Where like-minded people can connect
A network with a global reach
Our aim at Watling Ubuntu is to link international students and the local community to strengthen cultural harmony, respect and to foster friendship. We put on a variety of events from group dinners, music shows, lectures, debates, quiz nights, and lots more.
Regular in-person events
Online community
Alumni network
Our events are welcome to everyone
Empowering those within the community to share their heritage and culture
Watling Ubuntu intends to create an active and stimulating community that offers a unique experience through intellectual debate, fostering cross-cultural activities and providing an exceptional social environment.
Read more about our mission and objectives at Watling Ubuntu.
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2024 Update
The foundation achieved full charitable status in September 2013 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The initiative behind the concept was based on three fundamental questions: Our original goal was to create an International Centre/ meeting place, firstly in Canterbury but transferable to other cities and countries, offering diverse facilities and full independence from other organisations.…
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A Word From Our Founder
Let’s explore what would happen if the populous chose to divert significant strategic expenditure to establishing what binds people together, particularly at the grassroots level around the world. Currently, many of the world’s government decisions do not represent what the vast majority of citizens of the world want out of life. Let’s find a non-violent…
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Is this ‘Britishness’? More colourful and proactive life in the UK
“British people love tea and tradition”, “English gentleman”, “British people don’t take a bath”, “British people learn how to boil eggs at cooking lessons”, “Jumping the queue is the most offensive manner in the UK”… There are many expressions describing sort of Britishness which I had heard before settling here in the UK. A generalisation…
