CHARITY REGISTRATION No. 1069099

Politically liberated since 1994, South Africa remains trapped in an educational quagmire. One in 10 schools has no access to water, 20% have no electricity, 27% no libraries and 78% no computers. Some 6,000 schools are in dire condition with inadequate classrooms and sanitation, whilst up to 30,000 teachers lack the qualifications and skills to deliver a decent education.

New Learning Centre, Bergmanshoogte High School,
Philippolis, Karoo region

Philippolis is a rural town of some 5,000 people in the semi-arid Karoo region of central South Africa . In these communities, a lack of job opportunities, poor health care and inadequate education means families remain trapped in poverty for generations .

We are funding two new classrooms as an adjunct to the Bergmanshoogte High School , which will be used to house school homework sessions, as well as adult learning and literacy classes for the local community. Funds raised are also being used to build a new kitchen, which will be the base for a community feeding scheme.