While we no longer run our Access Partner programmes, we are profoundly grateful to the community-based NGOs who trusted us to complement their vital work. These collaborative pilot projects brought nervous system regulation directly to vulnerable communities, providing the essential field insights that shaped Heartshine’s strategy today.
Our collective impact included:
● Bonteheuwel ECD Forum & Music Tree: Trained 33 educators across two cohorts (2024–2025) in music, movement, and emotional literacy. This initiative directly reached 348 children, impacted over 850 more through peer sharing, and achieved a lasting classroom implementation rate of 70–89%.
● The Amy Foundation: Delivered a bi-weekly Saturday programme within their Cape Town aftercare offering. Combining the Little Lions’ Inner Lion curriculum with art and dance, we created a joyful, resilient space for 20 of their most vulnerable youth (ages 8–15).
● Zip Zap Circus: Led high-energy monthly workshops for up to 35 young performers, using guided meditations, song-making, and emotional intelligence games to build deep peer connection and self-regulation.
● The Heroes Academy: Supported over 200 vulnerable boys by integrating specialized visual art therapy into their programme, providing vital tools to process
vulnerability and regulate their nervous systems.
