Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) implements a holistic bursary support and youth development model . The holistic model offers skills and educational development which also includes a one-to-one mentorship programme to assist students with personal development. Some CRET mentors share what mentorship means to them below: “Mentorship means I have the opportunity to provide…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Black Umbrellas, is live with a Virtual Incubator (VI) Application and Selection process. This replaces the old application format. To join the programme via the new VI application portal follow this link: https://incubator.blackumbrellas.org/signup/ Important notice: Black Umbrellas will no longer accept applications through other mediums such as the old incubator…
Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) recently partnered with the Tomorrow’s Leaders in Training (TLT) Programme, to host virtual Gender Based Violence workshops. The workshops aimed to break the silence on GBV and discuss this important topic amongst young adults and spread awareness about GBV during #WomensMonth. Here is what some of the CRET students who…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, was awarded the Top Empowerment Socio-Economic Award at a virtual awards ceremony on 23 July. The Top Empowerment Awards have been tracking and highlighting companies and individuals leading transformation in Africa for 19 years. The event awards companies and individuals for their contribution and commitment to empowerment. Adopt-a-School implements…
Every year, a large number of matriculants from disadvantaged communities exit school with little to no information about how to pursue their studies at institutions of higher learning and other available opportunities due to lack of career guidance at schools. Since 2017, the Thari Programme, a project of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has hosted three career expos…
04 August 2020 Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and its partner entity, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), hosted a “Thought Lab Webinar” on 9 July on the value of youth development to society and the challenges programmes may experience in the present economic situation because of the coronavirus pandemic. Entitled Committing to our youth. Committing to our…
Nomasonto Keetse, Managing Director of Entle Kreative Solutions shares her journey in business and her experience of being on the Black Umbrellas programme. “If you want to start your entrepreneurial journey, just go for it! Remember to be resilient, assertive, and willing to make sacrifices!” Watch the video below.
COVID-19 and the measures to contain it are leaving many small business owners uncertain about their future. Challenges include access to markets, supply chains and financial stability. Visit the Black Umbrellas COVID-19 portal here for more insights from the CEO’s desk, SME relief fund initiatives and more.
This Mandela Day, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity Adopt-a-School is running a collective campaign throughout July and August. The campaign encourages corporates and individuals to unite and support learners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adopt-a-School aims to ensure that no learner is left behind during this difficult time. It has developed a campaign aimed at…
Infrastructure built and refurbished in beneficiary schools by KST, a collaboration between Kagiso Trust and Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation that leverages the best practices of each organisation’s Whole School Development programmes in the Free State, is proving effective in helping to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Educators and learners in the Fezile Dabi district applauded KST for…
