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South African Youth Education for Sustainability

Org #58730
Vetted since 2020 Effective Nonprofit
2008
year founded
$38,765
raised on GlobalGiving
5
years fundraising
2
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Our mission is to lead the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality, high-impact one-to-one mentorship programmes throughout South Africa (and beyond), helping young people everywhere improve their independence and well-being, through better-quality decision making and consistent healthy practices. "SAYes programmes involve nine months of weekly, one-hour, one-to-one mentoring sessions. Since 2008, we have supported over 1400 matches- achieving an 81% graduation rate over 15 years of social change."

Project Leaders
Michelle Potter
Michelle Potter
Finance Manager
Finance Manager
Lauren Bright
Lauren Bright
Colleen Pinto
Colleen Pinto
Team
Michelle C Potter, Andrew Dellis
Organization Information
35 Brickfield Road
Cape Town, 7925
South Africa
+27 (0)21 830 0795
Organization Information
35 Brickfield Road
Cape Town, 7925
South Africa
+27 (0)21 830 0795

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

The Power of Digital Community

By Colleen Pinto | Communications Manager

During Mental Health Awareness Week, SAYes Mentoring was proud to join organisations and youth workers from across London at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Network event. Transition Specialist... Read the full report ›

Final Report: We've Reached Our Goal!

By Colleen Pinto | Communications Manager

 We are thrilled to share this final report on our successful GlobalGiving Project SAYes Youth Mentoring Programmes South Africa. Thanks to your generous contributions, we reached our... Read the full report ›

SAYes Strategic Partnerships June 2025

By Colleen Pinto | Communications Manager

On Saturday, 17th May, DHL Global Forwarding sponsored the SAYes Mentoring sports day kick off event held at SOS Children's Villages.This incredible partnership showcases DHL Global Forwarding's... Read the full report ›
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