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DRIVEN BY

Winds Of Change

Democratising Innovation by

Transforming Masses.

Why “Winds Of Change” Today, application development is in the hands of the privi-
leged few, who have the opportunity, power and funds to
Nearly 24 years have passed, since South Africa rose from learn coding, or have their ideas translated into reality
the oppression of apartheid to become a democratic coun- through the power of capitalism. For the larger majority, it
try. Winds of Change is a unique collection of South African still remains inaccessible, arduous and expensive.
music and extracts from significant political speeches that
charts the journey to freedom from the struggle days right In our endeavour to empower the vast majority of people,
through to eventual and miraculous journey to democracy. we believe that it is the need of the hour, not only to create
a technology platform that is accessible, affordable, and
Pivotal in this journey of democracy is our Tata - Nelson rapid, but also to provide opportunities of skill develop-
Mandela, who once said: ment to the masses, especially the underprivileged. We
intend to empower these people through unconventional
yet transformative training programs, such that they are
able to learn to develop applications using a technology
Education is the most powerful platform, and also open up to immense possibilities and be
weapon which you can use to work and life ready.

change the world.

Our Dream/Vision

Neutrinos, is a technology evangelist born out of South


Africa with a clear vision to democratise application devel- Instilling hope and providing a platform for the
opment, Rapidly. The aim is to empower masses such that youth of tomorrow to realise their dreams
every one has the ability to build applications to innovate, through education
translate their ideas to life.
Proof of Concept
Over the last 2 months of his learnership at Neutrinos,
Towards such a journey, we have embarked on a Proof of Tukiso has not only learnt the technical skills to build his
Concept – by taking an underprivileged youth as a learner, dream application on the Neutrinos platform, but has also
Tukiso Mateka – a young south African who barely com- embraced endless possibilities, in becoming an entrepre-
pleted his 12th grade and was forced to take up a job as an neur.
UBER driver for the sustainability and livelihood of him and
Inspired by Tukiso’s story and such transformational possi-
his family.
bilities that is aligned to our vision, We intend to partner
However, Tukiso did not let go of his passion to learn with other organisations and individuals with similar
coding and had still kept alive his dream of building an passion, through “Winds of Change” initiative that can
application that could act as a platform for all the under- bring transformation to the lives of underprivileged thereby
privileged and deprived youth to secure education loans so making them employable, and in the process eradicate
that they don’t let go of their dreams and passion. poverty, in whatever small way.

Transforming Masses, and making them Work and Life ready.


"A small, yet powerful step towards eliminating poverty"

Sponsor
Review

Trainee Identification Fundamental Advanced Fundamental Technology Training & hands-on


& Program Induction Life skills training Life skills training skills training Neutrinos Platform

Sponsor Review

Training on Workplace Transformed Individual Employed &


Etiquette Employment ready

Winds Of Change - An invitation to all

The immediate aim of this initiative is to run a pilot training Winds of Change invites all patrons, who intend to make a
program with 10 underprivileged youth of South Africa difference in the lives of the underprivileged, and to be a
across varied demography for a period of 3-4 months. part of this initiative - contribute in whatever ways possible
These youth will be identified through a rigorous selection (sponsor a youth, provide them employment or simply
process and trained by industry experts with the key crite- donate a laptop etc.) in making this a reality, bringing
ria for assessment being attitude towards life, hunger and smiles in the faces of millions.
passion towards realising their dreams.

At the end of the Pilot, we expect through this initiative to


Be the change, you want to see in
employ some of these youth in Neutrinos and create
the world.
employment opportunities for the rest in other Enterprises
across South Africa. - Mahatma Gandhi

www.windsofchange.co woc@neutrinos.co

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