Friends of The Green Bag Project, is our intentional volunteer a group for people who looking to grow with and support The Green Bag Project's activities and want to be intentional about being active in the community. We come together not just to share project updates, and calls to action for support to raise awareness and funds, but also to support each other in embodying community-oriented values. This included co-creating and connecting for community-learning sessions, running drives, organizing potluck lunches and community walks to bond, and overall finding ways to be inspired ways celebrate the spirit of community in the city. This group is suitable for anyone who has a passion for people and a strong desire in their heart to make that jump to show up for and to commit to the trials and joys of being apart of an intentional community.
This may also include supporters of The Green Bag Projects vision & mission, mental health enthusiasts and practitioners and
curious-collaborators.
Our aim is to ubuntufy! To ubuntufy is to commit to the work of acknowledging and honouring people's dignity and humanity with care and compassion. Here, we believe in braving the discomfort of seeing, acknowledging and feeling; and allowing those feelings to inspire us towards compassionate action.
Friends of The Green Bag Project is an introduction into our care practice. Because we collaborate with marginalized and vulnerable members of society, we believe it is important to show up with a spirit of self-awareness, kindness and a generosity of understanding. We truly rely on our volunteers to help us provide valuable care support to our patrons and so your commitment is something we deeply appreciate.
Our patrons are often on the receiving end of being ignored, sidelined, discriminated against, abandoned and injured physically and emotionally without regard. So we ask of our volunteers to be ready to honour the call of being a care-collaborator; which means committing to unlearning and of course showing up in a spirit of kindness. Joining Friends of The Green Bag Project is required for any persons who want to support our mental health activism and help in facilitating workshops.
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Ubuntu promotes social coherence through mentoring, helping people to share their stories, identifying with one another and realizing our mutual need.
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We make the best of what we have, because we know that a little can go a long way if you just add a little kindness! We're a network-centric organization, which means that we reach more people and more resources through connecting to the people in our respective networks. As a member of our volunteering group, you'll be helping us source supplies for our workshops, connect to potential sponsors for our events and fundraising, you'll learn a lot more about trauma, working with people living homeless and the value of art as a therapeutic and activist medium. Mostly , you'll learn how to make a big difference with a little intention, creativity and a couple of kind hearts in the mix!
Some general things to know:
1. Once you've completed the application form, you will receive an e-mail with a link to our Whatsapp group, where more volunteering details about upcoming volunteering opportunities will be shared.
2. Currently our workshops only take place on Thursdays, 2-4:30 pm in Braamfontein.
3. Fundraising events make take place on selected weekends. Volunteering details will be shared in the whatsapp group.
4. To donate toiletries or to support any of our project activities, click here.
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you ARE the luck!
You ARE the compassion!
You ARE the love!
You ARE the kindness!