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Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation calls for up-scaling of programmes for psychosocial well-being of children and safer schools
By Mmabatho Maboya, CEO, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation The vulnerabilities of school children in South Africa demand urgent attention. Violence at schools and at home, abuse, bullying, gangsterism, alcohol and substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy are among just some of...
Class act: Here’s why the Free State is tops in education
By Penwell Dlamini, Sunday Times, 16 April 2023 Schools in the Free State, one of SA’s poorest provinces, have gone from near-bottom to the top of national education. Penwell Dlamini visited some schools to find out how this turnaround happened. A pupil arrives at the...
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s 2020-2022 Annual Report
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s Annual Report for 2020-2022 has been published. The report provides an overview of the work of the Foundation and its partner entities for the periods March 2020 – February 2021 and March 2021 - February 2022. The period of review was...
KST Close-Out Report: Eight Years of Partnering for Excellence in Education
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, KST has published its 2013/21 KST Close-Out Report: Eight Years of Partnering for Excellence in Education. The close-out report is an account of the work of KST since its inception in 2013, primarily in the Free State...
Joy as Adopt-a-School Foundation hands over an ablution block and classrooms at a school in need
The Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and has marked this milestone with a renewed commitment to continue improving education delivery to marginalised communities in South Africa. Adopt-a-School, a non-profit organization that...
The Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s Thari Programme hosts conference to discuss the results of its five-year pilot project in Botshabelo
On the 09th of September 2022, The Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation hosted its second biennial Thari Programme conference at Seemahale Secondary School in Botshabelo in the Free State. The Thari Programme is a five-year pilot programme, implemented by the Foundation’s...
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA EDUCATION TRUST IGNITES LEARNER INTEREST WITH CAREER GUIDANCE EXPO HOSTED IN DIEPSLOOT
The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) hosted its annual Career Guidance Day for learners at the Diepsloot Combined School on Tuesday, 23 August 2022. The event was held in collaboration with Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, and the...
First Black Umbrellas incubation lounge launched in KZN to empower youth and entrepreneurs
KwaZulu-Natal start-up entrepreneurs will have easy access to assistance to grow their business with the launch of the Black Umbrellas incubation lounge at Regent Business School at the Durban campus. A partner entity of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, this is the second...
Student youth continue giving and help restore values of a caring society
By Chantelle Oosthuizen, Executive Director, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust As we close Mandela Month, which motivates volunteerism for community good, the young student beneficiaries of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) inspire with their ongoing giving....
Soweto student selected for prestigious tertiary study programme in New York
From her home in Soweto to the bright lights of New York city, Siphesihle Sitole, a beneficiary of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), proves the organisation’s selection of students based on potential. This vibrant graduate has been selected to participate in...
Adopt-a-School Foundation launches KwaZulu-Natal Flood Relief Campaign
KwaZulu-Natal experienced severe and deadly floods, with lives lost and many injured. Further the floods cause widespread damage to many homes, schools and community facilities. Many families, schools and learners were left displaced and are currently picking up the...
A collective commitment to Education and Early Childhood Development on Mandela Day
Adopt-a-School Foundation and its partners go Back to School for Mandela Day. Adopt-a-School Foundation celebrates 20 years of building an inclusive society through education. Adopt-a-School, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, prides itself on...
Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) celebrates academic excellence at the 2022 CRET awards ceremony
The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) celebrated this past year’s academic successes with a well-attended ceremony held in honour of top achieving students and graduates who have completed their studies through the Trust’s prestigious bursary programme. The...
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation is committed to social justice
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation is committed to social justice and transformation in its mission to foster an inclusive society. The Foundation connects with the private sector and philanthropic individuals to improve education, develop skills, and grow small Black-owned...
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation CEO elected as new Chairperson of IPASA
Congratulations to Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation CEO, Mmabatho Maboya, on her election as the new Chairperson of the council of the Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa (IPASA). IPASA is a voluntary association of independent philanthropists and over 40...
Black Umbrellas partners with Regent Business School
Regent Business School has partnered with Black Umbrellas to open a business lounge at Regent's Auckland Park Campus. From Wednesday 6 July, entrepreneurs have been able to access the space for their work and business needs. This is the first of three business lounges...
Pamuka – A Black Umbrellas Success Story
Pamuka co-founders, Nathi Pasiya and Dalitso Mukumbe, reveal the challenges they have faced as entrepreneurs and discuss the support they received through Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity Black Umbrellas’ incubation programme. Pamuka specialises in industrial...
Join the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust in investing in the future
Join the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) in investing in the future. Send forth skilled and talented visionaries into the world; eradicate youth unemployment; break the cycle of generational poverty; build a culture of paying it forward; change the futures of...
Celebrating 20 years of changing schools and changing lives
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation’s partner entity, Adopt-a-School. Established in 2002, Adopt-a-School, implements a Whole School Development model that aims at improving the governance, academic, infrastructural, social and security...
Help develop Black-owned businesses
In South Africa more than 60% of employment opportunities come from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Black Umbrellas, has launched a drive to raise R750 000 and provide 12 SMEs with skills development and resources for...