ReimagineSA | Rooted in Ubuntu

The time has come for an African revival forged on political redress, emotional healing and inclusive economic growth.

It is time for an action-driven generation to Reimagine South Africa and recognise that democracy was not the end, it was just the beginning.

Meet the ReimagineSA founders and team; a group of activists who put Ubuntu at the centre of reimagining our future and restoring the dream of our celebrated political settlement of 1994.

Robyn-Anne Pollard

Executive Assistant to the ReimagineSA Board

Why we exist

ReimagineSA believes the values captured in the Preamble of the Constitution are key to driving the kind of nation-wide healing that fosters trust, inspires collective action and drives inclusive economic growth. We work through patrons, partners and activators to help:

heal the division of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights;
lay the foundations for a democratic and open society in which government is based on the will of the people and every citizen is equally protected by the law;
improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person; and
build a united and democratic South Africa able to take its rightful place as a sovereign in the family of nations.

ReimagineSA exists to help everyone living in South Africa experience Ubuntu by enabling and connecting people, initiatives and institutions working to realise the unkept promise of a hard-fought democracy. We achieve this through:

Advocacy: mobilising the power of courageous conversations through emotional healing workshops that drive candid dialogue and result in progressive policy advisory; and
Sustainable Action: leveraging collective action to ideate, incubate and replicate social impact initiatives that spur inclusive growth and build an effective ecosystem of patrons, partners and activators.

What we do

ReimagineSA believes in the kind of advocacy that drives sustainable activism and shifts our paradigm from donors in charity, to patrons of social impact. We are proactively building an ecosystem of active citizens that believe in the virtuous circle of profit and purpose.

We believe in supporting social activators.

So that they can accelerate their ideals when they are connected to something bigger than themselves, through our model for advocacy, sustainable action and proactive network build.

We believe in supporting social activators.

So that they can accelerate their ideals when they are connected to something bigger than themselves, through our model for advocacy, sustainable action and proactive network build.

We the activists

To travel fast, go alone… to travel far, go together. – African Proverb

Who’s an activist? You are!

And so is anyone who cares about challenging systems that don’t work anymore. Anyone that wants to express their care. Anyone who wants “better” for themselves, for their community and their country. Sometimes it’s people with complementary skills, sometimes it’s corporate muscle, sometimes it’s a mentor or anyone who opts to build a new legacy. It is always someone looking for an opportunity to live out the essence of Ubuntu.