848 +
School facilities built
11 106 +
Temporary jobs created
1 276 506 +
Learners reached
616 +
Schools adopted including KST
Welcome to Adopt-a-School Foundation
Adopt-a-School Foundation is a non-profit organisation that supports the creation and enhancement of a conducive learning and teaching environment in disadvantaged schools.
In 2001, Cyril Ramaphosa was approached by his former primary school, Tshilidzi Primary in Soweto, to assist with the donation of a fax machine. When he returned to his school to hand over the donation and saw the further needs of the school, the notion of the Adopt-a-School Foundation was born. In 2002, the Foundation was officially established by a group of concerned individuals including Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr James Motlatsi.
The Foundation strives to address the inequalities and inadequacies in our rural and disadvantaged schools, in order to ensure positive learning experiences which will lead to greater opportunities for South Africa’s youth.
Over the last 10 years, Adopt-a-School has inspired both businesses and individuals in the private sector to invest effectively in education in South Africa through our model of Whole School Development.
Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairman of the Adopt-a-School Foundation with Stella Nemukula, the former headmistress of Tshilidzi Primary and the original Fax Machine donated in 2001 that planted the seed for the Adopt-a-School Foundation.
We believe that all children deserve the opportunity to access quality education, regardless of the socio-economic conditions into which they are born.
Whole School Development is the model which underpins our work in rural and township schools. Focusing on long-term solutions, we believe that quality education is influenced by the academic, physical and social environments of a school. Read more about our work here:
What Your Money Can Buy
- R100 – R5 000
- Solar study lamp
- A Cricket
bat - School Uniform
- R5 000 – R50 000
- Vegetable garden
- Eyesight testing clinics
and spectacles - Library books, materials
- R50 000 – R250 000
- Training programmes
- Environmental
club - Classroom
- R250 000 +
- Feeding scheme kitchen
- Fully equipped library,
computer or science lab - Ablution block