Mobilising Each Other To Be Economically Active Where We Are, With What We Have

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Mobilising Each Other To Be Economically Active Where We Are, With What We Have

Our reach this past year:
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villages reached
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participants this year
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Our PURPOSE

Transform South Africa’s poorest communities into thriving vibrant local economies that collectively drive national economic prosperity.

Our IMPACT

Enable millions of individuals in our poorest communities to build better lives using what they have, where they are, aligned with God’s purpose for a life of abundance.

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Support the 1,000 Tunnel Campaign

Help us build another 1,000 greenhouse tunnels to transform lives for food security and economic resilience.

3x Harvest Yield

Impacts 12–32 Lives

Fosters Local Entrepreneurship

Each tunnel empowers a ChangeMaker to cultivate food security, generate income, and uplift their community. Your contribution sparks a ripple effect of positive change.

Support the 1,000 Tunnel Campaign.

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A Tunnel

The Reward

A Tunnel

The greenhouse tunnel rewards a family for growing their own food and business, and teaching others.

The tunnel gives the family: 3 x production boost, protection against pests and climate, joy to do more and teach more.

A Teacher

Paying it Forward

A Teacher

Through Phinda-Phinda “each one teach one”, 1 000 tunnels impact 12,000 to 32,000 lives!

The tunnel stands high like a beacon of hope – here anyone can buy fresh food and learn how to become food confident and profitable!

A Movement

Generations Empowered

A Movement

The tunnels and Phinda-Phinda catalyse a movement of freedom, resilience, and growth.

A revolution of self-reliance and shared knowledge. A future where families thrive, support one another, and create a healthy local economy.

People of South Africa discovering what is possible

SocioTech BBL is deeply rooted in South Africa, proud of our dedicated facilitators, and grateful to our impact investors whose generosity enables us to bring a message of hope and equip individuals with the knowledge and practices for self-determination.

SocioTech BBL is deeply rooted in South Africa, proud of our dedicated facilitators, and grateful to our impact investors whose generosity enables us to bring a message of hope and equip individuals with the knowledge and practices for self-determination.

In hundreds of villages in rural and urban South Africa

BBL Participants quickly achieve unusual success, thanks to MyFood, and rapidly become FOOD CONFIDENT.

Facilitating thousands of tunnels and side-hustles

BBL Participants are next encouraged to start side hustles, which improves financial stability in their households through HYPERLOCAL TRADE.

Soon they echo the powerful proclamation:

“I am free!”

Hundreds of thousands of face-to-face interactions

As the new way of thinking spreads, and more people discover the power of using what they have where they are to build a better life for themselves, so we are meeting our God-inspired mission to build the SECOND ECONOMY.

In hundreds of villages in rural and urban South Africa
BBL Participants quickly achieve unusual success, thanks to MyFood, and rapidly become FOOD CONFIDENT.
Facilitating thousands of tunnels and side-hustles
BBL Participants are next encouraged to start side hustles, which improves financial stability in their households through HYPERLOCAL TRADE.

Soon they echo the powerful proclamation:

“I am free!”

Hundreds of thousands of face-to-face interactions
As the new way of thinking spreads, and more people discover the power of using what they have where they are to build a better life for themselves, so we are meeting our God-inspired mission to build the SECOND ECONOMY.

“Together, we are not just dreaming of a better future; we are laying the foundation for it, person-by-person, day after day.”

“Together, we are not just dreaming of a better future; we are laying the foundation for it, person-by-person, day after day.”

BBL Journey to Building Better Lives

Participants achieve the dual purpose of personal economic activity and thereby contributing to the local SECOND ECONOMY by:

  • Engaging in SIDE HUSTLES and business activities.

  • Growing HYPERLOCAL supply chains.

  • Stemming monthly cash outflows from the village, and thereby catalysing local wealth retention.

“The BBL Programme is a deliberate process of building trust, overcoming apathy and fear, and stimulating ordinary people into economic activity in a world where jobs are not to be had.”

“The BBL Programme is a deliberate process of building trust, overcoming apathy and fear, and stimulating ordinary people into economic activity in a world where jobs are not to be had.”
  • Agroecology & permaculture home-based farming.
  • Climate-resilient farming methods.
  • Efficient water use, including grey water, rain water harvesting, drip irrigation, and mulching.
  • Organic brews for natural control of pests and diseases, for low-cost top-quality food production.
  • Soil regeneration practices, using organic waste to boost soil health.
  • Multiple and diverse crops, and using intercropping and crop rotation.
  • Establishes FOOD CONFIDENCE
  • Actively encourages people to farm larger areas, without being held back by a perceived need for costly infrastructure and equipment.
  • SIDE HUSTLE using what you have to earn an income.
  • Life plan with clear steps to improve across all life areas.
  • Socio-emotional training to foster strong positive RELATIONSHIPS.
  • FINANCIAL AND MONEY SKILLS, including household budgeting, separately from business finances.
  • Earn a SALARY from one’s own business.
  • PROFIT TRACKING
  • PROFIT STRATEGIES
  • Farming skills using best practices to ensure top production.
  • Business skills to ensure profitable farming business.
  • Simple and effective production planning and tracking skills.
  • DIVERSIFICATION of economic activity.
  • Learn from INDUSTRY LEADERS.
  • Informing PROFIT PLAN creation.
  • COMMUNITY BUSINESSES (hyperlocal economy).
  • Means “repeat-repeat” in Zulu.
  • Participants are encouraged to teach others what they have learnt through the BBL Programme.
  • Rewards-based incentives for teaching others in their community.
  • Rewards include materials and training to build your own vegetable tunnel and drip irrigation kits.
  • Builds strong and lasting social capital.
  • Asset-Based Development, through “Smart Subsidies” that effectively prevents dependency-thinking.

MyFood

  • Agroecology & permaculture home-based farming.
  • Climate-resilient farming methods.
  • Efficient water use, including grey water, rain water harvesting, drip irrigation, and mulching.
  • Organic brews for natural control of pests and diseases, for low-cost top-quality food production.
  • Soil regeneration practices, using organic waste to boost soil health.
  • Multiple and diverse crops, and using intercropping and crop rotation.
  • Establishes FOOD CONFIDENCE
  • Actively encourages people to farm larger areas, without being held back by a perceived need for costly infrastructure and equipment.

MyFuture

  • SIDE HUSTLE using what you have to earn an income.
  • Life plan with clear steps to improve across all life areas.
  • Socio-emotional training to foster strong positive RELATIONSHIPS.
  • FINANCIAL AND MONEY SKILLS, including household budgeting, separately from business finances.

MyBusiness

  • Earn a SALARY from one’s own business.
  • PROFIT TRACKING
  • PROFIT STRATEGIES

MyPoultry
MyLivestock
MyFarm

  • Farming skills using best practices to ensure top production.
  • Business skills to ensure profitable farming business.
  • Simple and effective production planning and tracking skills.

Knowledge
Tours / Shares

  • DIVERSIFICATION of economic activity.
  • Learn from INDUSTRY LEADERS.
  • Informing PROFIT PLAN creation.
  • COMMUNITY BUSINESSES (hyperlocal economy).

Phinda-Phinda

  • Means “repeat-repeat” in Zulu.
  • Participants are encouraged to teach others what they have learnt through the BBL Programme.
  • Rewards-based incentives for teaching others in their community.
  • Rewards include materials and training to build your own vegetable tunnel and drip irrigation kits.
  • Builds strong and lasting social capital.
  • Asset-Based Development, through “Smart Subsidies” that effectively prevents dependency-thinking.