The Eight
Empowerment through creativity & storytelling
Empowerment is not an act of charity.
It's is a basic human right. We simply provide the tools, training, and support to thrive and create opportunities to monetise for themselves - a bridge. Using digital media also serves as a way to preserve their culture and sustains their, and our, environments without begging or waiting for handouts.
Their empowerment is our shared future.
This isn't our story to tell; it's theirs, and it's captivating
It's time for communities to share their narrative. In their own voice. Selling their own products. Earning their own money.
The Eight
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Maasai Ethno Education Initiative
The energy, community, and vibrancy of the Maasai is one for your bucketlist to exprerience In 2023, we established an IT hub with 20 computers, providing the school and community with access to technology. Our next goals are to ensure food and water security. Inspired by our other projects, we aim to create an ethno-educational initiative focused on restoring and preserving culture and traditions.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Best school in the world in a Red Zone
We believe the global educational system is broken, and without hope. Then, we found this school, in one of the most dangerous regions of Colombia. This is one of our leading projects, blending Nasa Indigenous teachings, modern education, and entrepreneurship. This groundbreaking initiative transcends mere social content; it embodies the future model for all ethno-educational projects. It's simply incredible
Cuaca, Colombia
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Amaya for Africa
Empowering thousands of vulnerable people in Ghana through fashion, providing training, tools, and revenue streams. We believe trade is more dignifying than aid. Letitia, a valued member of our team, overseeing all the products from all our projects, with 100% of proceeds going back to our makers. She is PURE LOVE, dedicating her life to elevating others, and now we elevate her too.
Ghana
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Regeneration of mangrove and Afro Colombian Culture
From Bullerengue, conversations with elders, to regenerating mangroves, this incredibly uplifiting, hillarious community invite you to explore all things Afro-Colombian.
Christo Rey, Colombia
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Taste of Freedom
Explore the tantalizing tastes of the first free community of the Americas with world-class chef Victor Simarra and his wife, Ruth. This dynamic duo will share recipes, stories, and plenty of laughter.
San Bacilios de Palenque, Colombia
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Empowering Indigenous Communities
Meet the Yukpas, Wiwa, and Wayu indigenous communities. Discover their harmonious ways with nature, explore the craftsmanship behind their handmade products, and hear their captivating stories. This is a fascinating, diverse, and rare invitation into a secret ancient world.
Cesar, Colombia
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'Campesinos' Entrepreneurs
Engulfed by stunning nature, El Meta has over 13 waterfalls, and full of warm, loving people, family, community, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Meet these remarkable families leading the new wave of empowering campesinos and transforming the narrative of rural Colombia.
El Meta, Colombia
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Eco Tursim in the Amazon
The Amazon, the lungs of the world, is under threat. Deep within its depths, we collaborate with nationally recognized teachers and a community eager to establish, manage, and promote eco-travel initiatives to uplift their community and preserve the Amazon.
Amazon, Colombia
100%
Of funds created go to the people & projects intended.
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Communities where we drive human & environmental elevation
3,088+
People elevated to date.
How we Elev-Eight
Explore | Connect | Listen
Through adventure, we explore. Through connection, laughter, and friendship, we bond. By listening, we understand. Only once we understand can we co-create.
Training | Mentorship | Community
Each community has its own vision. Many have expressed the desire to be heard, to create opportunities for themselves, and to be seen. In response, we created a digital training program where one representative from each community learns the tools to achieve visibility and voice. This program also facilitates connections with other communities, enabling them to share, cross-promote, and pay it forward.
Innovative Social Impact | Sustainability
We invest in training communities to become digital creators, e-commerce experts, and artisans who sell their own products, as well as organizers and hosts of eco and ethnic travel experiences. They operate independently but also within our collective. Why? Because while empowering ourselves individually is important, together we make a greater impact. By working collectively, we can achieve our goal of financial elevation and sustainability more quickly and effectively.
100% of all viral content created on our Elev-Eight platforms is redistributed to social impact. 90% goes directly to the community that created the content, and 10% is reinvested by the community in paying it forward to create a general fund for elevation.
So far we have …
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Maasai Computer hub
Provided 20 computers, projector, music system, training and internet for a year, at a Maasai school with 750 students.
Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Health Care
Contributed to supporting Maya's medical journey, and also being part of raising over £60,000+ for cancer treatment through social media.
London & Iraq
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Food for a year
Funded food for 333 children for a year.
Kenya & Ghana
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Access to Clean Water
Distributed water filters to communities across rural Ghana and Colombia, transforming polluted water into clean drinking water. Each filter provides 5 million gallons of clean water for 5 years.
Ghana
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1M Teachers training program
Thanks to our incredible partnership with 1Million Teachers, we currently have 28 inspiring teachers in Ghana & Kenya undergoing addititonal teacher training.
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