Terms 1, 3 & 4 Climate Actions Now

Turn Profit
Into Planet.

CAN is not a separate programme — it’s the purpose that runs through all of Blastbeat. 25% of every rand your ESE earns funds a real, student-designed climate or social project.

Students don’t just learn about climate action — they fund it. The project is theirs. The impact is measurable. The experience changes how they see business forever.

Eduponics aquaponics — climate-smart food growing in schools Dr Phil-afel Foundation green innovation project Students designing a climate action project
25%
Of All Profits
360K+
Students Impacted
19
Countries
UN SDGs
Aligned Goals
The CAN Model

Enterprise With a Higher Purpose

"Ubuntu: I am because we are." — The principle behind every CAN project.

Most business education teaches students to maximise profit. Blastbeat teaches them to deploy it. The 25% climate split means every ESE runs a social enterprise — not just a commercial one.

Students choose their own Climate Action Project at the start of the programme. By the end, they've funded it themselves — through the work they did, the events they ran, and the revenue they generated.

"For the first time in my life, I understood that business doesn't have to be separate from caring about the world. We ran a real company and we made a real difference."

— Blastbeat student, Cape Town, 2025

75/25
Profit Split
75% → ESE Team (distributed by role)
25% → Student-designed Climate Project
CAN in Action

Partner Programmes

CAN works with organisations that share our belief in Ubuntu — joyful, community-led climate action. These are the partners bringing CAN to life.

West Coast Pilot · Sept 2025

BlastBeat West Coast

34 young people from communities with 85%+ unemployment ran their first real ESEs under the Blastbeat CAN model. Supported by the Western Cape Department of Arts & Culture and 200+ partner schools across South Africa.

SDG 8SDG 10SDG 13
Aquaponics · Education

Eduponics

95% less water, 2× yield. Aquaponics systems for schools via a 20-year MOU with Stellenbosch University & Cape Academy.

SDG 2SDG 4SDG 6
Early Childhood · Ubuntu

TIA Kids

Ubuntu-led early childhood care integrating BlastBeat Preparation. The children we nurture today are the climate leaders of tomorrow.

SDG 3SDG 4SDG 10
Arts · Culture · Ubuntu

CACU

Community Arts & Culture Ubuntu. Youth creative expression as a vehicle for climate awareness and social transformation.

SDG 4SDG 11SDG 16
Music · 20M+ Views

CANMusic

Youth artists creating music-driven climate action — proving that culture and sustainability belong in the same sentence.

SDG 4SDG 13SDG 17
Valley of Plenty · Green Innovation

Dr. Phil-afel Foundation

Youth-led green innovation unlocking enterprise, biodiversity, and community food sovereignty in under-resourced South African communities.

SDG 1SDG 2SDG 15
Ubuntu Philosophy

"I am because we are."

CAN is not shame-based activism — it's joyful, community-powered climate action. We believe business is the most powerful engine of a better world, and we build that engine together.

Visit CAN Website
See It In Action

From the CAN Music catalogue

Real climate-action songs, videos and events produced by African artists in the CAN family.

Browse All 54 Videos →

How CAN Actually Works

1

Choose Project

Team votes on a climate or social project they want to fund by the end of the programme.

2

Run ESE

The team runs their MACC or FootBeat enterprise throughout the term, generating real revenue.

3

Split Profits

At the end, net profit is split: 75% to the team, 25% directly to the Climate Action Project fund.

4

Deliver Impact

Students execute the project and document the measurable impact in their annual impact report and Blastbeat TV episode.

Aligned With the UN SDGs

CAN projects are mapped to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students learn how business intersects with global challenges.

SDG 1 — No Poverty SDG 2 — Zero Hunger SDG 4 — Quality Education SDG 7 — Clean Energy SDG 8 — Decent Work SDG 11 — Sustainable Cities SDG 12 — Responsible Production SDG 13 — Climate Action SDG 14 — Life Below Water SDG 15 — Life on Land

Profit That Matters.

Apply for Blastbeat and your students will leave with more than business skills. They'll leave with something they built — and something they changed.

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