


Matthews explains that the project not only provides classes to everyone from children to grandmothers, but also trains people in the community to become yoga instructors. It has reached into northern KwaZulu-Natal, and Matthews tells Media Club that she plans to bring yoga to the notorious Soweto in the next few months and Cape Town later this year. After starting small, the project quickly expanded, and aims to continue expanding. The project began with volunteers teaching yoga at the Ohlange Institute in Durban-the place where Nelson Mandela cast his first vote.Īccording to Media Club South Africa, the classes were held in AIDS clinics and community halls. #JoinUsForTEA with the future of big business.Matthews, who lives in Durban, South Africa, asked two yoga instructors if they would join her in bringing yoga to three townships: Inanda, KwaMashu, and Ntuzuma, which are located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and suffer from a high level of crime and illness. We believe that the African story is yet to be old and entrepreneurship acts as a great platform for execute on this. We are driven by the passion and creativity we see and experience in the different entrepreneurs we engage.

Our dream is to develop hubs of economic development that will aid the youth in townships and rural areas in South Africa. Township Entrepreneurs Alliance has directly impacted over 6500+ entrepreneurs and 20 000+ township high school students. Township Entrepreneurs Alliance was started out of a need to advocate for entrepreneurship and a possible career choice through its high school engagements and empower existing and aspiring entrepreneurs with skills require to operate and grow an business sustainably through is monthly free workshops hosted in various townships across the country. Township Entrepreneurs Alliance better known as TEA is an organization that was established in 2015 and has a focus in empowering township based companies and entrepreneurs with knowledge sharing, skills development, enterprise development and access to market.
