Refer A Friend

In partnership with TOPO Designs

If you’re reading this, you know the impact of the Tilting Futures community. Whether you’re interested in our program, know an alum, or are an alumni yourself, we’re grateful you’re here. We want to make sure those who know us best have the opportunity to share our experience with their friends.

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Help us build the next generation committed to social change by referring your friends.

You know the sort… curious, open-minded, motivated. We bet you know a few 😉. Remember, it’s not about referring the MOST, but about bringing together the BEST.

Not sure who’s eligible? Check the program’s details below.

WHO:

Enrolled college or university students up to 22 years old.

WHEN:

June – Aug 2025.

WHAT:

Human Rights Internships.

WHERE:

Cape Town, South Africa.

WHO:

Students worldwide
post-high school,
ages 17-21.

WHEN:

Aug – Dec 2025 & Feb – May 2026.

WHAT:

Human Rights and Environment & Sustainability Apprenticeships.

WHERE:

Cape Town, South Africa and Penang Island, Malaysia

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A Tilting Futures gap year travel program student smiling for the camera at a library

All of us together—
tilting the future

We’re proud to partner with TOPO Designs, a brand that shares our commitment to intentional living and impactful adventures. Each month we’re raffling off a world-changer toolkit which includes an exclusive TOPO thoughtfully crafted backpack and some fantastic gear to fuel your adventures and enhance your impact.


Refer a friend today to get in the running!

1 Friend Referred
1 raffle entry

1 Friend Applies
20 raffle entries

READY? LET’S GO!

For each new referral, you’ll earn raffle entries for a chance to win a world-changer toolkit to fuel your adventures and enhance your impact (Value $650 USD). 

Entries get reset monthly. You can win multiple times if you refer new friends every month.
“This program brightened up my life in the best possible way... the learnings, the memories, the friendships...
How could I not want someone else to find their own path through Take Action Lab?”

IVANA KARATASEVA
(ALUMNI | USA)

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YOUR REFERRALS MAKE A HUGE IMPACT

Every semester, there’s a large number of students who wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for a friend referral. Maybe one of those students is you. It’s now your turn to help bring this opportunity to an ever-widening circle of young people around the world. PLUS! Referred friends will now be awarded a $100 Merit Scholarship if accepted into the program.

Rules & Requirements

All prize winners will be notified via email within 7 days of winning

You must submit referrals using the same email address throughout the program, otherwise your referrals might get lost

Referred friends must apply to Take Action Lab using the same email they were referred with

You may not refer the same person more than once. Friends who have already submitted an application won’t count toward your raffle entries.

You cannot be a staff member of Tilting Futures

The prizes must be redeemed by a person at least 18 years of age and can be redeemed by the referrer’s guardians if the winner is under the age of 18

Each referral will earn you 1 raffle entry, and each application submitted 20. The more monthly entries collected, the more opportunities to win

Additional referrals or applications submitted will result in additional raffle entries which means more chances to win!

All images are for illustration purposes only. Prizes shown are subject to availability. Each toolkit has a $650 USD value

FAQs
  • Take Action Lab: Accelerator, Human Rights, Cape Town, South Africa 
    • Worldwide enrolled college or university students up to 22 years old.

       

  • Take Action Lab: Human Rights, Cape Town, South Africa
    • Students worldwide, post-high school to 21 years old.

       

  • Take Action Lab: Environment & Sustainability, Penang Island, Malaysia 
    • Students worldwide, post-high school to 21 years old.

 

Friends who have already started an application won’t count toward your raffle entries.

We will send them an email with information about our program, inviting them to apply. They can opt out of receiving our emails at any time.

No, you can’t refer more than one friend at a time. Please submit another form.

There’s no deadline for submitting your referrals. However, you should keep in mind the program deadlines if your friends are interested in a specific semester.

By the end of each month, we will randomly select the winner of that month’s mystery bundle. Make sure you add refer@tiltingfutures.org to your contacts to be notified of our opportunities to win and more!

No! Your entries get reset monthly. You can win multiple times if you refer new friends every month.

Yes. You can win more than once.

First, congratulations! You will receive an email from us with a link to redeem your prize as soon as possible.

All prizes won will be distributed through August 2025.

Don’t just adapt to the future—tilt it.

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South Africa!

Applications close January 24th, 2025—don’t wait!

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