Ubuntu Family Care Academy & Community Programs
Every programme we run answers one question first: will this help a family earn? From hands-on trade training to community farming support, here's what that looks like.
Flagship Course
Our first Academy course teaches trainees to craft and repair leather goods — sandals, bags, belts, and wallets — from the ground up. It's a trade that needs only a workbench, basic tools, and steady hands, which makes it one of the most accessible ways for someone to start earning independently.
Priority is given to Burundians who have lived with amputation or disability but can work confidently with their hands, and to women rebuilding an income for their households — though the course welcomes any committed learner ready to put in the hours.
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By the end of the course, trainees have made and repaired real leather goods — footwear, bags, and accessories — the same items you'd find for sale in a local market. That's the point: graduates leave with both a skill and a small starting stock to sell.
Growing the Academy
Leather craft was our starting point — the Ubuntu Family Care Academy is built to keep adding trade and technical tracks as we grow, each chosen the same way: for its ability to put a trainee to work.
Foundational computer literacy and digital tools, built for trainees who want office, admin, or online-based income.
Practical, event- and portrait-ready photography skills for trainees looking to freelance or start a small media business.
Practical repair and technical training tracks in development, aimed at trainees suited to hands-on, mechanical work.
Family Wellness Support
Not every need shows up on a training schedule. Our team offers ongoing wellness check-ins and family support for Burundians settling into life in South Africa — a familiar face, a shared language, and practical help for whatever a household is facing that week.
Livelihoods in Burundi
While the Academy trains in South Africa, we keep supporting the households still farming in Burundi — because a family's income should never rest on one pair of hands alone.
Spaces in each Academy intake are limited — reach out to find out what's next.
