The August Mandate

Programmes

What We Do

Six programmes, one mandate: practical skills, godly discipleship, and real opportunity for orphaned children and young adults.

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Flagship

August Programme

Our flagship one-week intensive, held every August. Participants are immersed in hands-on media and technology training led by industry professionals — cameras in hand, laptops open, projects shipped by the end of the week.

The week closes with each participant joining the year-round mentorship and discipleship community, so the momentum of August never stops.

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Skills Track

Media & Creative Skills

Photography, videography, editing, graphic design, and storytelling — practical creative skills with real market demand.

Participants learn by doing: shooting, cutting, and publishing real work, and building portfolios that open doors to paid opportunities.

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Skills Track

Technology

Digital literacy, productivity tools, and pathways into software, data, and emerging technologies that define the future of work.

From first keystrokes to real projects, we expose participants to the tools and thinking the modern economy rewards.

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Year-Round

Mentorship & Leadership

Every participant is paired with mentors who walk with them all year — professionals who offer guidance, accountability, and belief.

Leadership, character, and confidence are built deliberately, through personal development that prepares young people to lead in their communities.

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Year-Round

Discipleship

Godly discipleship is the foundation of the mandate. Participants grow in faith through structured discipleship that nurtures purpose and spiritual maturity.

We raise young people who are not only skilled, but grounded — confident in who they are and whose they are.

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Partnership

Church Media Development

We help churches build and train their media teams — sound, projection, livestreaming, photography, and content.

It creates a double win: churches gain capable media ministries, and our participants gain real teams to serve in, learn from, and grow with.

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