Host an ALICT participant in your home
🏡 Open Your Home, Open Your World
Invite the world to your table.
Are you willing to open your heart and home for a weekend?
By hosting a participant from the ALICT leadership program, you’re not just offering a place to sleep – you’re offering a taste of South African warmth, a pause for rest, and an unforgettable exchange of stories and culture.
🔁 What You’ll Share
- A bed and a warm meal (yes, coffee and rusks count!)
- Your life experience, culture, and faith
- Conversations around the braai or dinner table
- A chance to slow down and make room for something meaningful
In return, you’ll gain new perspectives, hear incredible stories, and be inspired by what God is doing worldwide.
📅 Host Weekend Details
- 🗓 Weekend 1: Saturday morning, 6 September – Sunday afternoon, 7 September (1 night)
- 🗓 Weekend 2: Friday afternoon, 19 September – Sunday afternoon, 21 September (2 nights)
- ⏰ Timing: Central drop off points and times are communicated on the sign-up form.
You’re welcome to host for one or both weekends!
✍️ Ready to Host?
Please sign up HERE
You don’t need a fancy house, just a willing heart and an open door. Whether you’ve hosted ALICT participants before or this is your first time, we’re grateful for your willingness to serve. Help these leaders rest, recharge, and experience South African warmth.
Got Questions? Please reach out to Tahina at admin@itl.org.za or +27 68 298 769
About ALICT
For context, the African Leadership Institute for Community Transformation (ALICT) is a leadership development programme that brings together emerging Christian leaders from across the Global South. Since 2004, ALICT has trained over 500 leaders from 115 countries. Rooted in a biblical worldview, the programme focuses on equipping participants to lead with integrity and compassion in their communities and nations, across sectors such as education, business, government, and civil society.
The program runs annually for 3 months from Le Bac Estate near Wellington/Paarl. These participants are dynamic, passionate changemakers who are deeply invested in transforming their communities. The Host Family Weekend is a meaningful part of the ALICT experience, offering both participants and staff a valuable time of rest, reflection, and connection.
Our goals for Host-Family-Weekends are multi-layered:
Rest and Renewal:
After a period of intense learning, participants are given a moment to step away from the programme and the training environment — to rest, reset, and return refreshed for the next phase of the journey.
Cultural Immersion:
By staying with local families, participants experience South Africa’s beautiful diversity and hospitality through the lens of family life, church communities, and everyday rhythms.
Relational Exchange:
These weekends often lead to new friendships, deeper connections, and even networks that may offer support in the future — be it in the form of prayer, mentorship, expertise, or care.
Strategic Connection:
For us as a programme, it also serves as an opportunity to foster meaningful ties between our participants and local communities — possibly creating pathways for ongoing support, prayer, and collaboration.
This year, we have 28 participants (14 women and 14 men) from a wide range of countries, including:
Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Argentina, Philippines, Bolivia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, El Salvador, Uruguay, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Chad, India, Uganda, South Sudan, Lesotho, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Not hosting? Consider making a donation to the ALICT program