The Sapphire Employability and Wellbeing Academy LTD

The Sapphire Employability and Wellbeing Academy LTD At Sapphire we motivate, inspire and empower all ethnic minority groups to fulfil their purpose! OUR OBJECTIVES
1. Reducing mental health issues
2.

The Sapphire Employability and Wellbeing Academy - (Formally The Sapphire Community Group) was established to help young people access work and accredited training. Aiming to increase young people's independence, abilities and freedom to thrive, all while reducing unemployment, mental health issues, crime rates and homelessness. OUR AIM
Empowering, Equipping, Inspiring, Training, Mentoring, Motiva

ting and Educating young people aged 5 to 30 years old through Employability, Wellbeing and Enrichment Support. Reducing homelessness
3. Reducing crime rates
4. Reducing unemployment
5. Increasing young people in education or training
6. Increasing skills development

Montra: We are an organisation that aims to reconstruct a broken culture. We represent hope. We represent love. But most of all life.

🇰🇪 SAPPHIRE KENYA | COMMUNITY, CONNECTION & IMPACT 💙Wednesday was a truly special day for Sapphire Kenya, with two meani...
02/09/2026

🇰🇪 SAPPHIRE KENYA | COMMUNITY, CONNECTION & IMPACT 💙

Wednesday was a truly special day for Sapphire Kenya, with two meaningful moments that reflect exactly why we do this work: empowering people, strengthening communities and creating opportunities for the future.

👩🏾‍💼 Empowering Women & Building Sustainable Futures

We had another wonderful opportunity to meet with women from two local women’s groups as we continue developing the systems and support that will help them build greater stability and independence.

Our areas of focus include business management and entrepreneurship, exploring ways to support access to health insurance coverage, and developing opportunities around an education fund.

We don’t simply want to provide short-term support. Our goal is to work alongside women to establish sustainable systems that can strengthen their businesses, families and futures.

🧒🏾 A Special Day at Kisumu Children’s Remand Home

Wednesday also marked our first day of activities with the children at Kisumu Children’s Remand Home.

Together with other partners, our Sapphire Kenya team spent time sharing, playing and creating positive moments with minors who are in conflict with or in contact with the law.

Sometimes impact begins with something as simple as showing up, listening, playing, encouraging and reminding a young person that their present circumstances do not have to determine their future. 💙

🎓 Celebrating Beverly

The day was also bittersweet as we said goodbye to Beverly, our intern, who has spent the past two months on attachment with Sapphire Kenya.

Beverly, thank you for your time, energy and contribution to our work. We are grateful that you chose to spend this chapter of your journey with Sapphire, and we wish you every success as you take your next steps.

Once Sapphire family, always Sapphire family. 💙

We are incredibly proud of what Sapphire Kenya is achieving as we continue establishing our work, partnerships and community programmes across Kenya.

There is still so much more to build — but every woman supported, every child encouraged, every young person developed and every partnership created takes us another step forward.

🇰🇪 Want to connect, partner or support Sapphire Kenya?
📧 [email protected]

This is Sapphire International.
Local action. Global impact. 💙🌍

01/09/2026

Reflecting on our Southwark Council safeguarding training – a moment that strengthened our commitment to protecting and supporting young people in our community.

Our team learned valuable strategies on youth safeguarding, best practices for creating safer spaces, and how to better support the young people we work with every day.

At Sapphire, protecting our young people isn’t just policy – it’s our mission. Training like this reminds us why this work matters so much.

Because every young person deserves to feel safe, supported, and heard. 💚

30/08/2026

💎 EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS 💎

At the Sapphire Employability & Wellbeing Academy, one of our greatest aims is simple: to empower the next generation of leaders. 🌍💜

This summer, we were incredibly happy to work alongside UK Youth, the Mayor of London and Orange Bow CIC to support young people through work placements and employability internships.

For us, employability is about so much more than getting a job.

It is about giving young people the opportunity to:

💼 Gain real workplace experience
🌱 Develop confidence and independence
🗣️ Find and use their voice
🤝 Build professional relationships
🎯 Discover their skills, strengths and ambitions
🚀 See themselves as the leaders of tomorrow

Every young person deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, be believed in and access spaces where they can thrive.

We are proud to play our part in creating those opportunities and grateful to our partners for investing in young people alongside us.

To every young person who joined us this summer — we are proud of you. Keep learning, keep believing in yourself and keep moving forward. This is only the beginning. 💎

Here’s to developing the next generation of leaders, changemakers and innovators. 🌍✨ Mayor of London UK Youth

27/08/2026

🎬🍿 ANOTHER SAPPHIRE SUMMER TRIP! 💙☀️

The summer fun continues at Sapphire London! 🌟

We’re excited to be taking our young people on another FREE summer experience — this time to The O2! 🙌🏾

🎬 Cinema trip at The O2
🍔 Food included
💙 Quality time with other young people
✨ A chance to relax, have fun and make memories

For us, youth work isn’t only about workshops and programmes. It’s also about giving young people opportunities to experience London, build friendships, have fun and simply enjoy being young.

Throughout this summer, we’ve been committed to creating experiences that our young people can look back on with a smile — and we’re not finished yet! 💙

📍 The O2, London
🎟️ Cinema + Food
👥 Sapphire London Young People

Another trip. Another experience. Another Sapphire memory. 💎

🧹🌍 CLEAN STREETS, HEALTHY BEGINNINGS — MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! 🇨🇲This is what community action looks like. ❤️Last Saturday...
25/08/2026

🧹🌍 CLEAN STREETS, HEALTHY BEGINNINGS — MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! 🇨🇲

This is what community action looks like. ❤️

Last Saturday, our Sapphire Cameroon Team successfully delivered our Clean Streets, Healthy Beginnings community initiative in Douala, Cameroon. 🙌🏾

For a long time, a neighbourhood road had become extremely difficult to use. Dirt and waste had accumulated, plastic pollution was blocking the drainage system, and when heavy rain came, water could no longer flow properly — contributing to flooding on the main road.

We didn’t just want to talk about the problem. We wanted to be part of the solution.

🤝 Working alongside the local youth association, our team brought members of the community together for a sensitisation session about environmental cleanliness, responsible waste disposal and the role we can all play in protecting the places we call home.

Then everyone got to work. 💪🏾🧹

Together, the team:

♻️ Removed waste and plastic from the area
🧹 Cleared and cleaned the neighbourhood road
💧 Reopened blocked gutters and drainage channels
🌱 Improved the surrounding environment
👥 Mobilised local young people to take ownership of their community

And the difference is already visible.

The road is passable again. The drainage is flowing. The risk of flooding has been reduced. And, most importantly, local people came together to create change with their own hands.

At Sapphire, international development isn’t about arriving in a community and telling people what they need. It’s about working alongside communities, empowering local leadership and creating sustainable solutions together.

A huge THANK YOU and WELL DONE to our Sapphire Cameroon Team, the local youth association and every community member who gave their time and energy to make this happen. 🇨🇲❤️

Small actions can transform streets.
Collective action can transform communities.
And empowered communities can transform generations. 🌍✨

🇨🇲 GET INVOLVED WITH SAPPHIRE CAMEROON

Would you like to volunteer, partner, sponsor a community initiative or support our work in Cameroon?

📧 [email protected]

We would love to hear from individuals, businesses, NGOs and organisations who believe in creating positive, community-led change.

25/08/2026

🦁🐘 SAPPHIRE SUMMER TRIPS – LONDON ZOO! 🐒🦒

This summer, thanks to the incredible support of Sported, the Mayor of London, Southwark Council and Save the Children, we have been able to organise several FREE trips and experiences for our young people across London. 💙

One of our summer highlights has been a fantastic trip to London Zoo! 🦁🌿

For us, these trips are about so much more than a day out. They give our young people opportunities to:

✨ Experience new places
💙 Build friendships and confidence
🌍 Learn outside of the classroom
😊 Have fun and create positive memories
🤝 Feel connected to their community
🌱 Enjoy experiences that some families may otherwise struggle to access

At The Sapphire Employability & Wellbeing Academy, we believe every young person deserves a summer filled with joy, discovery, belonging and opportunity — regardless of their circumstances.

A huge thank you to Sported, the Mayor of London, Southwark Council and Save the Children for investing in our young people and helping us make experiences like this possible.

And the biggest thank you goes to our amazing young people for bringing all the energy, laughter and smiles! 💙

📍 London Zoo
☀️ Sapphire Summer 2026
💎 Creating opportunities. Building confidence. Making memories.

🌍🇲🇼 SAPPHIRE MALAWI | COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION 🌱Today, our Sapphire Malawi Team delivered a practical Briquettes Product...
20/08/2026

🌍🇲🇼 SAPPHIRE MALAWI | COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION 🌱

Today, our Sapphire Malawi Team delivered a practical Briquettes Production Workshop in Mchenga Village, Balaka District, empowering local people with skills to protect the environment and create greener livelihoods.

Our community has progressed from making briquettes by hand to using a simple machine. Our next goal is to secure electric or fuel-powered machinery to increase production, train more people and create sustainable income opportunities.

Briquettes offer an alternative to traditional charcoal, helping to reduce deforestation, protect trees and strengthen community resilience. 🌳

🌱 COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN
Working Together for Climate Action and Community Resilience

📅 Saturday, 29 August 2026
⏰ 10AM–2PM
📍 Mchenga School Ground, Balaka District, Malawi

The day will include practical climate education, briquette-making demonstrations, environmental conservation and green livelihood opportunities.

We are delighted to be working alongside partners and look forward to welcoming representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Balaka District Council.

🤝 SUPPORT OR GET INVOLVED

We welcome partners, funders, organisations and supporters who can contribute equipment, funding, expertise, training or resources to help us expand this work.

📩 [email protected]

🇲🇼 Together, we can build resilient communities and a greener Malawi.

MCLD for the Climate – | 2nd Day of Local Actions

📢 SAPPHIRE OPENS THE ISLINGTON BLACK CULTURAL HUB! 🩵We are so excited to announce that Sapphire has officially opened ou...
18/08/2026

📢 SAPPHIRE OPENS THE ISLINGTON BLACK CULTURAL HUB! 🩵

We are so excited to announce that Sapphire has officially opened our new community hub at the Black Cultural Centre in Islington!

This new space gives us another home where our community can access employability support, wellbeing support, community activities, advice, connection and a safe, welcoming space to simply belong.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who continues to support Sapphire and our mission of empowering communities and building brighter futures. Seeing our programmes grow into new spaces and new communities is something we never take for granted. 🩵

🏢 ISLINGTON – BLACK CULTURAL CENTRE

📍 Black Cultural Centre
16 Hornsey Road
London
N7 7BP

🗓 Open Monday – Saturday
⏰ 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Come in, meet the Sapphire team and find out how we can support you.

🏢 SOUTHWARK – SAPPHIRE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Our Southwark community services also continue from:

📍 Unit 43 & 44, The Business Centre
St. Olav’s Court, Lower Road
London
SE16 2XB

🗓 Open Tuesdays & Fridays
⏰ 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

📧 CONTACT SAPPHIRE

For general community enquiries:
[email protected]

For management enquiries:
[email protected]

Please email the relevant team wherever possible so your enquiry can be properly recorded and responded to.

Two London locations. One Sapphire community. One mission. 🩵

Whether you need support finding work, strengthening your CV, improving your wellbeing, connecting with others or simply need somewhere welcoming to turn to — our doors are open.

We cannot wait to welcome Islington into the Sapphire family and begin this next chapter together. 🩵

The Sapphire Team
The Sapphire Employability & Wellbeing Academy

🌍 SAPPHIRE IS RECRUITING – INTERNATIONAL HUB MANAGERSThe Sapphire Employability & Wellbeing Academy is expanding its int...
14/08/2026

🌍 SAPPHIRE IS RECRUITING – INTERNATIONAL HUB MANAGERS

The Sapphire Employability & Wellbeing Academy is expanding its international work and is looking for passionate, community-focused leaders to join our growing global team.

🌎 International Hub Managers Required
🇲🇾 Malaysia Hub Manager
🇮🇳 India Hub Manager
🇮🇩 Indonesia Hub Manager
🇧🇷 Brazil Hub Manager

💻 Working Arrangement
Remote Working – Based in Your Country

Successful applicants must:
- Be currently based in the country they are applying to represent.
- Speak the local/mother language and have strong communication skills.
- Have a strong understanding of the local culture, communities and social challenges.
- Be passionate about community development, employability, wellbeing and social impact.
- Be confident developing local partnerships and building relationships with organisations, businesses and community stakeholders.
Support Sapphire in identifying funding, programmes, partnerships and community opportunities.
- Help establish and grow Sapphire's presence within their country.
- Be proactive, organised, trustworthy and able to work independently within an international team.

💎 The Opportunity
As an International Hub Manager, you will help shape Sapphire's work within your country, ensuring that our programmes are locally relevant and led by people who genuinely understand their communities.

We are particularly interested in people with experience in NGOs, charities, community development, youth work, employability, education, partnerships, social impact or project management.

📩 HOW TO APPLY
Please send:
1. Your CV
2. A Cover Letter explaining why you would like to become a Sapphire International Hub Manager, your experience within your country and how you could help Sapphire create meaningful local impact.
📧 Email: [email protected]

📌 Subject: International Hub Manager Application – [Country]
Applications are now open.

Know someone amazing in Malaysia, India, Indonesia or Brazil? Please share this opportunity with them.

🌍 Local Leadership. Global Vision. Community Impact.

🌍🇰🇪 SAPPHIRE KENYA – COMMUNITY IMPACT IN ACTION! 🇰🇪🌍A huge well done to our incredible Sapphire Kenya team for the amazi...
13/08/2026

🌍🇰🇪 SAPPHIRE KENYA – COMMUNITY IMPACT IN ACTION! 🇰🇪🌍

A huge well done to our incredible Sapphire Kenya team for the amazing work they have continued to deliver this month! 👏🏾❤️
From weekly community engagement and mindset-change sessions, to wellness hikes, supporting women and young people, and building new local relationships and partnership opportunities, the team continues to demonstrate what Sapphire International is all about: empowerment, wellbeing, opportunity and sustainable community impact.

We are especially proud to see the team engaging with local partners and exploring opportunities to train more young people and create pathways into employment. 🌱💼

None of this happens without committed people on the ground who genuinely care about their communities. Kelvin and the entire Sapphire Kenya team – thank you for your leadership, consistency and dedication. Keep going! 🇰🇪💎

💎 GET INVOLVED WITH SAPPHIRE KENYA
Would you like to volunteer, partner with us, support a programme, mentor young people or get involved in our community activities in Kenya?

📧 [email protected]

We would love to hear from individuals, organisations and businesses who share our vision of creating opportunities and helping communities thrive.

Together, we are building stronger communities – one person, one opportunity and one country at a time. ❤️🌍

Address

Southwark, Unit 43 And Unit 44 The Business Centre, St Olav's Court, Lower Road
London
SE162XB

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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+442035760290

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