ENGAGE FOR GOOD
UTHANDO
ENGAGE FOR GOOD AT THE BESTCITIES GLOBAL FORUM
At this year's Global Forum we collectively will be raising funds for Uthando.
You will earn points by engaging prior, during and after the event and the more points we accumulate as a group the more funds will go towards Uthando.
We will also be recognising the most engaged participant during Global Forum, so let's all engage for good!
UTHANDO WASTE TO WONDER CAMPAIGN
Goal50 Early Childhood Development Centre will be built out of 5,000 tyres, 12,000 plastic bottles filled with rubbish, 6 000 film-set waste, glass bottles and other waste materials!
In communities like nearby Heideveld, high-quality Early Education Facilities & After School Programmes are few and far between. Goal50 ECD changes this narrative, fostering solid educational foundations & providing safe spaces for 300-500 youth each year!
A broad array of services for the community
Goal50 will comprise of an educare for children aged 3-6, a daycare for babies, and will include a library, and an IT lab for primary and high school students. Meals will also be prepared for children throughout the day, ensuring that they receive ample nutrition!
The repurposed materials used to build the facility are free, meaning that money spent on this facility is going into the pockets of the community that is building it!
Phase 1 was built out of 1700 tyres, and once Phases 2 & 3 are completed, 5000 tyres would have been removed from landfills in Cape Town!
HOW WILL IT WORK?
We have setup goals and points linked to these goals in our event management system. Once you complete a goal, these points will be tallied by the system to your point total. Through the attendee app you will be able to see how many points you have collected, what goals there are, which goals you have achieved and you will be able to see a top 10 leaderboard.
The height of the donation to Uthando would be determined by the accumulated points by our group:
0 - 25,000 points = Donation of $500
25,001 - 75,000 points = Donation of $1,000
Over 75,001 points = Donation of $2,500
Goals & Points
You can accumulate points in the following ways:
Prior to the Global Forum
GOAL | POINTS |
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Register before 1 August | 1000 |
Install and log in to the attendee app | 1500 |
Upload your photo and personal profile upon registration or in the attendee app | 500 |
During the Global Forum
GOAL | POINTS |
|---|---|
Posting to EventStream (event wall) on the attendee app:
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Exchange contact information on the attendee app with others | 100 |
Complete a session survey | 250 |
Participate in a live poll | 250 |
recognising our most engaged participant
At the closing session of the Global Forum we will also have a special prize for the most engaged participant at the event.
OUR IMPACT SO FAR
At the Global Forum in 2021 we donated US$1,000 to the Spanish Red Cross through Engage for Good.
At the Global Forum in 2022 we donated US$2,500 to Ocean Wise Seafood through Engage for Good.
At the Global Forum in 2024 we donated US$2,500 to OzHarvest through Engage for Good
At the Global Forum in 2025 we donated US$2,500 to the Solas Project, this was matched by Dublin Convention Bureau making a total of US$5,000.
At the Global Forum in 2026 we donated US$2,500 to Centro Relevé A.C. through Engage for Good