Community Creative

‘Tis the season 🍃🎧

Hey hey, it’s been a minute friends. Just popping in for a little life recap in this rollercoaster, plot twist year 🎢

🇷🇺 I lived in Russia for 3 months
📑 I got a full time contract
❌ I resigned from my full time job in November
🍇 I moved back to Stellenbosch
🤹 I am back in the realms of freelancing
🍃I am taking some time off to rest (still working but not at full capacity and for a while)
🏡 I moved in with two amazing humans

I am so grateful for the adventures I’ve experienced, the community I have, and the genuine love, support and kindness I have received. God has been close, kind, faithful and so gracious to me. Though there have been many obstacles, many mistakes and a lot of learning there has also been sweet redemption and restoration.

I cannot wait to coauthor more chapters with God 🖊️

A tired soul does not only need rest, it needs to be nurtured back into wholeness. 🍃

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Sophie Olivier is passionate about partnering with NPOs and I’ve been privileged to work with her and be a model in her rebranding shoot ✨

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Everything is not always as it seems in the digital marketing world. Things may look like a Matcha latte but it really tastes like seaweed 🍃

Three things I have learned this week:
1. You will always be navigating different communication styles - keep things clear from your side, even if it feels repetitive, clarify and follow up.
2. I need to brush up on my industry lingo.
3. Stick to your go-to Chai Latte order.

Keep swimming y’all! 🐠

Who’s at your table? 🍽️

In reflecting on work and navigating the rhythms of partnering with people it is so important to consider who’s at your table.

🍹 Who do you serve? And who do they serve?
🍲 What do they contribute to the community, work environment and leadership?
🥗 How do they approach challenges?
🍨 Do they care about the people?
🫖 Do they understand how to serve you?

These are important questions I have considered when partnering with clients. It is very easy to lead without compassion, to run with your own agenda, and to not share in health of building sustainably.

I think we need to check the guest list to our table regularly. In work and persons life life, because we get busy and we could be adding more seats than we should.

What question do you feel stands out to you most?

P.S. Swipe for the delicious Cup of Joy, I had the privilege of enjoying from 🥰 ☕️

Delighted to share another inspiring story about the work happening in our resilient Stellenbosch community.

Empowering Children, Igniting Change: Building a Legacy of Transformation – SCAN Stellenbosch Empowering Children, Igniting Change: Building a Legacy of Transformation janique 2024-01-23 Member Stories No Comment Legacy is driven by a powerful mission: to bring God’s love, hope, compassion, and justice to Stellenbosch. Starting in Kayamandi, this inspiring organisation focuses on empowerin...

Oh hey! 👋 Just popping in to say I wrote an article for SCAN - Stellenbosch Civil Advocacy Network ✍️

I am humbled and grateful to have been a part of the celebratory picnic! The Stellenbosch community continues to inspire me with its unwavering dedication and heartfelt efforts.

Witnessing the incredible display of both compassion and hard work is truly awe-inspiring. I am honoured to share this heartfelt article, capturing the spirit and resilience of the Stellenbosch community.

Join me in sharing this inspiring account of local heroes and their unwavering commitment to making a difference.

Read here: https://www.scan-network.org.za/there-is-great-scope-for-hope-scan-celebrates-local-heroes/

Grateful for the year with Ezrah 🌱

Joining an NPO team as a creative is as rewarding as it is challenging to navigate. I’ve been learning what it looks like to serve on healthy teams under ethical leadership and how to best communicate boundaries and effort of tasks.

It is not easy being the sole person on the creative team as you’re often juggling more than one role - attending workshops, producing content, managing online channels, planning, developing strategies and some operational meetings.

You essentially need to be everywhere online, in a team and present as a member of the NPO community - for more than one NPO 🤹‍♀️

Working with Mariëtte has been an absolute joy. Because we have navigated the ever-changing waters together. Her mentorship has been invaluable and her making room for me to grow and learn has been restorative.

Journeying with Ezrah has brought great perspective for approaching ethics in relationship, the need for clear and transparent communication, the importance of rules of engagement and supporting your team beyond the role.

Excited to see where Ezrah sows in the next season 🪴

We wrapped up sessions in the Hubs but I still have a few moments to share 🔜

📍 Lückhoff Hub 👩‍💻🧑‍💻

Life update 🤹‍♀️
- I have been working with two new clients writing blogs and impact stories ✍️
- I unfortunately terminated a contract with a long-term client 🙅🏻‍♀️
- I have been much less active here because I am also heading into a new season of trusting God in my career 💭
- I may or may not be moving (again) 📦
- I travelled to Ireland for 3 weeks 🇮🇪
- Then travelled locally again 🌊 and have since been stirred more to go to the nations 🤞
- I have been working less and resting more
- I have been giving myself to more active efforts surrounding human trafficking 🪧
- I have been engaging more with people through ministry 🤗

It has certainly been a wild few months but still so grateful and expectant for the unfolding 📖

So encouraged to share my first article for SCAN - Stellenbosch Civil Advocacy Network! I am partnering with SCAN to share stories of impact surrounding the collaborative efforts toward socio-economic change in our diverse Stellenbosch community.

Collaboration is key to collectively bridging the socio-economic divide. There is still limited access to resources, skills development and safe spaces for our vulnerable communities.

We need to tell the stories but we also need to join the effort. There is much work still do and collaboration is good foundation for sharing knowledge, resources and opportunities.

This is a necessary conversation. How do you think we can better foster sustainable collaboration in Stellenbosch?

In this article we acknowledge the effort of training4changeS in their mission of holistic community transformation through the participation of sport and life skills. Grateful to have had the opportunity to speak to Daniel Thomae about the journey so far!

Read the full article on SCAN's website! Link in my stories 🔗

                   

A crime hidden in plain sight 🪧

On 26 September we had an informative and necessary session on human trafficking. Presented by Chené from and made possible by the efforts of from Stellenbosch municipality, Ruth from DSD and from RealDeal.

This event aimed to inform NG/PO role players on the signs of human trafficking and how to get involved in the global effort.

How you can get involved:
Register for a walk near you: A21.ORG/WALK
📌 Download and share the social media resources
📌 Get informed via the A21 website
📌 Follow .stellies
📌 Report any event or perceived event of human trafficking and j the national hotline: 0800 222 777

There is a greater evil working against us and we CAN play a role in bringing awareness and becoming proactive.