From the Roots

27/11/2025

25/11/2025

🎶 POSITIVE CHILLAS — YOU’RE INVITED! 🎶
📅 13 December 2025
📍 FTR Base Camp, Umlazi

Get ready for a day filled with music, art, lifestyle, and pure positive vibes! 🌟
We’re bringing together creatives, music lovers, and community changemakers for an unforgettable celebration at Positive Chillas.

🔥 Artist Line-up:
Ninja X • Razsero • Flash Mystro • King Irie Music • Dufflebxgg • Futhi Mahlasela • MHLIGO • Mike Noone

Open Mic at 11:00am — come showcase your talent!

🎨 Featuring the AYANDA I AM ART Mobile Gallery — living, loving art on wheels!

🍔🥤 Food & drinks available at the venue
🛍️ Vendors welcome — We have reserved your table! (RSVP)

🎥 Special feature:
We’re excited to have MNVisuals (US) with Mike Noone capturing stories from our vibrant South African creative scene.

❤️ Let’s celebrate music, culture, and community unity!

👉 RSVP: 073 593 7389 / 079 137 9723
📍 Address: K 761 Umlazi Township, Road 1041

30/10/2025

PeacePlayers South Africa 🏀 Beyond the Court | Episode 4 🎬
Featuring Mhligo & CoolP — PPSA South Africa 🔥

Get ready for real stories, real talent, and real impact.
Full Episode dropping soon! 👀


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQbsEBQDaQE/?igsh=MXJ6eHFpeTdwMWV4cQ==

28/10/2025

🎙️ Big shoutout to Ntokozo FM! 🙌

Phumlan Ndwandwe – aka CoolP – just went live on air at Ntokozo FM, spreading good vibes and talking all things happening on 13 December 2025! 🔥✨

Much love to the Ntokozo FM team for the warm welcome and to everyone who tuned in from Umlazi and beyond! 💛

Stay ready, Umlazi — is going to be a vibe you don’t want to miss! 🎶💃
Date: 13 Dec 2025
Venue: Umlazi Mega City

09/10/2025

🌿✨ Three powerful days of SPARK CHANGE Eco Youth Summit 2025 — filled with learning, collaboration, and inspiration.
Together, we stand united in our 2030 Pledge:
👉 Where young voices shape tomorrow’s climate solutions. 🌍🔥

Let’s keep growing the movement. The change starts 🌱

08/10/2025

🌿 Day Two | SPARK CHANGE Eco Youth Summit 2025 🌿
Today our incredible Eco-Champions rolled up their sleeves and took part in a series of expert-led workshops — learning, sharing, and taking bold steps toward a more sustainable future. 💪🌍✨

From hands-on activities to powerful conversations, today was all about building knowledge and inspiring action.

07/10/2025

Our Change Makers are representing at the SPARK CHANGE Eco Youth Summit 2025 in Qhebehra (PE) today! 🌍🔥

We’re proud to see our young leaders connecting, learning, and taking action for a more sustainable future. 💪🌱

15/09/2025

🌍💡 Changemaker Network Eco-Champions Summit 2025 💡🌍

This October, our Change Makers from KwaMathanda High School and Swelihle High School will be travelling to Gqeberha to take part in the Eco-Champions Summit. 🚀✨

The summit brings together young leaders passionate about the environment, sustainability, and positive change. Together, they will learn, share ideas, and develop action plans to make a real difference in their schools and communities. 🌱🌟

Let’s wish our Change Makers the very best as they prepare to represent, inspire, and lead! 🙌🔥 Sihle Ndima Phumlani Ndwandwe

11/09/2025

📚✨ This week we thank the dedicated Masifunde Change Makers Program facilitators! Through their guidance, young people gain life skills, leadership and education to become active citizens driving positive change. 🌍

At From the Roots South Africa, we honor their role in shaping the next generation of leaders. 🌱🙌

28/08/2025

Swelihle High School Climate Change Campaign and Project was a great success! 🌍✨ Our Change Makers are working for change by raising awareness and taking action to protect the environment, inspiring others to build a greener and more sustainable future.

27/08/2025

Kwa Mathanda High School Visit ✨🌍

We had the opportunity to visit Kwa Mathanda High School, where we engaged with learners about our ongoing Climate Change Project. 💡🌱

We shared ideas on how young people can take action in protecting our environment, and also spoke about the exciting upcoming trip to Gqeberha in October, where learners will continue learning, sharing, and driving change Changemaker Network masifunde learner development