- Sustainability
- Empowerment
- Gender Equality
- Sustainable Philanthropy
- Social Enterprise
- Healing
- Community Empowerment
- South Africa
- Social Change
- Cambridge Village
- Social Impact
- Give Back
- Volunteering
- Healing Hub
- Trauma Healing
- Women's Empowerment
- Addressing Inequality
- Intergenerational Trauma
- Charity
- Giving
Mental Health in Black and Brown Communities
Good mental health, and more importantly, the lack thereof, may appear on the surface to be indiscriminate, yet we cannot ignore the fact that people of colour continue to have very different experiences and relationships with mental health. This is largely due to the added complexities of racial discrimination and inequality.
Healing Hub
A few weeks ago, we introduced the Community of Cambridge Village in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa—a small community facing nearly every conceivable social challenge with almost no private or government intervention. Today, just over one week away from the closing of an eventful and incredibly challenging year globally, we at The Dandelion Philosophy are excited to share with you our 2023 strategic focuses—Cambridge Village, Healing Hub, and Ubuntu University.
Understanding Change: A Story of How it All Started
“Things will always happen to us and sometimes happen for us. Either way, change is inevitable. But it is in embracing the change that we find ourselves, each other, and the healing we all need.” - Our founder, Nazeem Harvey, formed The Dandelion Philosophy after experiencing an emotional, yet eye-opening, trip to India in 2019, and volunteering to feed members from a desolate, disregarded community in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. His travels profoundly affected his conceptualisation of life and death, and ultimately led to the formation of The Dandelion Philosophy.
Understanding Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma
The Dandelion Philosophy considers intergenerational trauma a root cause of adverse actions and behaviours. Instead of working directly with the behavioural consequences of trauma, we address the underlying trauma itself to slowly change behavioural patterns and encourage development and self-actualisation.
Introducing Cambridge Village South Africa: A Story of Hope
An insight into Cambridge Village South Africa. A place rife with hunger, poverty, and suffering yet full of hope. Find out why The Dandelion Philosophy has made Cambridge Village its focus for 2023.
Challenging the Conventional Charity Model
The Dandelion Philosophy disrupts the concept of charity while promoting holistic healing, and opportunity, and addressing basic needs.
The Dandelion Philosophy
There’s a reason it always starts in a garden. And so that’s where our philosophy begins. In a garden. With a single seed. Just one humble dandelion seed. Seemingly insignificant, yet filled with potential, hope, and healing she isn’t even aware exists. Buried beneath the surface, small and inconspicuous, she waits patiently in silence. Something is changing, but what? She senses it. But she doesn’t know what the change will be.