Growing real resilience in Cape Flats youth
Resilience is our capacity to recover from shocks and stresses. The predictions for climate change are increases in these shocks and stresses; including disruption to our food lines, increased fires, water shortages and rising temperatures. We believe there is urgent work needed to grow the resilience of our people to survive and thrive through what is coming. SEED is a non-profit organisation that operates from the Cape Flats in South Africa. We focus on growing real resilience in people and restoring communities from within.
Seeding Futures resilience training is an 11-week Accredited program that grows real resilience skills in un- and under-employed Cape Flats youth and connects them to relevant livelihoods in the local circular economy.
The program consists of 6 modules that take participants through a learning experience designed to upskill and empower youth through practical and engaging training focussed on personal and collective resilience.
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To date, we have achieved the following impacts:
- 300 youth equipped with real resilience skills at a personal, household and neighbourhood level.
- 300 youth connected to livelihoods through Job Shadows, employment and circular economy enterprise.
- 20 local circular economy enterprises incubated.
- 75 graduates trained as resilience trainers.
- 480 Alumni supported long term through capacity development and connection to opportunity.
- 1870 local people impacted through graduate training.
- 10 local food gardens initiated and grown through Alumni networks.