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Phase Five

At the beginning of Phase 5 there were a few of us passionate young people…then there was the question-

Why are we in existence?

The answer came quite naturally from around us…..that modern society's response to most problems is to wait for someone or something to happen…as if a step outside home is a step into a world that is someone else's business.

…So emerged our mission, to make the vital connection …that for any positive change to take place and for sustainable solutions to emerge:

An initiative has to be taken.. often leading you beyond your comfort zone

But for this quality to be expressed one has to feel a strong sense of ownership and belonging to ones community and environment

And for an individual to feel a part of that environment there must exist democratic intent and space…

This understanding does not demand an ideology, philosophy or complex pedagogy.. just the desire to be a stake holder in a future where we are going to spend the rest of our lives.

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Our Objective

Phase 5 is an entrepreneurial venture that offers people the skills and the information required to apply Initiative, Ownership and Belonging and Democratic Culture to our relationships:

• With individuals and society
• With organizations and institutions
• With the environment

Phase 5 believes that our actions and their consequences in these three areas are very intricately connected, even if the results are not immediately visible to us. Our training programmes are therefore carefully designed to lead participants from a transformed understanding of the big picture to inspired action at the local level..

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What we do

Awareness: Phase 5's training programmes include workshops and outstation camps on the culture of democracy, environment, diversity, issues of religion and fundamentalism, systems in groups and community, individuality and freedom. Games, simulations, creative activities, presentations, films, debates, music, skits, plays, nature walks and outdoor sessions are part of our methodology.

Advocacy: Phase 5 collaborates with organizations working on similar issues of local and global concern as part of our strategy for change. Members of Phase Five also work individually with people and projects to further issues of our concern.

Alternatives: Phase 5 is working with partner organizations and individuals towards offering projects, products and services that contribute to healthier global futures.