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McNutly Foundation Gift of Giving
An exciting announcement... Until the end of the year, one of our sponsors, the McNulty Foundation, will double every donation* made to the Bulungula Incubator! Join us this holiday in the season of giving to support the Xhora Mouth community! The McNulty Foundation...
Mindfulness in Bulungula
Mindfulness.. the psychological practice of self-awareness to ground in the present moment in order to create ease of mind. Mindfulness promotes a positive mindset, enhances focus, facilitates clarity of the mind, increases empathy and kindness, improves confidence,...
Zero Stunting Campaign
Our Zero Stunting Campaign began in 2015 when we first launched our Health Programme. The campaign was started to fight the prevalent issue of child stunting in our community. According to the WHO, child stunting is impaired growth and development of a child due to...
Partnerships for Accessible Dental Care
This week Dr. Kgomotso Lekalakala, from Zithulele Hospital, came to the Nqileni Health Point to administer general dentistry care to community members. Currently, we partner with dentist Dr. Themba Tsotso in Madwaleni who comes every two months, however, we have a...
We’re Hiring!
We currently have two job vacancies at the Bulungula Incubator! Please see the listings below for more details. JOB ADVERTISEMENT: Maths Educator Opportunity closing date: Wednesday, 13 November 2019 Opportunity Type: Employment POSITION OBJECTIVE The Bulungula...
iiTablet Tshomiz creates local job opportunities while developing our youth
“iiTablet Tshomiz creates local job opportunities while developing our youth” - Lihle Mbikwana (Melibuwa iiTablet Tshomiz Site Manager) After 3 years of successful implementation of our online learning project, iiTablet Tshomiz, we reflect on the impact it has for our...
Bulungula College Year One Award Ceremony
We are approaching the final stretch of our first full school year at Bulunugula College! After a year of hard work, we came together to celebrate our learners, staff, and supporters. A day full of dancing, singing, and awards with family and community members!...
The Give a Wave Project
Give a Wave Project “Up to 80% of all litter in our oceans is made of plastic. At the rate at which we are dumping items such as plastic bottles, bags, cups and straws after a single use, by 2050 we will have more plastics in the oceans than fish,.”– Erik Solheim,...
Now We Enjoy the Harvest
We live in one of the most beautiful and fertile parts of the country where we have an opportunity to farm for food security and income generation. Therefore, one of the subjects offered at the Bulungula College is Agricultural Sciences. In addition to the theoretical curriculum, we have a strong emphasis on the development of practical farming skills.
Imana Wild Ride 2019
Once again we had tons of fun welcoming the intrepid Imana Wild Riders to our shores: ‘out there alone, racing the tide’!
Wild Coast Forum
The Bulungula Incubator team were the proud hosts of the Wild Coast Forum this year
We won!!
For the work of the Bulungula Incubator we have been warded the British Council Study UK Global Award for Social Impact. We are thrilled to be recognised on this global platform. See: https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/alumni-awards/winners
British Council UK Award Finalist!
We have been chosen as one of 21 Study UK Alumni Award global finalists for 2019 for our work at the Bulungula Incubator. We are thrilled to be chosen for this prestigious award and await the announcement of the winners on 4 April 🙂
New BI Intro Video
Check out this short video for an overview of the Bulungula Incubator projects
Official Opening of the Bulungula College
The Xhora Mouth Administrative Area, where the Bulungula Incubator is based, has never has access to High School education. The highest grade level available in the area, at the local Junior Secondary School, is Grade 9. Hence, we have committed to accepting all...
Bulungula College Sport and Extra Curricula activities
In addition to excellent academic teaching, the Bulungula College has begun offering learners extra curricula activities including sport and creative activities. The College has partnered with the BI Vibrant Villages programme. this collaboration will enable sharing...
Shweshwe uniforms
The Bulungula College team wanted to do away with traditional uniform styles, add a little unique flair that reflects how special we think the Bulungula College is 🙂 and importantly keep costs down for parents and learners. We decided to ditch the old-style tie and...
Bulungula’s Got Talent!
Towards the end of 2018, our Vibrant Villages programme launched the first in a series of Talent Competitions for the youth of the Xhora Mouth Administrative Area. These fun weekend activities are to give our youth something interesting and fun to participate in while...
Youth Centre Art Workshops
From the 14 – 18 November, the Bulungula Youth Centre hosted an exciting Art Workshop. The facilitators were expert in bringing out the inner-Picasso in everyone 🙂
Sharing and caring
An important part of the Bulungula Incubator work is to share our resources, particularly the skills and toolkits we have developed and lessons learned over the years across all our projects.