Teresa about a time of impact 
One year ago, I said a bittersweet farewell to Amava Oluntu after having worked there for four years. And now, a year later, I have been invited to write a blog post about the experience.…
Teresa BoulleJune 14, 2024
Changing Perspectives: About Gender Equality and Global Power Structures 
Over the last few months, Zoe and Raelene had a powerful learning experience. Together with their team members Fine and Hannah, they were part of an international project exchange called "Room For Talents" as part…
Teresa BoulleOctober 15, 2023
Annual Report 2022-2023 
Amava Oluntu's objective is to encourage the reconnection of youth to themselves, each other and the world, with support from already existing resources and community networks. We work with small groups of young adults who…
Teresa BoulleAugust 30, 2023
Community Mapping 
Community mapping is a chance for us to mark places of importance that we may be unaware exist, for example sacred sites or community-based places. The process of community mapping is an approach that activates…
Teresa BoulleMay 24, 2023
Mapping Greater Muizenberg 
The Greater Muizenberg Community Map brings people from Muizenberg and Vrygrond together to share places that matter to them. The main aim is to make resources, information and knowledge more accessible and visible. With this…
Teresa BoulleMay 24, 2023
Muiz Kitchen Voices 
The Muiz Kitchen keeps shining and doing incredible work. Many may only see the front of the kitchen, receiving a delicious nutritious meal in front of them. Yet, the kitchen stores not only good meals…
Teresa BoulleApril 4, 2023
Annual Report 2021 – 2022 
After a strong focus on responding to the impact of Covid-19 in the previous year, 2021-22 gave us more time and energy to strategize and implement projects that focus on skills development and community connection.…
Teresa BoulleNovember 8, 2022
How Amava Oluntu Emerged 
The journey of Amava Oluntu has been so colourful and vibrant. The organisation has been developing rather organically, moving at the speed of trust with those who want to be part of it. It’s been…
Teresa BoulleFebruary 21, 2022
Connect and Collaborate – Join our Membership 
Benefit from our coworking space, networking events, and community co-learning sessions. Find out more in this blog or contact us for more information. What is our Membership about? We offer a platform where community members…
Teresa BoulleDecember 15, 2021
Annual Report 2020 – 2021 
Celebrating Community Resilience2020 was a year of responding to the unknown: a life with a new virus that we hadn’t heard of before, a life with more uncertainty and fewer resources, a life with new…
Teresa BoulleNovember 18, 2021