OUR PURPOSE
We exist to showcase your talents, amplify your voice, and turn your dreams into reality.
Isibindi Collective curates programmes that facilitate rest, connection, and fuel for the kinds of resilience needed to meet our particular challenges.
Isibindi - the Nguni word for courage (literal translation being liver) - is envoked because it speaks to the state of being womxn often display against all odds. Here, that courage is held in delicate balance with the profound care so often lacking in our everyday lives.
Within this collective, Black and Brown womxn together circulate resources, support and encouragement. Every member contributes to our mission: to become a community space for wellbeing, learning and personal growth rooted in our lived realities.
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it" - TONI MORRISON
TANYA CHARLES
FOUNDER
THE ORIGIN
In 2018, I left Zimbabwe for London to obtain a Masters degree in Social Sciences and Inequality at the London School of Economics. I arrived to a cosmopolitan and forward-thinking society in some senses, and yet, one that also seemed to have too few spaces and opportunities for womxn of colour.
Toni Morrison once said, “If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” Isibindi Collective is my book — the nurturing space I desperately needed but could not find.
As a community weaver, facilitator, and educator, I am committed to building Isibindi Collective into a powerful force for change — a space where Black and Brown womxn will feel deeply affirmed in the fullness of who they are, and supported to overcome the many barriers that exist for us socio-economically.
If you’re a womxn of colour looking for a home built for us, by us — come with me. Let’s build it together.
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HOW WE GATHER
Four pillars designed to nourish the mind, advance the work, and restore the spirit.
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Virtual and in-person gatherings tailored to our community. Led by experts from all over the world, these sessions focus on skills-building, knowledge sharing and impactful connection.
PEER SUPPORT
Connecting members across diverse sectors to share guidance and information. Together, we co-create pathways for personal and professional success, shaped entirely by our shared experiences.
RESOURCE SHARING
Every member gains access to the tools, frameworks, and information needed to turn ideas into reality. Here, collaboration is the engine of our collective progress.
COMMUNITY HUB
Intimate gatherings for collective wellness, joy, and pleasure. Hikes, walks, picnics, meditation, dance and song - intentionally designed to energise and make space for rest and restoration.
