About Us

BRAVE CHOICES = BETTER FUTURES

We want to see schools, workplaces, communities and societies at large made up of individuals that are healed, whole, and confidently leaving a mark in the world. This has to begin in the lives of our youth – the next generation.

Through education and the creative arts, we want to see timely and crucial messages delivered to school-aged youth across the world – not only to impact the life of the individual, but generate counter-cultural thinking into communities and society at large. By doing this, we can raise up an informed, healthier generation to take charge of the future – establishing a better world for all.

Our Work

Our dynamic team creates curriculum, workshops and live theatre productions that are relevant, thought-provoking and proudly South African. Our work encourages learners to set a higher standard for their lives by portraying concepts and characters that they can relate to, within the context of the circumstances they face in their daily lives. Whether delivered live in schools by the Trulife team, or making use of one of our digital resources for the classroom environment, our product offering has been designed to empower and inspire both educators and learners.

We cover a range topics including Bullying, Peer Pressure, Leadership, Social Media, Substance Abuse, Healthy Relationships, Human Trafficking, Mental Health, Social Justice, Gender-Based Violence and more.

CREATIVITY • CONVERSATIONS • CURRICULUM

Everything that Trulife does connects to one of these three core theories of work. We believe that creativity is a vehicle to help bridge the gap between learners and teachers/facilitators, meeting them where they are at and establishing common ground and an openness to engage. Gen Z is all about personal connection. They want to feel heard, understood, not just painted with the same brush. Change will be through one on one conversations – be it with our team or with a teacher. All our programmes are based on awareness and seek to empower teachers to be able to connect with their learners on topics and issues that they previously struggled to. We believe that this wasn’t enough so we wanted to equip teachers with modern, relevant, up to date curriculum that had a distinct local feel. This resources is invaluable for teachers when it comes to navigating Life Orientation spaces.

History in the making

Trulife has stood the test of time. Having started in 2011 with 8 individuals who volunteered full time, Trulife has expanded into a trusted voice and presence across South Africa. Currently based in Durban, we have the privilege of reaching 20 000+ students in 180+ schools annually with an ever increasing mandate thanks to our partners and passionate team members. With the goal of establishing a better world for all we are not stopping in our mission to TRAIN, RAISE and UNLEASH young people into making BRAVE CHOICES that ultimately lead to a BETTER FUTURE.

– Colin Edmonds. Trulife Founder & Director