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Ubuntu Army is a call to you, to recognize the profound power you hold, as a single human being, to create meaningful change. With a single act of kindness, you can rise above your fear and connect with those from whom you are separated, by religion, race, economics, culture or politics. Your compassion will dissolve division, restore unity, and reclaim the heart of your community. And your country. By choosing kindness, you become part of something greater. You become part of Ubuntu Army.

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The content in this website is based on the discoveries that we made over a 5 year period spent working on the ground, amongst the poorest people on earth. Our conclusions and assertions have been peered reviewed, validated by activists and scholars. Christians and Muslims, young and old, pink and brown, rich and poor. We present our thoughts and findings to you, the reader we have yet to connect with, as a small grain of truth, in a sea of division and misinformation. Please take the time to read it. It is long, well intentioned, convicted and essential for change. If believed, it will change your life. And the lives of many others.

I am Ubuntu Army

You are Ubuntu Army

We are all Ubuntu Army

Ubuntu Army is not a charity. We are not an NGO. We are not a political party. Ubuntu Army is a decision.

We are a movement of ordinary people from across the world, the everyday army, who have made the decision to turn away from politics, corporate agenda, and traditional charity as the primary vehicles for change. Instead, we’ve chosen something more radical, and deeply human, connection. We reject the divisions that institutions teach and reinforce. Instead, we embrace that which unites us. We choose to reach out directly to those we’ve been taught to see as “other”: the poor, the religiously different, the politically opposed, the culturally unfamiliar. We choose to cross the line between “us” and “them”, the line of politics, race, culture, religion, and economic class. The line of fear.

On the other side of that line, we meet people who want the same things we do.

We all want food and water

We all want a home

We all want safety
We all want education
We all want employment and financial security

We all want freedom to express ourselves.

We all want peace and happiness.

We all want good healthy

We all want prosperity

We all want love

But.

Rarely do we sit together. Rarely do we share a meal, or ask about each other’s families, or have honest conversations. Rarely do we connect. We don't know each other. That distance, that silence, is taught. Politicians, corporations, the media, and even well-meaning NGOs derive real benefit from keeping us apart. They train us, subtly, constantly, to divide, to believe that we are different, and that aligning with their tribe, their vision, their brand, their opinion will save us. This is a lie. We are all the same. We are all exactly the same, but different.

Connect.

The greatest act of revolution that you, as an individual, can take today, is to make the decision to connect. To fight is to connect. Reach across the divide, the difference, the judgment, the fear. Connect. This is change. When we connect, truly, humanly, we dismantle division. We destroy inequality. We end violence and bigotry. We challenge politics at its root. We decimate poverty. We have the power to create this change now. Right now.. This is a personal revolution. A compassionate one. An Ubuntu revolution. Ubuntu Army is a rallying cry for change.

Ubuntu - I am because we are.

You have a choice.

You can vote, donate, or buy a product hoping that this time, perhaps this time, the brand, the politician, the initiative will deliver safety, purpose, recognition, justice, representation. Will deliver change. Or. You can let go of the illusion and claim your agency. Your power. Your independence. You can choose to stop outsourcing change and start embodying it. You can connect. Directly. You can cut out the middlemen.

Say Hello.

Reach across the divides that have been manufactured to keep us apart. Say hello. Push through the discomfort, the pounding heart, the fear. Sit with someone different. Share stories. Discover the dreams, hopes, and needs you have in common. Embrace your shared humanity. Because this connection dismantles the very systems that thrive on our division. It brings politicians back to serving communities instead of manipulating them. It pushes NGOs to meet real needs rather than fund narratives. It forces corporations to focus on quality, over aspiration and branding. And in the process, we begin to take care of each other. We begin to care about each other. About each other's welfare. This is the transformation our world is crying out for..

The best part.

Connection is free., and it’s a decision we can make right now. All it takes is putting down our phones, switching off the news, stepping away from the curated chaos of social media, leaving the couch, and showing up, in our homes, our neighborhoods, our communities, our countries. Showing up for each other. This is the change we need. This is the revolution we’ve been waiting for.

This is the compassion revolution.

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Ubuntu

At Ubuntu Army we do three things really well. Please join us

connect

At Ubuntu Army, we are passionate about creating connections between ordinary, previously separated people. We build connections by building Ubuntu Links. Building an Ubuntu Link is the single most important act of kindness we, as individuals, will take in our life. It is a simple act of compassion, an act of independence. Ubuntu Links create community, and in community we can directly address the issues of poverty, hate and division. It is an act that will save us, our community, our country, our humanity, and ultimately, this creaking planet of ours. This is what change looks like.

build an ubuntu link

Many members of Ubuntu Army, have experience in disaster management. We know that a single person, with limited personal resource, operating independently of institution, can make a real impact in the lives of those suffering. In the face of crisis, we believe in direct, on-the-ground connection and collaboration with the newly vulnerable. The help offered by everyday people, not only saves the lives of those affected by disaster, but creates connection within the community. This strengthens and unites the wider community, as it rebuilds. Connection builds community. This is what change looks like.

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partner

At an organizational level, Ubuntu Army the NGO, partners with individuals, organizations and initiatives that prioritize Ubuntu. We partner with projects that are committed to creating connection through their work. We also mentor projects as they transition to a connection centered perogative. We partner with projects that prioritize community, that are on-the-ground, and that work with heart, rather than for salary. We mentor projects in creating RST solutions (Repeatable | Scalable | Transplantable) to the challenges that we face as a society. This is what change looks like.

meet our partners

How else can you help?

Your registration with Ubuntu Army is your digital connection to the global connection-centered community. Your registration allows Ubuntu Army to keep you up to date with global developments and initiatives in connection. Your registration is a connection we will call on when faced with global crisis, disaster or vulnerability. Register with Ubuntu Army to become part of the global movement in connection and response.

think

The Poverty Lab is a think-action tank, an online collaboration of everyday people, working together to identify and deconstruct the components of poverty, hate and division, and to develop solutions to these components. Add your voice, your expertise, your passion to solving the problems we face as a society. Join the Poverty Lab. As viable solutions are discovered, negotiated and substantiated, Ubuntu Army will advocate for these new projects, support their implementation, and partner with them as they become viable.

join the Poverty Lab

Social media platforms are powerful tools with which we can share our global call for action. Please share your Ubuntu Army stories with the broader digital audience. Your story of building an Ubuntu Link or responding to disaster are invaluable if shared. Please use social media to create foundations for future in-person connection, by encouraging those online to reach out, to connect, and to build their own Ubuntu Links. It is through weight of numbers that we will reclaim our communities and our countries from poverty, hate and division.

What about donation?

Ubuntu Army does not prioritise donation. We are not part of the non-profit sector. We are unconcerned with revenue or career. Primarily, we would like you to keep your money to build and sustain you own Ubuntu Link, as the connection created, and the support offered in this transaction is everything. However, we do need financial contributions to support those everyday people responding to disaster, to advocate for Ubuntu Link as a global act of change, and to support our partners in their work.

We also have administrative costs to pay. While most of our legal, accounting, due diligence and media management needs are taken care of by volunteers and pro bono contracts, we do require a small staff contingent. As it turns out, global change does require some finance. With that said, we are transparent and lean. Our financial records are available to all members and contributors, at any point, and do our best to convert 98% of your contribution directly into ending poverty and division, eradicating hatred, and supporting those in crisis.

Please contribute, if you are able.

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