Rural households building the foundations to flourish
Jabulani works alongside rural households and communities in the Zithulele area of the Eastern Cape, supporting people to build the skills, confidence, resilience and opportunities they need for stronger, more secure futures.
Since 2007, our work has spanned healthcare, disability inclusion, early childhood development, education, youth development, livelihoods and environmental initiatives. While the work has taken many forms, our purpose has remained consistent: to strengthen the conditions that enable people to realise their potential and participate more fully in their families, communities and economies.
We know that the challenges facing rural households are rarely isolated. Skills, confidence, financial resilience, wellbeing, education and access to opportunities are interconnected, and progress in one area can create possibilities in another.
Our 'Foundations for Flourishing Framework' brings this learning together. It provides a flexible way of understanding what people need to build stronger, more secure futures, while recognising that each household's circumstances, aspirations and pathway will be different.
Building skills, confidence, resilience and opportunities for stronger, more secure futures, together.
Since 2007, our work has spanned healthcare, disability inclusion, early childhood development, education, youth development, livelihoods and environmental initiatives. While the work has taken many forms, our purpose has remained consistent: to strengthen the conditions that enable people to realise their potential and participate more fully in their families, communities and economies.
We know that the challenges facing rural households are rarely isolated. Skills, confidence, financial resilience, wellbeing, education and access to opportunities are interconnected, and progress in one area can create possibilities in another.
Our 'Foundations for Flourishing Framework' brings this learning together. It provides a flexible way of understanding what people need to build stronger, more secure futures, while recognising that each household's circumstances, aspirations and pathway will be different.
Building skills, confidence, resilience and opportunities for stronger, more secure futures, together.
People have potential
Circumstances shape what becomes possible
Every person has inherent worth, unique strengths and the capacity to contribute meaningfully to their family, community and society, but potential alone is not enough. People need opportunities, supportive relationships and enabling conditions to develop their capabilities, exercise agency and pursue the futures they value.
Jabulani works alongside people and communities to strengthen those foundations.
We do not believe that one intervention can address the interconnected challenges facing rural households. Instead, we look at the different factors that influence a person's ability to flourish, from confidence, skills and wellbeing to household resilience, agency and access to opportunities.
Our 'Foundations for Flourishing Framework' brings this approach together. It helps us understand where change is needed, design work that strengthens one or more of these foundations, and create pathways towards stronger, more secure futures. Our full Theory of Change can be viewed here.
Jabulani works alongside people and communities to strengthen those foundations.
We do not believe that one intervention can address the interconnected challenges facing rural households. Instead, we look at the different factors that influence a person's ability to flourish, from confidence, skills and wellbeing to household resilience, agency and access to opportunities.
Our 'Foundations for Flourishing Framework' brings this approach together. It helps us understand where change is needed, design work that strengthens one or more of these foundations, and create pathways towards stronger, more secure futures. Our full Theory of Change can be viewed here.
who we are
our Philosophy
We believe that all people have value and potential, and that humanity is at its best when we use that potential to help one another and work together towards a transformed society. Jabulani builds the foundations that enable people and communities to flourish.
our vision
People living in deeply rural areas receive the support necessary to develop the capabilities, networks and resources required to access and sustain a means of living, thereby contributing to their household’s quality of life and the transformation of their community.
Our Mission
To strengthen the foundations that empower and equip people to identify, pursue and sustain meaningful social and economic activity.
our core values
Inclusion - Treating all people with dignity, respect, compassion and fairness
Discernment - Making decisions grounded in our shared values and mission, approached through prayer, reflection, and thoughtful consideration
Humility - Being motivated by a desire to listen and serve rather than personal gain or glory
Partnerships - Working together with the community and other organisations in a way that promotes empowerment rather than dependence
Transparency - Operating with honesty, integrity, and accountability
Discernment - Making decisions grounded in our shared values and mission, approached through prayer, reflection, and thoughtful consideration
Humility - Being motivated by a desire to listen and serve rather than personal gain or glory
Partnerships - Working together with the community and other organisations in a way that promotes empowerment rather than dependence
Transparency - Operating with honesty, integrity, and accountability
