UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network South Africa

🎉🌍 Season's Greetings from SDSN South Africa! 🌟 As the year draws to a close, we at SDSN South Africa reflect on a year filled with impactful collaborations, meaningful progress, and unwavering commitment to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are deeply grateful for every individual, partner, and organisation who has joined us on this journey toward a sustainable future. Our office will be closed for the holidays from 13 December 2024 to 15 January 2025. During this time, we encourage everyone to rest, rejuvenate, and reflect on the year gone by. Let’s enter 2025 with renewed energy and purpose to continue our work for a better, sustainable South Africa and beyond. Wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with peace, love, and hope. Thank you for being part of our community! 🎄✨ Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year! 🌍💚 #Sustainability #HappyHolidays #SDGs #SDSNSouthAfrica

🌟 Reflecting on an Incredible TLS Experience 🌟 The Transcultural Leadership Summit was a resounding success! 🎉 A heartfelt thank you to UNISA for graciously hosting us and providing a platform for such meaningful dialogue. A special shoutout to our incredible speakers, Mr. Flip Buys and Prof. Tanya van Wyk, for sharing their valuable insights on leadership and community empowerment. It was an inspiring day of meaningful conversations, and we’re excited to keep pushing the boundaries of leadership together! #Leadership #Innovation #UnityInDiversity #TLS2024

🌍 Strengthening Sustainable Development in South Africa Yesterday, SDSN South Africa convened its Member Institutions Meeting to discuss the draft strategy for our network. This important session explored how SDSN SA can amplify its impact and provide value to the South African landscape of sustainable development. Together, we exchanged ideas, aligned on priorities, and laid the groundwork for transformative collaborations that will drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country. We’re excited about the implementation phase of our strategy and look forward to working closely with our members and partners to make tangible strides toward a sustainable future. To our members: Thank you for your insights, passion, and commitment. Let’s move forward together! #SDGs #Sustainability #SDSNSA #Collaboration #SouthAfrica #StrategyForImpact

🌍 Save the Date: Transcultural Leadership Summit 2024! 🌍 We’re excited to announce that the Transcultural Leadership Summit (TLS) 2024 is coming to South Africa! Hosted by University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika in partnership with SDSN South Africa, this hybrid event will take place on 26 November 2024, 09:00 - 16:00 at the Unisa Florida Campus. This year’s theme, “The Futures of Transculturality: From Education to Leadership”, explores how leadership and education can evolve to meet the challenges of an interconnected and culturally diverse world. Since 2016, TLS has provided a platform for renowned experts from business, politics, civil society, and the arts to share insights, debate ideas, and inspire transformative leadership. 🌟 Why attend? - Engage with global thought leaders. - Dive into discussions about cross-cultural cooperation and leadership in times of global interconnectedness. - Join a unique forum for exchange and transcultural learning. Let’s shape the future of leadership together! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details! Register on this link https://lnkd.in/djXznezD #Leadership #Transculturality #Education #Sustainability #GlobalEvents #SDSNSA

⭐️ Meaningful partnerships ⭐️ The SDSN SA secretariat team attended the official membership launch of the University of Mpumalanga to the SDSN. We explored the opportunities for partnerships and we are very excited for what is yet to come through this collaboration. #SDSNSA #Meaningfulpartnerships #UMP

We are excited and delighted to announce our speakers for the World Council Annual Global Symposium & Transcultural Leadership Summit 2024! Maanda Tshifularo, PhD is a skilled strategist, leadership coach (Integral Coach® UCT GSB, certified Gallup Strengths Coach, accredited practitioner of Insights Discovery, and Integrative Enneagram) and author (Lead with Super Clarity), who is passionate about advancing leadership excellence. He is the founding director of SuperLead Advisory, a consultancy focused on strategy, operations, and leadership. He also serves as a director for the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Centre for Leadership and Dialogue and is an adjunct faculty member at GIBS. Until recently, he was the Head of Dialdirect Insurance, where he successfully led a business turnaround and was awarded the South African Product Innovation of the Year in the financial services category. His previous roles include management and executive positions at MTN SA, Discovery Health and 1Life Insurance. Maanda has also worked as a strategy management consultant at Deloitte Consulting and McKinsey & Company.   Maanda recently completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Finance at the University of Johannesburg and the General Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is the host of the SuperLead podcast, an experienced summit moderator and facilitator. In 2019, he was named one of the Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans and recognised by Junior Chamber International as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Young Persons in South Africa. 🚀 Join the workshop "Leadership Development for Sustainability" organized and hosted by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network South Africa to discuss and learn with Maanda. Get your ticket now: https://lnkd.in/d9pZguiA World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence, Darla K. Deardorff, Didem Ekici, Zeppelin Universität, Leadership Excellence Institute Zeppelin | LEIZ, Tobias Grünfelder / Campoverde, Dr. Matthias Niedenführ 宁州明, HFU Business School, Julika Baumann Montecinos, Albert Luthuli Leadership Institute, University of Pretoria, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network South Africa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Priscilla Morley (PhD Candidate), Kamagano Sethono

🚨 Remember to join our Monthly Virtual Member Coffee Chat 🚨 We are excited about our upcoming virtual Member coffee chat, and pleased to invite you to join us this coming Tuesday, 05 November 2024. Next week, we are featuring Kanyisa Diamond - MBA, the Head of Systems Capacity Support and Advisory at the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT). Ms. Diamond leads strategic projects, identifies technical assistance needs within the education system, and facilitates engagements on education policy for the futures agenda and its implications for South Africa's education sector. With a wealth of experience in the NGO, financial services, and education sectors, she is an accomplished leader driving impactful change. Her talk, titled "Fostering Collaboration Between Business and Government for Improved Educational Outcomes," will explore how partnerships between these sectors can strengthen the South African education system. NECT operates at a high level, with their work indirectly benefiting schools and communities through a better-functioning education ecosystem. Ms. Diamond is set to speak about NECT's initiatives and the importance of African values in collaboration, drawing insights from a book linked to her CEO's PhD. Ms. Diamond will highlight the necessity of respectful engagement with government and community stakeholders. We look forward to an insightful conversation with Ms. Diamond. 🌱✨ Don't miss out—register using the link below! https://lnkd.in/dngVngUZ hashtag#Education hashtag#Collaboration hashtag#Government hashtag#Business hashtag#StrategicPartnerships hashtag#FuturesAgenda hashtag#CoffeeChat hashtag#Community

🌟 Introducing the University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (UNISA) 🌟 We are excited to welcome UNISA, the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment, to the SDSN South Africa network! With over 400,000 students from 130 countries, UNISA stands as one of the world’s mega universities and the only one of its kind in Africa. Founded in 1873, UNISA has a rich history as a comprehensive university offering both vocational and academic programs that have received international accreditation. Its extensive global footprint gives students recognition and employability worldwide. UNISA has played a pivotal role in shaping South African higher education, counting two Nobel Prize winners—Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu—among its notable alumni. As a university dedicated to fostering academic excellence, UNISA’s commitment to delivering impactful education is reinforced through its many affiliates and contributions to societal transformation. Joining SDSN South Africa will enable UNISA to further its strategic objectives, such as promoting its Sustainability Framework 2020-2030 and advancing its catalytic niche areas. UNISA is particularly excited about the opportunity to develop SDG-aligned solutions to address societal challenges, while leveraging regional, continental, and global collaborations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We look forward to partnering with UNISA as they continue to shape the future of higher education and sustainable development across South Africa and beyond! #SustainableDevelopment #SDSNSA #UNISA #HigherEducation #SDGs #GlobalCollaboration #EducationForAll

🌟 Introducing Columba Leadership 🌟 We are proud to welcome Columba Leadership to the SDSN South Africa network! Founded in 2009, Columba Leadership’s goal is to awaken the potential of young people, helping them recognise their ability to lead change in their own lives, schools, and communities. By partnering with high schools across South Africa, particularly those in economically disadvantaged areas, Columba fosters environments that integrate values-based leadership, youth engagement, and youth-adult partnerships into the school culture, ensuring a lasting impact on development, learning, and teaching. Columba Leadership empowers young people not only during their time in school but long after, connecting Columba alumni to a purpose-led network where they can collaborate, access employment or bursary opportunities, and showcase their businesses, all while contributing to society. Columba’s mission is clear: “Awakening the leader within to change lives and communities.” By working closely with the Department of Education, they are strengthening the capacity of high schools to embed this leadership model and serve as catalysts for change. Joining SDSN SA offers Columba Leadership a platform to ensure the relevance of its leadership development programme and integrating more sustainability content. This partnership will also connect them with valuable research and strategic partners, further enhancing their impact on under-resourced communities and advancing youth engagement within the network. We are excited to collaborate with Columba Leadership as they continue to inspire young leaders and make a meaningful difference in South Africa! Tracy Hackland #LeadershipDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment #SDSNSA #ColumbaLeadership #YouthEngagement #EducationForAll #YouthLeadership

Exciting news! 🌍✨ We invite you to join the World Council Symposium and Transcultural Leadership Summit 2024, happening online on 22nd November 2024, from 3 PM - 7 PM CET. This year’s thought-provoking theme, 'The Futures of Transculturality: From Education to Leadership,' provides a unique platform to engage with global leaders, educators, and changemakers on how we can reshape leadership and education to meet the needs of an interconnected, culturally diverse world. This event, organised by the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence in partnership with the Transcultural Caravan , where SDSN South Africa proudly contributes, will focus on fostering connections across cultures while preserving our diversity. Through a relational approach to leadership and education, we aim to build bridges that honour our unique identities and common aspirations. 📅 Save the date: November 22nd, 2024 (Friday) from 3 pm to 7 pm CET. Keynotes, workshops, networking, and a panel discussion will make this a valuable event for anyone passionate about global leadership and education. Join us as we envision the future of leadership and education! 🙌 🎟️ To participate online, please get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/d9pZguiA 🎓 Students can attend the entire symposium for FREE! We will share further information in a few days. #Leadership #Transculturality #GlobalLeadership #EducationInnovation #DiversityAndInclusion #Sustainability #SDSNSouthAfrica #TCN #CollaborateForImpact #CulturalDiversity #FutureOfEducation