Community Collaborations

 

noah burch

Because no vision worth having is built alone.

Noah’s approach to impact is unapologetically collaborative. He believes systems don’t change from the top down—they shift when communities rise in partnership, grounded in trust, cultural wisdom, and shared power. Across schools, street corners, and sacred spaces, he’s co-created solutions with the people closest to the work.

🤝 Core Philosophy

Noah doesn’t “partner”—he co-conspires. His collaborations are less about logos and more about liberation. Whether working with government officials or neighbourhood aunties, he centres voices often left unheard and builds projects that honour both strategy and spirit.

🏫 Education Collaborations

🎓 ReSchooling Justice

Wellington School of Learning | London, UK
As Head of Middle School (2013–2016), Noah redesigned the school’s culture through restorative education, racial literacy, and student-led governance—sparking collaborations with:

  • The London Borough Education Council

  • Restorative Justice 4 Schools (UK)

  • Youth Healing Justice Network

📘 Ubuntu in the Classroom

Cape Town, South Africa & Birmingham, UK
Developed culturally grounded social-emotional learning curricula with local educators.

  • Trained over 300 teachers in anti-racist pedagogy and trauma-informed care

  • Community-led storytelling modules now used in township schools and UK academies

🏙️ Grassroots & Movement Work

✊ The Street is Sacred

Brixton, London | Kingston, Jamaica | Soweto, SA
A transnational youth and elders project reclaiming public space through ritual, art, and civic storytelling.

  • Collaborated with street artists, griots, and grassroots organisers

  • Led to local policy shifts around youth violence and urban renewal

  • Supported by BBC Youth Voices and Afrikan Futures Collective

🌾 Fields of Becoming

Rural Albania & Kosovo
Partnered with post-conflict agricultural cooperatives and youth collectives to design land-based healing programmes.

  • Blended permaculture, trauma recovery, and economic empowerment

  • Birthed two interfaith youth-led farms and food sovereignty training hubs

🌍 Nonprofit & National Coalitions

🌀 Healing Schools Initiative

National Pilot | UK Department for Education
Worked alongside a national coalition to embed mental health, cultural safety, and youth voice into the educational system.

  • Noah advised on youth-led mental wellness programming

  • Resulted in policy recommendations currently under Whitehall review

🌱 Legacy by Design

In partnership with: Ashoka, UnLtd, and The Spirit of Youth Fund
A UK-wide capacity-building project for emerging youth-led nonprofits

  • Noah helped co-design training models rooted in equity, ethics, and ancestral wisdom

  • Over 80 young founders supported through grants, mentorship, and infrastructure coaching

🗺️ International Ties

  • UNESCO Intercultural Cities Network

  • Ubuntu Rising (South Africa, Kenya, UK)

  • The Sámi Indigenous Network on Education & Resilience (Sweden/Norway)

  • The Quechua Wisdom School (Peru) – supporting youth exchanges and cultural preservation

🔊 Noah says:

“Communities already have the answers. My role is to listen deeply, move with humility, and build systems that amplify what’s already sacred.”


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