African Education Foundation

funding the education of African children in the field of science

What is the African Education Foundation?

 

The African Education Foundation gives the means to further the education of the children of Africa in a highly focused way.

Founded in 2016, its initial mission was to provide the opportunity for education in science throughout South Africa, with potential for rollout to neighbouring countries in the future.

We achieve this through the funding of equipment, apparatus and literature needed for the teaching of science.

The Africa Foundation is a fully legal charity, registered in the United Kingdom, and its main purpose is to act as a reliable conduit for the donating of funds from the United Kingdom directly to their desired source in South Africa.

At the start, the Foundation was focussed on using donations to assist with the funding of science education at the Nhlambanyathi High School in Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

 

However, during the COVID pandemic, funds were used to help renovate and feed children of a local crèche in Sodwana, with the assistance from friends who run a local dive centre Adventuremania.

Sodwana Creche

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Adventuremania

Owned by Amanda and Jacques, Adventuremania is a dive operation based in Sodwana Bay. As well as proving a wide range of diving courses, they are proud to include RAID diving courses specifically designed to make scuba diving more accessible to dissabled people.

In addition to Adventuremania, Amanda and Jacques spend their time focussing on the local community in Sodwana by helping to improve the conditions in which children are educated.

African Education Foundation and Adventuremania will collaborate next in a project to build a library at Qondwane Primary School, and fill it with educational material for local children.

 

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Stephen Ramsden and the African Education Foundation receive thanks and acknowledgment for their support in the rennovation of the crèche in Sodwana.

 

More more recently the Foundation has helped sponsor several children to attend Umkomaas Pre-school. The aim of this is to help with their basic English and early development skills so that when they attend mainstream Primary school they are able to integrate immediately as they have developed the relevant language and social skills to assist them.

Umkomaas Pre-School

Lisakhanya

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Zuko

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Donations through the Foundation can be either monetary, or actual purchases of products such as books, science kits and equipment for the school. We are also looking to fund bigger one-off projects, such as the funding of a science laboratory and the conversion of shipping containers into usable classrooms.

The Foundation ensures 100% of all donations go towards the projects that are undertaken. No funds are taken in admin costs and all work is voluntary, allowing every penny to be directed where it is needed.

 

Educate

Initially, the Foundation is focussed on using donations to assist with the funding of science education at the Nhlambanyathi High School in Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Donate

Donations through the Foundation can be either monetary, or actual purchases of products such as books, science kits and equipment for the school. We are also looking to fund bigger one-off projects, such as the funding of a science laboratory.

Make a difference

The Foundation ensures all donations go towards all projects that are inline with the aims of the Foundation to further science education in those countries that need the support.

The Trustees

 

Stephen Ramsden

Founder

"After spending many amazing vacations in Africa, I felt the need to give something back to the people who had made my adventures so great, or at least help the next generation through the education of their children."

"Throughout my travels, one thing I noticed was the lack of physical resources. This was something that I could help with and via setting up the African Education Foundation, I hope others will join my journey in helping supply books, calculators, and other basic equipment, through to grander projects of building classrooms/labs to help make the educational process more enjoyable and fun."

"The long term aim will be to get a sustainable funding programme in place for the Nhlambanyathi High School, allowing for us to build a fully functioning science lab, start seeing improved grades from the pupils and hopefully seeing all of them reach their aspirations."

Nayanee Perera

Trustee

"Promoting the sciences in education is a cause that I am passionate about. For years I have pursued this on a small scale, through my own volunteering activities in the UK, which includes assisting with science-related activities for children at the Science Museum."

"When the opportunity came along to promote sciences among school children in Africa through the African Education Foundation, I jumped at the chance to get involved! We will be able to bring sciences to school children in developing countries who may otherwise miss out on a core part of education."

"Our focus at the African Education Foundation to provide physical resources to science teachers in South Africa will enable them to bring science to life. By opening children's eyes and minds to the possibilities out there, we are helping to ensure that the next generation of scientists is nurtured from the onset, making science education accessible to even the poorest of communities."

Paul Mason

Trustee

"When Stephen approached me about being a trustee for the African Education Foundation I was very interested and immediately wanted to get involved. Having helped larger charities in the past, I really wanted the opportunity to be part of a charity where I could not only help raise valuable funds, but also be instrumental in where the funds go and how we help people."

"I have been a personal and professional friend of Stephen for many years and am honoured to be part of his plans to help people in the future. The plans we have are exciting and the opportunity to build this charity and see it make a difference to people in South Africa and beyond is a privilege."

Contact

Please send us a request for information about the Foundation and its projects, or if you have questions on how to make a donation.

 
 
 

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