OUR UNIQUE
TOP 10 WISH LIST APPROACH
WE CREATED AND FOR OVER A DECADE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A TOP 10 WISH LIST METHOD BASED ON INCLUSIVITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND UBUNTU.
PUTTING OUR AGENDA IN THE HANDS OF LOCALS ENSURES THAT WE, AS A FOREIGN NONPROFIT, HONOR THE WILL OF SOUTH AFRICANS AND AVOID A WESTERN-CENTERED APPROACH.
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OUR MISSION OF EDUCATION
In South Africa, we provide individuals and institutions in underserved regions with the academic resources needed to ensure educational and career opportunities that will promote just, civil, and hopeful societies.
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?
Our Top 10 Wish List method asks South African Schools to identify their greatest dreams and then to join hands with us to bring them to fruition. Alone we go fast, but together we go far when guided by mutual respect. Click here to learn about our partner-schools and the status of their specific wishes.
OUR SIGNATURE
WISH LIST MODEL
STEP ONE
We collaborate with underserved, underperforming schools in one region of South Africa, explain our singular focus on education, and ask administrators, educators, parents, and students to share their Top Ten Wishes for change. In a nutshell, we respect a local articulation of needs and place our values of inclusivity, accountability, sustainability, and Ubuntu at the center of all we do.
STEP TWO
Together we consolidate and prioritize the four sets of wishes and then outline before, during, and after responsibilities and ownership for relevant parties.
STEP THREE
After school administrators, educators, and students satisfactorily complete their responsibilities for any given wish, Universal Promise provides support, assisting the community to meet each goal.
STEP FOUR
After we fund a project, we pause and allow time for the school to show evidence of its ownership of and maintenance of the project.
STEP FIVE
The school's independence and our ultimate departure are fundamental to our mutual success.
