Give Disadvantaged South Africans Hope & A Future

As you will see from the report document below, all of our funds have been very busy so far this year!

The new recruits started on the 6th January and are well into on the job training.  Nonto is working with the CAO Project who have already delivered 10 workshops to 651 matriculants since the school year started 3.5 weeks ago. 

Nomalungelo (Nomah) is working within the Advice Bureau and they are focussing on collating the myriad documents required to obtain late birth certificates (for children at the local primary school) .  This is especially challenging where the mother is absent or has died and the child is living with the paternal grandmother.  Also where the mother herself never had a birth certificate. 

All Tertiary Fund students due to complete their studies in 2024 have successfully completed, maintaining our record of over 95% of students supported by HABandBF completing their qualification.  New students have been interviewed and accepted.  There are major issues with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) this year where it has not paid for the 2024 fees due and institutions required 15% of the arrears plus the 2025 registration fees to be paid before allowing the students to register.  Students supported by HABandBF are lucky to have these unplanned costs paid for.  We hope that the fees will be reimbursed once NSFAS catches up with payments due.  Other students will simply have to miss a year of study because of these issues.  A terrible situation.

The Schools Fund has visited 5 schools and distributed uniforms and underwear.  Please check out the reels to share in the joy of children receiving their first ever new clothing!

Links:

• Delivering uniforms to Umzamo and Ukusakwabasha Primary Schools
• Personality Type and Career Choice Workshop at Maqhutshana High

• January_2025_Update.pdf (PDF)