Empowering our world
A non-profit advancing human potential, and creating positive change in our world.
SOCASEMP refers to Sought-Out Cities Arts, Skill, and Empowerment Initiative. We run skill acquisition, entrepreneurial, leadership and business development training programmes, and provide our beneficiaries with start-up grants to help them excel in their skill areas.
Our mission
To empower the less privileged to discover themselves, rise to their full potential, and create sustainable value for themselves and for society.
Potential→Opportunity→Empowerment→Transformation→Impact→Potential→Opportunity→Empowerment→Transformation→Impact→
Our impact
Over 800 youths and women, and counting.
youths and women impacted in various skill areas, towards our goal of reaching at least 6,000 within the next four years.
821 of 6,000 goal13.7% of the way there
0Goal · 6,000
What we do
Four causes. One growing vision.
We seek out places where there are high needs and opportunities for valuable impact, and respond with empowering initiatives.
01
Outreaches, grants and scholarships, internship placements and business management services.
02
Seminar series, mentorship programmes, leadership camps and career development.
03
Human rights education, international trade exhibitions and community infrastructure.
04
Development summits, partner engagement and skill-development coordination with partners.
Projects
From outreach tours to an institute.

SICC: Socasemp Initiative Creative Contest
An empowerment platform giving young creatives a grand stage to showcase their skills, with the financial rewards and visibility they need to keep earning a living from their craft.
Read more →
SITAD: Socasemp Institute for Training and Development
An infrastructural project to build state of the art training facilities in several cities, with larger capacity, longer courses and wider regional reach.
Read more →
10 fully funded scholarsTESS: The Educational Scholarship Scheme
A fully funded scholarship for less privileged, highly intelligent youths, covering tuition, levies, accommodation, books and a monthly stipend.
Read more →Highlights & testimonials
The transformation is ongoing.
Highlights and testimonials from some of our past projects, in their own words.
SOCASEMP video highlights
Super Screen TV: SOCASEMP 3.0
POSEP: Point Of Sale Empowerment Project
Get involved
Your part in someone’s rise.
Individuals and organisations can give, sponsor, volunteer, adopt a cause or partner with us.
01 · Donate
Give a donation.
Become a supporter of SOCASEMP Initiative and help us reach more less-privileged individuals across communities and regions.
02 · Scholarship
Give a scholarship.
Sponsor scholarship and internship opportunities for our past, present and future beneficiaries.
03 · Volunteer
Become a volunteer.
Give your skills or time during any of our outreaches or training programmes.
04 · Adopt
Adopt a cause.
Support or adopt any of our causes to help achieve our set goals.
05 · Partner
Partner with us.
Join our SAYLET outreach as a partner or sponsor, or collaborate on skill development.
Raise your hand.
Let’s join hands together to create a better world. Whether you give, mentor, sponsor or partner, your support is valuable to us.


