Welcome Adopt-a-School Foundation has hit the ground running in 2015. Following the release of the matric results on 5th January, we began a detailed assessment of the performance of all of our adopted schools which, on average, achieved a 77% pass rate in 2014. This was a 5% decline from the average pass rate achieved […]
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McDonalds SA and Visa have donated R100 000 of the proceeds of the Mzanzi Millions Monopoly game held for the first time in South Africa. This is a competition for consumers to win their share of 1.6 million prizes and when the competition closed, the unclaimed prizes were sold to raise funds for different charity
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The iSchool Africa Youth Press Team at Thuthuzekani Primary School has won the Flora TV Award and had the opportunity to showcase their media skills by interviewing local celebrities at South Africa Fashion Week this year. The iSchool Africa programme, which Shanduka Foundation has sponsored in six adopted primary schools, provides learners with the platform
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Stephen Lebere, Executive Director of Adopt-a-School Foundation and Mark Frankel, CEO of Shanduka Black Umbrella’s toast to Shanduka Foundation on their 10 year anniversary. Shanduka Foundation has invested over R167 million in education and small business development over the past 10 years, directly impacting on the lives of over 740 500 individuals.
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Adopt-a-School Foundation is transforming three mud schools in KwaZulu-Natal as part of the Department of Basic Education’s Accelerated School Infrastructure Development Initiative. Infrastructure is underway in two schools and the interventions for the third school are in design phase. This project began in May 2014 and the Foundation is currently building classrooms, two multimedia centres,
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ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company in the world, has recently joined the Foundation’s family of adopters. The company has adopted Ntshidi Primary School in the Mzimela village in rural KwaZulu-Natal. On 23 October, we visited the school with Russ Berkoben, the President of ExxonMobil South Africa and his team to
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On 2 October, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Adopt-a-School Foundation and the Gauteng Department of Education handed over a new science laboratory to Moses Maren Mission Technical Secondary School. This event represented the official handover of all the infrastructure projects completed to date. In phase 2 of this adoption, 12 facilities have been successfully built
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Welcome to our final newsletter for 2014. This year has certainly flown by and it is a good time to pause and reflect on our achievements and share the stories from the classrooms of our adopted schools. The Foundation winds down each year with a big celebration and fundraising event –the Back to School Party.
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The Foundation winds down each year with a big celebration and fundraising event – the Back to School Party. This year was no different, with our eight annual Back to School Party fundraiser exceeding our expectations and raising over R 4.3 million for our work. We once again welcomed over 1000 guests dressed in their
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As we approach the last few weeks of winter, we reflect on what has been a remarkable 7 months. The implementation phase of the KST programme is in full swing and currently 173 schools are engaged in the programme. Infrastructure has commenced in 38 of the 145 schools scheduled to receive infrastructure development in 2014.
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Cell C treated learners from Bathabile Primary School learners to the Days of the Dinosaur Exhibition at Sandton Convention Centre. The exhibition showcased 45 life-sized dinosaurs and two skeleton structures and gave the pupils an understanding of the size, movements and routines of the dinosaurs. The experience was different to anything else they had experienced before,
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27 girl children from adopted schools are being mentored by some of South Africa’s successful women leaders. On 29th May, the girls were introduced to their mentors and are in the process of an intense 12 month mentorship programme. Mentors include highly successful business women such as Cheryl Carolus, Nolitha Fakude, Joan Joffe and Phuti
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