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Goedgedacht Trust: A space for witnessing, healing and critical reflection
How does a charitable trust transform itself into a living laboratory for social, ecological and economic regeneration?
For over 30 years, the Goedgedacht Trust has contributed to transforming rural communities in the Western Cape in South Africa. Its flagship program, Path Onto Prosperity, has supported the development of children and young people in communities in the Riebeek Valley through the first 1,000 days of life into young adulthood.
Now, Goedgedacht has begun a journey to transform itself into a space for regeneration—a place where people can reflect on the pain of the world, make sense of it, understand their own place within it, and together radically reimagine a shared future.
A big part of this journey is Goedgedacht’s ongoing transition from a charity-based model towards regenerative and self-sustaining approaches, from top-down development towards asset-based community development, and from fragmented programmes towards an integrated theory of change.
Guiding Goedgedacht’s journey for change within itself and within the communities in the Riebeek Valley is its 5 Ps framework that centers renewal, resilience, and regeneration for:
🌱 People – wellbeing, dignity, leadership and healing
🌱 Place – land, infrastructure, community, sacred space
🌱 Planet – regenerative agriculture, water, food systems, ecology
🌱 Politics – power, systems, inequality, policy
🌱 Process – how change happens: slowing down, connecting, learning
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