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On 10 March 2017,Industrial Development Corporation celebrated five fruitful years of partnership with Adopt-a-School (AAS) Foundation and the Department of Education at an event in Bushbuckridge. The three schools in Mpumalanga adopted by the IDC have improved their annual pass rates by an average of 20 percentage points, giving thousands of underprivileged learners educational opportunities

Since 2011, National School Health Week (04 – 08 March), has brought focus to healthcare at schools in areas which lack adequate access to these services. Adopt-a-School (AAS) Foundation partners with civil society, corporate South Africa and the Department of Education to implement programmes tackling a wide range of health issues, from sanitation to sexual

We are proud to share the accomplishments of our learners who have risen above difficult circumstances to shine in their matric results. With the support of the private sector, for the past 15 years, Adopt-a-School Foundation has partnered with over 600 rural and township schools in some of South Africa’s most marginalised communities. Once a

Mining CSI 2017 In the past 14 years, Adopt-a-School Foundation has worked tirelessly to make significant strides in improving access to quality education and uplifting communities in South Africa. In October 2016, Cyril Ramaphosa, founder and chairperson of Adopt-a-School Foundation, hosted 1 000 people under one roof, in what has become one of the biggest

By Andisiwe Hlungwane A lot of emphasis is placed on the school readiness of learners in South Africa, with some schools assessing children’s emotional, social, physical and intellectual development to assess whether they are ready to embark on their formal school careers. This concept of school readiness brings with it a key assumption made about

On Saturday 29 October, Adopt-a-School Foundation hosted 1 000 people together under one roof, in what has become one of the biggest events on South Africa’s CSI calendar; the Back to School Party. Guests, dressed in school uniform, pledged generously towards the work of the Foundation and over R4.5 million was raised on the night. 

Adopt-a-School Foundation is committed to addressing the social challenges preventing learners from accessing and fully utilizing the opportunities available through basic education.  In recent years, South Africa has experienced an alarming rise in teenage pregnancy, coupled with an already high level of teenage STI transmissions, HIV/Aids infection rates and female learner dropout due to issues