </b><br />
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I Am Somebody! uses the art of storytelling to build diverse communities committed to supporting the development of youth leaders. Its goal: to build a network of strong relationships among individuals and organizations that results in integrated solutions to young people’s needs. It does this through a Partner Exchange Program, Community Building Program, Mentorship Program and Young Adult Rites of Passage Program. It currently reaches 250 individuals, 10 young adults and 15 non-profit organizations directly.<br />
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<b>What does being on the board entail? </b><br />
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I Am Somebody!’s board plays a key role in enabling the organization to succeed in its work and Board Members are seen as part of the integrated community we are creating. The Board offers oversight of legal and financial compliance but it also serves as a hands-on support structure for the staff team implementing the vision and work. This support structure may involve volunteering, problem solving at meetings, offering access to networks and resources or providing mentorship and advice to staff. The board meets every other month with email and one on one communication in between.<br />
<br /><b>Who are we looking for?</b><br />
<br />To ensure continued diversity on the board we are currently looking for two non-white male board members; however, we will consider applications from any individuals who have a passion for this work.<br />
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We are looking for an individual who brings some of the following qualities:<br />- Assertive, active, decisive<br />- Quick to act<br />- Courageous, Perseveres, not stopped by hearing “NO”, risk taker<br />- Good motivator of others<br />- Driver, leader, passionate, integrity and is authentic<br />- Experienced with detail oriented tasks and large projects<br />- Seen as practical, dependable and thorough in task situations<br />- Helpful to others by providing planning and resources<br />- Moves carefully and follows procedures and guidelines<br />- Objective, evaluator, follows up<br />
<br />As a bonus, we would benefit from an individual who has expertise in any of the following areas:<br />
- Marketing<br />
- Legal Sector<br />
- Fund raising<br />
- Business/Corporate Sector<br />
- Social Entrepreneurship<br />
- Organizational development<br />
<br /><b>Application process</b><br />To apply to join the Board, please submit a letter of intention and Curriculum Vitae to yesiamsomebody@gmail.com by 1 September. 2013.I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-11754638003130746602013-06-14T15:21:00.001-07:002013-06-14T15:21:51.704-07:00Annual Storytelling Gathering! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Check out this amazing opportunity offered by our Partner, Cape Leopard Trust! Contact Elizabeth Martins at elizabeth@capeleopard.org.za if you are interested in finding out more. I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-73687021598124928942013-05-08T00:43:00.000-07:002013-05-08T00:47:58.211-07:00From one somebody to another... Bimonthly May 2013 Update! We hope you enjoy our bimonthly update, it has been an incredible two months and we're so excited to share the news with you! If you would like to view more photos from our North Rites of Passage camp visit our facebook album by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.578386515526157.1073741834.138868472811299&type=1&l=6e5e46d811" target="_blank">Clicking here</a>! If you did not receive the below monthly update via email and would prefer to have a pdf copy please send an email to yesiamsomebody@gmail.com. <br />
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<br />I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-46613726652782652832013-04-02T02:05:00.002-07:002013-04-02T02:05:29.820-07:00March 23 & 24 Overnight Workshop Photos <span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">During our two day workshop
participants wrote statements of intention, identifying what they want
to step into in their lives. They will use these statements to mark a
change in their lives when doing a 24 hour nature solo at our upcoming
camp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>by toni giselle stuart</i></span><br />
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I am a lone runner. I run to get further away from you, to find me on
the road, to find the innate rhythm between breath and beating heart,
feet pounding tar. I run to find the words I’m too afraid to say, to
imagine saying them to you despite my fear. I run to let go of all the
unsaid words holding me back, to lose myself in the road, the trees, the
passing cars, the stares from drivers, the waves from other runners. I
run to know how I sit in my skin, to know why I cry and to know that if I
can last 21.1km on the road there’s nothing else I can’t do. I run to
know focus and determination; to spin the cobwebs from my dreaming head,
shake off yesterday’s dust, last year’s pain, tomorrow’s angst, to find
only today, the day before me, the one the sun has chosen to rise up
on, the day that waits for me when I strip off these running shoes. I
run to know my limits and to push them. I run to know what it feels like
when I feel like I can’t go any further, so I can find the voice inside
me that says I can. I run to know determination and perseverance on the
road, in the hope it will spill over into all the other spheres of my
life. I run to know me, alone, without anyone else’s nod, opinion or
sanction, to know that whether or not you love me tomorrow doesn’t
matter because in this moment, as my feet pound pavement, hips square,
back straight, chest out, eyes looking to the horizon - I know what it
feels like to fly. In this moment anything is possible but only one
thing is real: me running this road. I run to know me, which, I’m
starting to realise, is all any of us can ever really ask of this life… <i>March 19, 200</i><br />
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Four years later, I continue to run for these same reasons. And,<a href="https://www.givengain.com/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=donor&profile_id=92599"> I’ve decided to use my running to help other people discover their own sense of self too</a>. On Saturday March 30, I am running the Two Oceans Half Marathon to raise R3000 to support the work of <a href="http://www.yesiamsomebody.blogspot.com/">I Am Somebody!</a>,
a Cape Town-based NGO that does amazing work in youth development and
community building, which I have the privilege to serve on the board of.</section><section><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Am-Somebody/138868472811299?ref=ts&fref=ts">I Am Somebody!</a>
is a group of ordinary Somebody’s who believe that together we can
begin to create an integrated, reconciled and resilient South Africa. We
bring people of different classes and cultures together to listen to,
support and witness the steps young adults are taking in their lives.We
do this because our society is still unequal and the impact of this
inequality disproportionately falls on our young people. Every person,
of every skin colour, from every community, every culture and every
class deserves the opportunity to pursue their dreams and to live a
satisfying and fulfilling life.<br />
Running has taught me that I Am Somebody, and I’d like to use the
power of running to help other young adults realise this for themselves
too.<br />
<br />You can help by<br />
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<li>sponsoring my run - to do this, please visit my <a href="http://www.givengain.com/activist/92599/projects/4786/" target="_blank">fundraising page </a>and simply click on the “Donate Now” button.</li>
<li>passing this link to friends, family and colleagues and encouraging them to donate</li>
<li>cheering on the team of I Am Somebody! runners at the Two Oceans
events in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday March 29 and Saturday March
30</li>
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<span class="userContent"><i><b>“Running has given me the
courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike
spirit to have fun along the way. Run often and run long, but never
outrun your joy of running.”</b></i> <i>-Julie Isphording</i></span><br />
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Toni Stuart is a professional poetry
writer, performer and developer based in Cape Town, South Africa. She
writes and performs her own work, and develops and manages creative
projects around poetry to enable people to access their own words and
build community. She works with individuals, corporates and NGOs</div>
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</section>I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-1819217719955431822013-03-03T23:37:00.001-08:002013-03-03T23:37:19.274-08:00What is your vision for our community? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-72696681983205920082013-02-19T02:31:00.000-08:002013-02-19T02:47:23.192-08:00I Am Somebody because...On the spur of the moment, in a workshop with youth in 2011, we asked
participants to complete the sentence "I Am Somebody because..." Their
answers were so beautiful, and the connection this question inspired
in the room so moving, that we have continued to ask this question
every opportunity that we can. The question affirms how important it is
to know what gives our lives meaning and how powerful it is to be
witnessed for this.<br />
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People have said things like I Am Somebody because I exist. I Am
Somebody because of my family. I Am Somebody because I love. I Am
Somebody because I am a father. I Am Somebody because of my mother. I
Am Somebody because I write. I Am Somebody because I work. I Am
Somebody because I sing.. because I dance.. because I run...<br />
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It made sense, in the spirit of our work and ethos, to use this
phrase as the name for our new fund raising campaign. This campaign will
enable individuals from around the world to raise funds for our work
doing what they love and what gives their lives meaning. The idea came
from a group of runners who wanted to run The Two Oceans Marathon to
raise funds for our work.<br />
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This first group of individuals raising money is quickly growing...
they now include cyclists, long distance and short distance runners.
They have entered into races such as The Argus, The Milkwood Marathon,
The Two Oceans Marathon and the Merrell Night run Series. In the next
week you will start to see their activist pages on the GivenGain web
site and on our facebook page. If you would like to join them by running
or cycling, donate or read more about the initiative, <a href="http://iamsomebody.givengain.org/" target="_blank">visit our Given Gain Page</a>.<br />
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We look forward to seeing what other ways people may use the phrase
"I Am Somebody Because..." to seek sponsorship on our behalf and we are
so grateful to the many people who regularly contribute to and support
our work.I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-60631593953927419742013-02-05T01:04:00.004-08:002013-02-14T04:14:06.725-08:00Rites of Passage Programme<h3>
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Finding Gifts Workshop</span><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;"> </span></span></h3>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">We had our first workshop of the year with the young adults in our Rites of Passage Programme. Using creative tools and a story circle process, participants in the programme worked with the challenges they have identified in their own lives. They began to search for the gifts within these challenges, the gifts they bring to the world. </span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">In the
workshop participants spoke about how hard it is to identify gifts in themselves but after several processes they began to name beautiful gifts. They identified how in
hard situations they have strength, persistence and care for others. For some letting go was a gift, for others it is being open to connecting with people deeply. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">While it may be easier to have other people tell you what your gifts are, finding these gifts ourselves enables us to own them and live into them more fully. As they work with their gifts more and more
they will begin to work with the visions they have for their own lives. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">This vulture feather
was our talking piece during the story circle</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Sandile adding to his ongoing storytelling project</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Preparing lunch together</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to catch up and rest after a busy morning</td></tr>
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<br />I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-88190729720403557782013-01-27T06:55:00.004-08:002013-01-27T07:50:27.843-08:00Board Meeting and Collective Visioning <h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Our positive revolution! Exploring the way forward by looking at what breathes life into .... our work, our vision, our board? </span></h3>
Strategic Board Meeting 27 January 2013.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Exploring our vision for the organization.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Jars
for appreciating what each person brings. In honour of
the mischievous two year old spirit the organization <br /> personifies, we had to have a little candy in the jars too.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gillian Wilton creating her vision. </td></tr>
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our vision for the community! A community that is passion based. A community symbolized by the lotus flower, a beautiful
flower that grows only in mud...</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">What breathes life into the board? laughter, relationship, looking forward together.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Appreciative
Inquiry into I Am Somebody! Appreciative inquiry is a tool for change
work that is based on the idea that knowing what we are doing right is
often more important than knowing what we are doing wrong.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating! </td></tr>
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Nestled in Muizenberg, next to the bridge on Beach Road, is the distributor for Kawai pianos in the Cape. We've decided to tell you this story because this is no ordinary business. </div>
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In September we held an event with The Kyle Shepherd Trio to
celebrate the incredible individuals who pledged monthly donations to I Am
Somebody!.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day before the
performance was a busy one. Our amazing sound sponsors, Eastern Acoustics Pro
Audio (<a href="http://www.eaternacoustics.co.za/">www.eaternacoustics.co.za</a>) spent the whole day setting up the sound
system and returned early the next day to do sound check with the artists. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>At the same time, a beautiful baby grand piano with incredible
sound was carried into the Novalis Ubuntu Institute venue in separate parts and
reassembled on stage. Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos not only sponsored this piano, they covered delivery and pick up and spent two hours tuning the piano
late on a Saturday afternoon. </div>
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We realized there has to be a good story behind a company
that is willing to make such a generous donation. After the event I
spent some time with Ruan Strauss Kalis, Sales & Marketing Consultant and pianist at Ian
Burgess-Simpson Pianos. He started by showing me around the shop. I’m a violinist, not a pianist,
but as I was walking through the shop I wished I had become one because this
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A keyboard that will be refitted to a grand piano set. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Imagine room after room with pianos. A show room, repair
room, storage room, a second show room filled with renovated pianos and even a warehouse...
In the many rooms there are loose parts from soundboards
to strings and keys. There are more pianos than you can imagine. From brand new
pianos to old pianos, tiny little pianos the size of a microwave to the
original upright pianos, baby and grand pianos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pianos all come from two of the three best brands in the world, they are Kawai and Steinway
pianos. </div>
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Of course behind such a miraculous operation are people with
a passion for music. I asked Ruan how he got to working in such an interesting
job. When he was ten years old his neighbor's daughter played piano and, in
Ruan’s words, “I knew quickly that this was what I wanted to do with my life.”
And so it was, Ruan explained, that he temporarily lost his social life in
order to practice, compose and perform. </div>
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A decade later, Ruan spent four years completing the Performer's Diploma in Music at UCT. Further, he spent two years studying for an honours degree in performance at UCT, which he did not complete, while also running a fine music radio show and working as a waiter. Then, with no teaching background to rely on, he
took the courageous leap of starting up a very successful High School Music
department. In the following years Ruan travelled and lived overseas and then
returned to South Africa to work in various forms of marketing quality goods. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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It may come as no surprise that eventually Ruan found his
way back to the piano. It had been years since he’d had a piano in his house,
yet working for Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos he not only has access to pianos, he
has been encouraged to play. These days, Ruan performs frequently. He is also composing an opera and will be performing his compositions to Antjie Krog’s poetry at Die Woordfees later this year. </div>
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We believe that the businesses that sponsor I Am Somebody! are as much a
part of our community as the individuals who offer their support. These
businesses are built and powered by "Somebody’s" who are following their dreams and
creating lives of purpose. Thank you Ruan Kalis and the staff of Ian
Burgess-Simpson Pianos for your support of I Am Somebody! and for sharing this
story with us. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mechanism of a Steinway piano, imported from Germany</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A circle of grand and baby grand pianos at the store.</td></tr>
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To learn more about Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos visit
<a href="http://www.kawai.co.za/">www.kawai.co.za</a> </div>
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Special thanks to Ruan Kalis for sharing his story, to Toni Stuart and Kent Lingevelt for the photography. </div>
I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-88406489044518272472012-11-27T07:49:00.000-08:002012-11-27T07:49:01.581-08:00Mentorship Storytelling Event <span class="userContent">Last Saturday we started direct community involvement in our Mentorship Programme through exploring what experiences people in our community have had with mentoring and being mentored. This was the first step towards incorporating the interests and needs of the community in a mentorship training that will be offered early next year. The stories that people shared will inform the training we develop. </span><br />
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After sharing stories, people spoke about components of mentorship that appeared in the experiences shared. Many felt strongly that mentors should not identify those they mentor, it is the role of the mentee to identify someone they want to grow with. In the stories shared, mentors were sometimes family members and teachers and mentorship relationships were sometimes formal and informal. Nearly every person identified that a mentor must be able to listen deeply. Mentorship, some said, is largely about self reflection and about constantly learning from our experiences and reactions. </div>
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We left the event with so many more questions... What does it mean to be somebody? What role does this play in mentorship? How can we together heal
and build the fabric of our community through shared ownership and shared vision? </div>
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<span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">What is your story? In your opinion, what are the most important components of mentorship? If you joined the training what would you like to explore? Keep your eye out for the next mentorship storytelling event in
January. You do not need to join the training to come to the story circles. </span></span><br /><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"></span></span></div>
I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-67164887590652959182012-11-21T22:25:00.002-08:002012-11-21T22:25:51.612-08:00The Power of Listening
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>What If Listening Could Change the World? </b></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>Nicole Le Roux<span style="font-size: small;">, co-founder of I Am Somebody!,</span></i><i> is one of 20 young social entrepreneurs recently
honored by YouthActionNet as 2012 Laureate Global Fellows. </i></span></span>This blog <span style="font-size: small;">post<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>was </span>written for <a href="http://www.youthactionnet.org/" target="_blank">YouthActionNe<span style="font-size: small;">t</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>I think
every person has at least one family or personal silence, something
that is just not spoken about. My silence is racism. I’m a 26-year-old
white woman from South Africa and my family was directly and indirectly
involved in upholding the system of dehumanization, segregation, and
violence my people coined apartheid.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>I have
long been afraid that if I break the silence around my family’s
experience I will hurt the people I love most. But what if our stories
could change the world? What if the answer to the problems we face – the
answer to violence, HIV/AIDS, poverty, war – was as simple as
encouraging others to speak their truth, listening deeply to better
understand, and finding our own truth in that understanding? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>I came
to know the power of listening when I spent three weeks with my
grandfather five years ago. I blamed him for being racist, a view I had
confirmed when I found out he was a high court judge during apartheid.
Right before visiting him, a friend of mine challenged me to listen to
my grandfather, rather than argue. Although my grandfather said many
things that I deeply disagreed with, and although I doubted my choice
many times, I simply asked more questions and tried to listen harder.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>During
those many days of listening I found something I didn’t expect to find, I
found love. I saw my grandfather as if for the first time – his soft
comforting hands, the smile wrinkles around his eyes, the way he
contemplated everything. I saw his fear of not being loved and how it
upheld his worldview because it made it harder for him to be wrong, to
be vulnerable, and to connect with other people. Every idea I had about
him being different from me was shattered when I listened to his stories
because I couldn’t blame him for what I also embodied. Fear had driven
my own denial of how I had internalized racism and embodied my
privilege. I realized that I have to confront that fear and the only way
to do so is by breaking the silence.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>My
grandfather taught me that the cost of our fears is great. Fear
maintains the status quo, drives crowd mentality, stifles creativity,
upholds war, increases class disparity, and enables gender inequality
that perpetuates the spread of HIV/AIDS. Fear defends privilege and
silences the underprivileged. My grandfather also taught me that we are
not our fear. Through seeing him, I realized that we are more beautiful,
vast, complex, and valuable than we could ever dream. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Several years after this experience, I co-founded <i>I Am Somebody!</i>,
an organization that seeks to build a reconciled South Africa whose
people have learned from and transformed their history. We use
storytelling and youth development to build resilient, reconciled, and
integrated communities. Through several interconnected long-term
programs, we create the space for diverse young people, their families,
mentors, and friends to confront their challenges, to speak their
stories, and to be witnessed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Through
telling stories about the challenges they face, participants in our
programs and members of our community are able to see themselves more
clearly and support one another. They do this across cultures and
classes and the lines of division apartheid created based on skin color.</span></span><br />
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example is a female participant in our Young Adult Rites of Passage
Program, who dropped out of school to become a caregiver in her family
while she was still a child herself. Many of her internal and external
challenges stem from inequalities created by apartheid. She says that
sharing her story has been like looking into a mirror and seeing herself
and her situation from new angles. The reflection in that mirror has
helped her to make important life changes and take ownership of her
future.</span></span><br />
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one of our participants had been engaged in programs in other
organizations but never felt safe enough to speak. For months in our
program, he also avoided sharing openly but then something changed. He
drew a picture of abuse and chose to tell his story. As he did so, he
allowed himself to cry. Through that moment of speaking he began to
confront his fear and to build the relationships he wanted in his life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Individuals
confronting their fears together can build reconciled communities. I am
grateful to my grandfather for sharing himself with me and for teaching
me about the beautiful and hard parts of myself. By listening deeply to
others we can find more than compassion for them, we can find the gifts
within our own silences. And if we then choose to speak, we can change
the world.</span></span><br />
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I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-34886542792836464162012-10-18T12:12:00.001-07:002012-11-01T06:33:35.587-07:00What is your mentorship story? DATE & TIME CHANGE! <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Please note that the date and time has been changed. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Date: Saturday 24 November, 2012 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Time: 2:00pm</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Location: Novalis Ubuntu Institute </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><b>39 Rosmead Avenue, Wyneberg </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">We'd like to
invite you to an evening of storytelling, delicious food and incredible
people! The evening will also give you a chance to find out more about
our mentorship rites of passage programme and how to get involved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Please RSVP by 16 November to yesiamsomebody@gmail.com to book your spot. </span><br />
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I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-63185822546864334912012-10-17T08:28:00.004-07:002012-10-17T08:36:25.182-07:00Nicole le Roux, Co-Founder of I Am Somebody!, Honored as 2012 Laureate Global Fellow<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyDup36ZUIA7KscKg_NtpcxrRvFuEMSZSDzPOsFKvAHCmMrs6_1MAfQ_zVS7fo2TWCqIdYQEgLHHhObmTgF6f1o_5Pitj5JsFa9dniLjJ0gMYMAcM4uBjLVQBiMtV1Ukx7-5fU5yODAs/s1600/Fellow+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyDup36ZUIA7KscKg_NtpcxrRvFuEMSZSDzPOsFKvAHCmMrs6_1MAfQ_zVS7fo2TWCqIdYQEgLHHhObmTgF6f1o_5Pitj5JsFa9dniLjJ0gMYMAcM4uBjLVQBiMtV1Ukx7-5fU5yODAs/s400/Fellow+photo.jpg" width="257" /></a><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA</span><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">–</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> Nicole le
Roux,</span><span style="line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> the co-founder and acting Director of <span style="color: black;">I Am
Somebody!</span>, which uses storytelling and youth development to build
integrated, reconciled and resilient communities<span style="color: black;">,</span>
was among 20 outstanding young leaders from 16 countries honored as 2012 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Laureate Global Fellows</i>. </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE;">The Fellowship is made possible through a partnership between the
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation and the International Youth Foundation through its
YouthActionNet® program.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="goog_584252156"></span><span id="goog_584252157"></span>Nicole
le Roux </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">was recognized on
October 10 at a special ceremony held on the campus of Istanbul Bilgi
University, a member of the Laureate International Universities network.</span></div>
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2012 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Laureate Global Fellows</i> into the
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">YouthActionNet®</i> community,” said IYF
President and CEO William S. Reese. “We recognize that together these young
social entrepreneurs can achieve far more than they ever could alone. The
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation is playing an invaluable role in equipping young
leaders—at the global and national level—with the knowledge, skills, and
connections to each other that are so vital to achieve lasting change in their
communities.</div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“The
fellowship has better equipped me to work for our communities. I learned so
much about myself, my style of leading, but also how to deepen my strengths in
order to give even more to the work I feel so passionately about. It was
incredible to spend time with young leaders who have followed their dreams and
come up with inspiring solutions in different contexts, to share ideas, to
develop collaborations and to make inspiring friends. The fellowship has
already been an incredible opportunity for me to share some of the story of
South Africa with people from around the world, the story of our challenges but
also of our solutions.”</span><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Founded in 2010 by Nicole le Roux and Toni Stuart,
I Am Somebody! has started a network of 15 organizations that exchange
resources, is running an 18-month Rites of Passage programme with 10 young
adults from diverse communities, and has begun to build a network of support
for these 10 young adults through storytelling events and workshops with over
400 individuals a year. Our work, while reaching many people, is not about
the numbers but about the depth. We believe that listening can change the
world. If people are witnessed for who they are, and supported to grow with
people from diverse backgrounds, we can create the reconciled communities we
dream of. </span></div>
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29, who have founded or co-founded a social enterprise that has been in
operation for a year or more. Fellows<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span>are
selected by a panel of experts representing the public, private, and nonprofit
sectors, along with the previous year’s winners.<span style="color: black; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE;"> They benefit
from leadership training, networking, advocacy, and funding opportunities and join
a thriving global network of more than 650 young social entrepreneurs in 70+
countries. </span></div>
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</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">About
I Am Somebody!</span></b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">“I Am Somebody!,” uses the art of storytelling to build diverse
communities committed to supporting the development of youth leaders. Its goal:
to build a network of strong relationships among individuals and organizations
that results in integrated solutions to young people’s needs. Through its
Partner Exchange Program, I Am Somebody! facilitates the exchange of valuable
resources and expertise among youth-serving nonprofit organizations. Its
Community Building program consists of storytelling events and individual
relationship building, while its Mentorship program provides critical training.
These programs offer a network of support for young adults, ages 18-25,
participating in its 18-month Rites of Passage program, a personal development
initiative that encourages youth to address issues related to integration that
affect their ability to achieve their goals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">To learn more, visit: <a href="http://www.iamsomebody.co.za/">www.iamsomebody.co.za</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">About YouthActionNet®</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br />
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A program of the International
Youth Foundation, YouthActionNet pursues a bold mission: to strengthen and
scale up the impact of youth-led social ventures around the world. Through its
local and global fellowship initiatives, YouthActionNet provides training,
funding, advocacy, and networking opportunities to social entrepreneurs, ages
18 to 29, who have pioneered solutions to urgent global challenges. Joining us
are universities, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and
individuals – all united in their support young leaders whose innovations are
changing the world – one community at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">About the
International Youth Foundation (IYF)</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br />
</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE;">The International Youth Foundation (IYF) invests in the extraordinary
potential of young people. Founded in 1990, IYF builds and maintains a
worldwide community of businesses, governments, and civil-society organizations
committed to empowering youth to be healthy, productive, and engaged citizens.
IYF programs are catalysts of change that help young people obtain a quality
education, gain employability skills, make healthy choices, and improve their
communities. <br />
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To learn more, visit: </span><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE;"><a href="http://www.iyfnet.org/">www.iyfnet.org</a></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE;">. </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">About the Sylvan/Laureate Foundation<br />
</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation is the company foundation of Laureate Education,
Inc. Since 1997, the Sylvan/Laureate Foundation has provided more than $13
million in grants to 100 non-profit organizations. Its mission is to support
best practices in training and education worldwide. <br />
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A member of the YouthActionNet® community, the Sylvan/Laureate Foundation
sponsors the <i>Laureate Global Fellows</i> and is co-sponsor of <i>YouthActionNet®</i> programs
at Laureate International Universities – the world’s largest network of private
universities, comprised of more than 60 institutions of higher education in 29
countries and 740,000 students. YouthActionNet® programs are currently
operating at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universidade Anhembi Morumbi</i>
(Brazil), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d;">Universidade
Potiguar</span></i><span style="color: #1d1d1d;"> (Brazil), </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universidad Andrés Bello</i> (Chile), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas</i>
(Peru), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #23150e;">Universidad
Latina</span></i><span style="color: #23150e;"> (Costa Rica), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana</i>
(Honduras),</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Universidad del Valle
de México</i> (Mexico), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #23150e;">Universidad Europea de Madrid</span></i><span style="color: #23150e;"> (Spain), and </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Istanbul
Bilgi University</i> (Turkey). <br />
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To learn more, visit: <a href="http://laureate.net/">http://laureate.net</a>.</span><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></div>
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yes and buy a ticket to the fabulous Fundraiser concert with The Kyle
Shepherd trio this Sunday 30th Sep 2012 at Novalis Ubuntu institute at
2pm. <b>Thanks to the amazing and fabulous sponsorship of Kawai Pianos <a href="http://www.kawai.co.za/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.kawai.co.za</a> and Eastern Acoustics Pro Audio <a href="http://www.easternacoustics.co.za/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.easternacoustics.co.za</a> we have a grand piano and beautiful sound. </b>Book tickets now. Email yesiamsomebody@gmail.com. See you there!</span></span></span></h5>
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<br />I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-12933264390351919642012-09-19T01:19:00.003-07:002012-09-19T01:33:51.389-07:00The Month to Say Yes Celebrates with The Kyle Shepherd Trio! <span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><b>What is the Month to Say Yes? </b></span></span>The work of I Am Somebody! has
been growing, so now we are growing a tree of Yes pledges to sustain the
growth of our organisations programmes and the exciting and necessary
relationships that have already resulted from our work across
generation, class and culture in our Cape Town community. To celebrate the pledges we've received, we're holding a concert! It is free for pledgers, but you can also book tickets. </span><br />
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<span itemprop="description" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span itemprop="description"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Date: 30 September, 2012</span> <span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><br /> Venue: Novalis Ubuntu Institute <br /> Time: 2pm <br />
Price: Entry is free if you pledge! </span></span>You can also buy tickets
for R120 before or R130 at the door. </span></span><span itemprop="description" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">For bookings email
yesiamsomebody@gmail.com<i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">1. Tina Schouw</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">2. Damian Holt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">3. Ceri Baron</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">4. Toni Stuart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">5. Mukhtar Mukuddem</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">6.Lorna Mulder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">7. David Rhodes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">8. Glynis Daniels</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">9. Andy Duncan</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">10. Delene van Dyke</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">11. Edward Sieh </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">12. Margaret Matthew </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">13. <span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Tessa le Roux </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">14. </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Greg Andrews</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">15. </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Jennifer Parsley</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">16. </span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Malika Ndlovu</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">17. <span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Liesl Ramlal </span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">18. Earl Abrahams </span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">19. Pat Craig </span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"> 20. Anneleigh Jacobson </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"> 21. Rageema Jacobs </span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"> 22. Julia Mukuddem </span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">23. Mrs. Stuart </span> </span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Become one of 100 people to pledge R100 a month for one year.</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">Every pledge grows a leaf on this virtual tree. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Help us fulfill our target of growing 100 leaves by the end of September. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Of course, we will receive a donation of any amount with deep gratitude. </span><br />
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</b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">To become a pledger
just email yesiamsomebody@gmail.com with "I SAY YES!" in the email body
or subject and we will follow up with you directly. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><b>What I Am Somebody! does: </b><span style="color: black;">I
Am Somebody! uses youth development and the art of storytelling to
build a resilient, reconciled and integrated community. At the centre of
our organisation is our eighteen-month <span style="color: #ff6600;"><i>Rites of Passage programme</i></span>
for young adults from diverse backgrounds. Within a nature based
programme, young adults work to overcome barriers that inhibit them from
courageously creating lives that matter. For these young adults, I Am
Somebody! has created a support network of diverse individuals to assist
them through its <span style="color: #ff6600;"><i>Mentorship Training Programme</i></span> and its<b> </b><span style="color: #ff6600;"><i>Community Building Programme</i></span> as well as provide opportunities and access to 15 non profit organizations through its <span style="color: #ff6600;"><i>Partner Exchange Programme</i></span>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The work of I Am
Somebody! has been growing, so now we are growing a tree of Yes pledges
to sustain the growth of our organisations programmes and the exciting
and necessary relationships that have already resulted from our work
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;">We believe that people who know they are "somebody" can live with purpose and create whatever they envision! Just thnk of the small sacrifices you need to make to help and compare them to building a country where every young adult leads a life that matters in a community that is healthy and whole... say Yes! You, too, can help create this vision! </span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: orange; font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: orange;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span>I Am Somebody!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04218845912240384270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792627884010411631.post-63033012453771823112012-08-09T10:18:00.002-07:002012-08-09T10:18:41.603-07:00Gratitude is the memory of the heart ~Jean Baptiste Massieu<i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt;">This past week, our Board Member Tina Schouw celebrated her birthday. Many of you will know Tina's music. Some of you will know how often she has shared her gift to help us raise funds, performing at soirees and other events. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">I have long been in admiration of Tina. When I first heard about her I definitely idolized her, she was a role model for me of a strong woman who lives her dream. Now that I know her better, she has helped me find the strong woman within myself and is helping the organisation do the same for others. I still remember when Toni Stuart and I, in the very early days of the organisation, approached Tina and asked her to join our Board. We asked her because we knew that she would help us find the inner wisdom we needed to build the dream of I Am Somebody! We were so nervous that she might say no, but her answer was a huge smile and a YES! She has been a mentor and support for I Am Somebody! ever since. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">I believe that the successes of I Am Somebody! and the resilience of the organisation in these early days can be attributed to the commitment our board has had. Regardless of their busy lives they each contribute so much to the work, they are the roots that are not always seen above ground. They are a support daily, they give their time without always been recognized for it and without needing anything in return. They believe in the dream of our work and they have been hugely instrumental in making it happen. Thank you Greg Andrews, Kyoko Kimura, Tina Schouw, Toni Stuart, Diana Ferrus and Kita Thierry. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">In her beautiful way, Tina suggested that her experience might be an example of a way that people in our community can help raise money for I Am Somebody! But more on that coming during our month to grow a garden in September (Wondering what this is? Watch this space to find out more soon!!) </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;">Thank you so much Tina for this gift among the many that you have given our work. Wishing you a very happy year! </span></span></i><br />
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Our greatest resource is people. Together, I Am Somebody! and Educo Africa's vision for our recent
weekend workshop was to
support the sustainability of the people within different organizations
through room for personal reflection, wilderness reconnection and rest,
and to develop deeper partnerships among those organisations using the
concept of networking and exchange. <br />
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The Personal Sustainability Weekend, held July 20 - 22, was an idea that surfaced at
our Environmental Partners networking meeting last year. Alex Eppel of
Educo Africa felt strongly that the sustainability of an organisation
starts
with the people doing the work. We resonated with his belief and
realized that although it was incorporated into our work before, we had
never directly addressed it with our partners. I Am Somebody! and Educo
Africa
collaborated to develop and implement the first of our
personal sustainability weekends for individuals working in non-profit
organisations. The amount of interest for this programme was
significant, it was clear to us that the issue of personal
sustainability was very relevant to many people in the non profit
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The weekend was centered around a question that was drawn from the incredible work of Organization Unbound (<a href="http://www.organizationunbound.org/" target="_blank">www.organizationunbound.org</a>).
The question was: When did you last receive the gift that you so
regularly give to others? To work with this question participants had
the chance to do a solo activity and tell the story of their solo, but
they also had the opportunity to contribute their own answers, tools or
solutions to the group.<br />
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value of the weekend was ultimately created by the incredible wealth of
passion, resources and skills within the group. It was inspiring to
witness the way each person brought themselves to the weekend. It was also
incredibly moving to reconnect with how much we do receive in our own
lives from working within our communities and with the environment. <br />
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I Am Somebody! also saw this as an
opportunity to support
young adults in our Rites of Passage programme. We invited four of
the participants in our Rites of Passage programme to attend the weekend
and share the work they do and aspire to doing. For
Sylvester, whose dream it is to open a restaurant, it was an
opportunity to make potjie for a group. For Michael it was a chance
to be witnessed for his work teaching surfing to kids, and to speak into
what step he wants to take in the Rites of Passage programme. For
Nolubabalo and Zimkhitha it was a chance to facilitate and share the
work they are doing with youth through their organization at UWC. The
four participants brought their passion, their dreams and an
inter-generational perspective to the larger group, offering as much if
not more than they were receiving. Exchange, we believe, happens across
generations, across experience, across class and across culture. <br />
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Finally, one of the most beautiful things to witness this weekend
was the diversity of the group and the wealth of exchange this
diversity made possible. There was inter generational diversity. There
were people from organizations across different non profit sectors, from
environmental to gender and technology to community building and youth
development. There were consultants and artists with backgrounds from
sustainable building to international documentary film. But there was
also diversity in gender, class and culture. Throughout the weekend the
diversity was often mentioned by participants as something to
appreciate. We were reminded this weekend, that working towards an
integrated, resilient and reconciled community can happen simply by
exploring issues that matter to us within diverse groups of people. <br />
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We are very grateful to everyone who participated in the weekend
and to Educo Africa for collaborating to make it happen and we're
really looking forward to the next one!! <br />
<b>If you are interested in participating in the next Personal
Sustainability Weekend on November 17-18, 2012 please
RSVP to <a href="mailto:yesiamsomebody@gmail.com" target="_blank">yesiamsomebody@gmail.com</a> and <a href="mailto:alex@educo.org.za" target="_blank">alex@educo.org.za</a> </b><br />
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