What We Do
ACT Ubumbano supports local activism and community organising. We look for long-term relationships of solidarity that are rooted in an emancipatory practice where the lived experiences of marginalized groups are centred. We believe that change does not happen in a linear fashion, that in most instances it does not happen quickly, and that it demands that we are continually reflecting on how we engage in the battle.
As a small team, they invest deeply in key relationships. ACT Ubumbano is accountable to its practice, not external mechanisms.
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How We Work
ACT Ubumbano believes that those who resist their dehumanisation must be at the forefront of shaping our solidarity practice because it is they who know best the reality of their lives. Instead of starting our programmes and projects from a position of knowing, we commit to a journey of discovery with those we seek to serve, enabling space for voices not often heard to be amplified.
To facilitate this way of working, we use the See-Judge-Act method of social analysis and enquiry developed by Josef Cardijn of the Young Christian Workers/Students movement. The three stages of this reflection-action approach to analysis and decision-making are:
