Projects & Impact

 

Dr Mackenzie Robinson with Noah Bunch at the Courtney Jordan Foundation Gala in 2019
Dr Mackenzie Robinson and Noah Bunch at the Courtney Jordan Foundation Gala, 2019 ; their first major event in their new leadership roles. Mackenzie, recently appointed CEO and Board Member, brought her dynamic vision from Neyius, while Noah, the Foundation’s newly named COO and Executive Director, helped steer the evening’s efforts to spotlight impact and build momentum. A landmark night for the Foundation ; and the beginning of a powerful collaboration.

Initiatives rooted in justice, shaped by community, and built for transformation.

Across continents and cultures, Noah’s projects have bridged ancestral wisdom with modern innovation. From launching global youth accelerators to sitting in healing circles deep in the Amazon, each initiative has been a living experiment in what’s possible when leadership is soulful, strategic, and community-led.

🌱 Radical Roots

The Courtney Jordan Foundation | Global
A youth leadership accelerator blending ancestral knowledge, entrepreneurship, and systems thinking.

  • Designed for BIPOC youth across the UK, South Africa, and the Caribbean.

  • Embedded elders, activists, and social entrepreneurs into a year-long mentorship arc.

  • Resulted in over 30 youth-led ventures in its first two cohorts.

  • Recognised by Forbes and the Skoll Foundation for innovation in culturally-grounded leadership development.

🎒 ReSchooling Justice

The Wellington School of Learning | London, UK
A reimagining of middle school culture through restorative education and peer governance.

  • Noah introduced trauma-informed teaching, student advisory councils, and community-led workshops.

  • Suspensions dropped by 60%, student engagement scores soared.

  • Model adopted by three partner schools across the borough.

🤝 Echoes from the Ground

People’s Praxis | Geneva, Switzerland
A global storytelling campaign amplifying youth voices in climate and civic resilience.

  • Spanned 12 countries, 9 languages, and countless lived experiences.

  • Resulted in policy briefs delivered to UN agencies and featured at COP21.

  • Championed indigenous and youth-led climate narratives often left out of official discourse.

🛤️ Bridges & Boundaries

The Emerge Collective | Albania & Sweden
A post-conflict youth leadership and reconciliation programme in the Balkans.

  • Used arts-based healing, design labs, and interfaith dialogues to build common ground.

  • Reached over 700 participants aged 14–25 across three years.

  • Partnered with EU cultural initiatives and local educators to sustain impact beyond the programme.

🌍 Legacy Toolkit

Ubuntu Rising | South Africa
A leadership curriculum co-designed with township youth and faith leaders.

  • Focused on the principle of Ubuntu—"I am because we are."

  • Delivered in schools, faith centres, and youth detention facilities.

  • Now in use across 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Honoured with The Ubuntu Honour in 2015.

🕯️ Silent Schools, Speaking Spirits

Project Evolve | Southeast Asia
Fusing education with mindfulness and cultural reverence in post-disaster communities.

  • Noah trained educators in trauma-sensitive practices after the 2004 tsunami.

  • Lived and taught in rural areas of Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Thailand.

  • Integrated spiritual disciplines learned from Buddhist monastics into daily school routines.

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