The prosperity of a nation depends on the degree of its investment in Education. The Investment needs to be supported by a relevant curriculum, effective management, dedicated educators, "thirsty" learners, enthusiastic parents, a motivated civil society and insightful corporates. The energy dissipated by this type of collective would develop a highly efficient society which would make a meaningful contribution to the development of the country and continent, in this case, South Africa and Africa respectively.

Education needs to be supported not only in terms of learning material, but in poverty stricken societies, social interventions are paramount. Gift of the Givers initiated its Educational Support programme in 1997 supporting pre-schools, primary and secondary schools in a range of interventions. Assistance extended to tertiary students in the form of bursaries and scholarships and is covered in another section on this site.

Intervention in schools and pre-schools included:

• Providing Nutrition
• Distribution of Food Parcels
• Developing Food Gardens
• Providing Uniforms
• Providing New Clothing
• Distributing New Blankets
• Providing Furniture
• Distributing Stationery
• Setting up Technology Workshops and Providing New Library Books
• Supporting Cultural Programmes
• Providing Trophies for Learners
• Supporting Sports Programmes
• Road Safety Education
• Enhancing Infrastructure
• Establishing Open Source Computer Labs
• Providing Lifeskills Workshops
• Special Projects
• Entrepreneurship

Newspaper Article Gallery

Additional programmes include Life Skills Training and Establishment of Computer Labs. All these are covered on other sections on this website.