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An unlikely performer’s pathway to the stage
An unlikely performer’s pathway to the stage
Twenty-two-year-old Siphiwo Monde recently traveled to New York from Port Elizabeth to tell his story on the Ubuntu Gala stage. His…
Ubuntu Pathways
Jul 25, 2017
The Meaning of a Dress
The Meaning of a Dress
At Ubuntu Education Fund, our work is rooted in the idea that all people, no matter where they come from, deserve the same opportunities in…
Jacob Lief
Dec 7, 2016
From HTML to HIV
From HTML to HIV
Seventeen years ago, I started Ubuntu Education Fund with my friend, Banks Gwaxula. Apartheid had just ended in South Africa, and we were…
Jacob Lief
Dec 1, 2016
Have We Really Forgotten How to Raise a Child?
Have We Really Forgotten How to Raise a Child?
Sustainability and scale. The development world in the past decade has emphasized these buzzwords above all others. How many computers…
Jacob Lief
Oct 26, 2016
Not Afraid — A Story of Motherhood and HIV
Not Afraid — A Story of Motherhood and HIV
One woman’s journey to acceptance and motherhood
Ubuntu Pathways
May 13, 2017
Could You Graduate From Harvard With Just A Windup Computer?
Could You Graduate From Harvard With Just A Windup Computer?
Then why do you expect a child from Africa to be able to?
Jacob Lief
Sep 16, 2016
What Running a Nonprofit Has Taught Me About Fatherhood
What Running a Nonprofit Has Taught Me About Fatherhood
In the townships of Port Elizabeth, South Africa children live less than a mile from the ocean, but many of them never see it. The beach…
Jacob Lief
Jun 16, 2017
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