Visiting the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust in South Africa (HACT SA) in 2000 led to the creation of the charity in the UK which works with HACT SA. Since 2002 we have supported some 200 pupils in South Africa by paying school fees; providing school uniform and books and equipment.
In 2004 we gained charity status and over the years, in addition to raising funds for the education of the children, we took UK students to work in township schools.
Projects
Between 2007 and 2015 we led parties of 20 to 24 students and 2 teachers from the UK to South Africa to teach and paint and decorate primary schools in the Valley of a Thousand Hills. Money raised by the students also provided furniture and equipment for the schools.
Since 2008 we have funded a fun-packed annual trip for pupils from rural township primary schools as a reward for their academic effort and achievement in the face of challenging circumstances.
2016 saw the first group of South Africa students from two schools in the suburbs, spending one week (during their school holidays) painting and decorating classrooms in rural township schools and then one week teaching the primary school pupils in the township schools.
We are a registered UK charity raising funds to support children impacted by HIV and AIDS and rural township schools. All money raised goes directly to the projects.