the smiling one foundation (SOF) is the npo arm of smiling one

We make our Circles of Change™ Education accessible to those most vulnerable in our society, equipping them with tools and leadership skills to grab opportunity and lead lives that impact positively.

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Latest Annual Report (2024)

ANNUAL REPORT 2023/24 by Karina Andersen



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PORTFOLIOS

OUR FLAGSHIP PROJECTS

THE CHANGE AGENT

SOUTH AFRICAN PRISONS
We have re-opened our prison processes from Feb 2022. We are extremely proud of the incredible work done in this portfolio since 2008. Click image to open our Pitch Deck.

PARTNERS IN EDUCATION

ZERO DROP OUT - SA SCHOOLS
We have just completed our 5th project year at Ravensmead High. Investing in our Youth is critical. Our future is in their hands. Click image to open our Pitch Deck.

GOVERNANCE

COMPLIANCE
We obsess about quality and treasure our partnerships with funders, stakeholders, partners and beneficiaries. Compliance is part of our SMaC Recipe - ensuring a long-term strategy for SOF. Click image.

OUR RESOURCE CENTER

SCALING OUR APPROACH
We are setting the stage to host thousands of students in our online academy. We are a trusted partner on their path of fully expressing their potential. WE SEE THE DIAMOND WITHIN EACH OF THEM.
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Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu

... I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE... 
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LATEST NEWS 2023

TUNE IN TO OUR MESSAGE...

We continue to bring our unique change approach to high risk communities in South Africa
We invite Society to join hands, to become better equipped in creating safe spaces...
We find those raw diamonds in some of our toughest spaces ... they become Change Agents....
It takes each of us to shape a healthy society! ASK US about THE SHIFT workshop. UPGRADE to the next level of leadership!

Social Cohesion
Crime Prevention
Crime Diversion

We inspire personal
values-based
leadership

We are dedicated and passionate about making the world a better place for every individual.

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OUR VISION IN ACTION

ENABLING PLATFORM

We facilitate Circles of Change™ (COC) in highly challenged South African Communities by establishing an enabling platform for both personal and group (culture) development using our personal values-based leadership programs based on our depth coaching methodology: THE RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL™ (TRI).

OUR CHANGE AGENTS

We educate Change Agents  and Champions of Change who as Role Models and Coaches facilitate dynamic change processes within prisons (rehabilitation and reintegration), schools, high-risk-communities, business and organisations - in society at large.

Our Engagement Path to unlock potential is guided by our elite team of Change Specialists