About Us
VISION
Empowered youth, women and communities in a South Africa where we strive for equality.
INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT
Our youth, and black youth in particular, continue to struggle to with accessing education opportunities. Learners from no fees-government schools, especially those in rural areas, are unable to harness and pursue their talents in the journey from primary to secondary school and from secondary school to tertiary level studies. University graduates continue to struggle to access job opportunities in the open labour market.
Women in our country
The majority of women in our country, in spite of constituting 51% of our population and the setting of quota targets including at the level of employment equity, remain on the lower rungs of the socio-economic development taking place in the country.
One of contributing factors to this status quo is a legacy of apartheid that denied them, and especially black women, access to education and economic opportunities that would empower them to improve the quality of their own lives and that of their families.
Our Objectives
Youth
Promote and support skills development initiatives for disadvantaged youth from poor communities, including incarcerated youth.
Education
Fund primary and tertiary education for disadvantaged black youth by from poor communities, providing scholarships, bursaries and/or awards for the furtherance of their studies.
Sport, Arts and Culture
Identify, support and fund disadvantaged talented youth with a potential in sport, arts and culture.
Community Development
Identify, fund and support community-based organisations which are focusing on early childhood development, women empowerment, people living with disabilities and elderly people.
Strategic Approach
The Foundation recognises that there are a number of established organisations providing services that align with the Foundation’s Aim, Vision, and Objectives, and commends these organisations for the sterling work they are doing.
It is for this reason that the Foundation’s strategic approach is based on developing partnerships with existing organisations from all sectors of society as a contribution to maximising and expanding the reach, scope and impact of like-minded developmental programmes. In forming these partnerships, the Foundation will take care to leverage on the skills, experience and resources that each partner brings to the table to avoid duplications and/or gaps in the services provided, and towards achieving the highest levels of impact possible.
As a developmental organisation, the Foundation will ensure that the targeted beneficiaries are included from the onset and throughout programme implementation. We believe that this approach to developmental work is, in itself, empowering and that it promotes ownership and commitment of the results achieved.
While the Foundation will raise funds in its own right to implement its programmes, it will also structure its partnerships with other organisations to leverage on and “crowd-fund” existing financial resources to ensure a holistic continuum of service provision.
