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On Monday, 06 February 2023, learners at Dr Beyer’s Naude Secondary School in Dube, Soweto received a donation of 250 school chairs from the Adopt-a-School Foundation and ChairClub. The donation stemmed from office chairs purchased by various corporates.  What began as a short-term partnership between ChairClub and Adopt-a-School Foundation in May 2020, has continued three […]

On 28 September and 8 November, the Foundation conducted a Visual Support Project and an Audiology Project at Thembinkosi LSEN in Thembisa, funded by African bank. Thembinkosi is one of the seven schools supported by the African Bank across three provinces Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natala and Eastern Cape.  The Visual Support Project aims to provide primary eye

On Friday, the 17 of February, the Foundation handed over a brand-new ablution block to Hlahlindlela Secondary School in KwaGcolosi, Durban, donated by Sasria SOC Limited. The construction of ablution facilities is critical in schools such as Hlahlindlela, which have pit toilets, dilapidated ablution facilities.  The Department of Basic Education has reported that over 10

The Foundation’s ICT programmes continue in thirteen schools funded by IDC and Adapt IT. The Foundation team adopted a three-pronged approach encompassing hybrid training, using mentors and the support of Desktop Support Technicians to implement the projects.  This ensured that the project timelines were met. The schools were pleased to have IDC participate in advocacy

The Foundation was delighted to host a fundraising dinner in London on 21 November 2022. The fundraising dinner was hosted by our Chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa. The dinner was a great success, with 109 guests from key organisations across the United Kingdom. The night included a keynote address by the Chairperson, a short comedy act

The announcement of the National Senior Certificates (NSC) results are important for the Adopt-a-School Foundation. They are one of the key indicators on which we measure the success of Whole School Development. In spite of the ongoing and mounting challenges facing schools, the Adopt-a-School Foundation Matric Class of 2022 achieved a pass rate of 82%,

We continue to celebrate our 20th anniversary and are excited to share our recent activities and the positive milestones we have achieved, which we continue to reach together with your support. Many of you have played an important role in our journey and we would appreciate it if you could share a written tribute on

On Thursday, 19 May 2022, learners at Residensia Secondary School in Sebokeng received a donation of 86 school chairs from the Adopt-a-School Foundation and ChairClub. The donation stemmed from office chairs purchased by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The donation marks the sixth school to receive school chairs under the campaign, bringing the total number

On 30 May 2022, Adopt-a-School Foundation distributed 250 dictionaries at Nageng Primary School in Vosloorus, Johannesburg. The school is one of the eleven schools that have benefited from over 4000 dictionaries donated by Jonathan Ball Publishers. To date, over 2900 dictionaries have been distributed, with the balance to be still distributed to more schools.

On the 10th of June, the Foundation was delighted to visit Hlahlindlela Secondary School in Waterfall, KwaZulu- Natal, for an official handover of two classrooms donated by Grindrod. In attendance at the handover was the Foundation’s executive team and officials from the Department of Basic Education, and a large team from Grindrod, including Mr Xolani

On the 23rd of April 2022, Child and Youth Care Workers hosted a day-long scrabble and chess competition at the Safe Park. The competition was developed to encourage learner participation in scrabble and chess. These games are played within the Thari Programme schools. The Thari Programme promotes scrabble and chess as it helps learners improve