Annual Report 2024
A year of learning, letting go, and laying foundations.
Purpose
At the Tutu Teach Foundation, our purpose remains clear: To improve equal access to opportunity, especially for women and girls, and to do all that is necessary to support this vision in the broadest sense.
In 2024, we faced both breakthroughs and barriers. Though some projects reached their natural conclusion, their impact continues to ripple. Other dreams remain on the horizon - waiting for the right moment, partnership, and resources to take flight.
Reflection: #ITOO Platform
After three years of dedicated work, we made the difficult decisions to terminate the #ITOO platform project due to lack of sustainable funding.
Still, its achievements were significant:
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Innove design
Devloped a unique, purpose-built mentoring algortithm tailored to cross-cultural onnection and equity.
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Pilot Programme
Successfully ran a pilot involving 100 women across Europe and Africa, leadin to the creation of 35 mentoring pairs.
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Platform Launch
Built and launched the digital #ITOO platform to support mentoring relationships.
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Advocacy and Awarenes
Raised awareness of how mentoring supports professional success, particularly for women and people of colour.
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Thought Leadership
Published articles in both popular and academic journals, amplofying the importance of mentoriship and access equity.
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Storytelling Through Audio
Created and launched the #ITOO Mentoring Stories Podcast, sharing powerful lived experiences and insights from the project
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Creative Collaboration
Partnered with renowed jewller hans Appenzeller to design and sell symbolic sterling silver hashtag pi
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Future Possibilities: The Sunrise Project
Though the Sunrise Project did not receive funding in 2024, its vision remains alive. We continue to seek partners aligned with our mission to empower women and foster intergenerational, cross-cultural solidarity through storytelling and community-based learning.
Want to help bring this project to life? Let's connect and co-create a future where every woman's story has the power to transform.
Partnerships: Ubuntu & Regeneration
As funding allows, we continue to partner with Orgiis Ghana to realise:
The Julia Tree Project
A regenerative forest initiative focused on planting on one million tree along Africa's Great Green Wall.
The Desmond Tutu Forest
A living tribute to the Arch's legacy of climate justice and community.
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These partnerships reflect our commitment to healing both people and the planet together.
#ITOO pilot project organisation zoom meeting
Julia Tree website
Board members of the TutuTeach Foundation
#ITOO pilot project organisation zoom meeting