The course assists individuals from poor, underdeveloped communities that are affected by issues such as poverty, crime, unemployment, gangsterism, and drug abuse. The program is designed to educate community members, social workers, and organizations to aid with community development by educating individuals on community rights and obligations and by introducing them to methods of self-reflection and connection.

Development of empathy towards other members of the same community and acquiring knowledge about the wider world whilst gaining an appreciation for one's own beliefs are some of the main ethe behind this program. The three core skills taught in this course are identity, knowledge, and belief. The Silent Knowledge program was founded out of concern for today’s youth in the Cape Flats and an understanding of where issues like gangsterism, crime, and poverty originate. With this, Silent Knowledge aims to dismantle social norms and structures that cause these issues while reinstating in its students a connection with nature, their peers, and themselves.

The Silent Knowledge (SK), structure for a reflective narrative-making process is founded on constitutionally protected inalienable human rights of all South Africans, big and small. Mainly, the rights to participation, protection, provision, and prevention as outlined in the South African Children’s Act.