Domino Foundation

Established in 2005, The Domino Foundation is a reputable non-profit organisation based in Durban, KZN with a commitment to building resilient communities through mercy, justice and empowerment.

Over the past 18 years, their mandate has been to see individuals within South Africa living with dignity, hope and purpose and they achieve this through a variety of integrated programmes which they refer to as from “Cradle to Career” as part of the #DominoEffect.

The AVI Community Investment Trust continues to support towards the Foundation’s nutrition programme across the communities and schools that they serve in KwaZulu-Natal.

Find out more: https://www.dominofoundation.org.za

St Mungo’s Diepsloot Community Action

St Mungo’s Diepsloot Community Action mandate is to uplift and empower the community through Education, Vocational Training, and Enterprise Development (SMMEs and Co-operatives), help the community to develop life skills and income, address hunger and extreme poverty and address the ravages of HIV/AIDS, drugs and alcohol, crime and violence.

The AVI Community Trust has partnered with St Mungo’s over the years on projects that allows disadvantaged youths over the age of 18 years who have not achieved their matric to achieve a matric equivalent education and skills. In addition this enables them to become employable or self-employed through the Adult Basic Education and Training, carpentry and sewing programs. A new project commenced in January 2017 with the opening of an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD) – Khulani (meaning ‘grow’), which has two classes, Grade 00 (aged 4-5 years old) and Grade 000 (aged 3- 4 years old).

Find out more: https://www.diepslootfoundation.net/

National Sea Rescue Institute

NSRI’s rescue stations are manned by over 1350 unpaid volunteers who are on call 24/7, all ready to respond to water-related emergencies. We have a core staff operating from our Head Office in Cape Town, and a number of full and part-time water-safety educators, marketers, lifeguards and call-centre staff working off site.

We have 46 rescue cases around the country, including 5 inland with a total of 100 rescue vessels, 32 rescue vehicles and 12 quad bikes and ATVs (All Terrain
Vehicles).

NSRI enjoys an excellent working relationship with other emergency services, and believes that it is through a team effort that lives are saved.

Find out more: https://www.nsri.org.za/

Learn to Earn

The vision of Learn to Earn is to eradicate poverty and other legacies of injustice in South Africa and Africa.  Learn to Earn provides market-relevant skills training across  3 training venues in the Western Cape with their mission being to develop people, especially unemployed people economically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Through programmes that give a ‘hand up not a hand out’ Learn to Earn restores hope, dignity and self-respect of unemployed people, empowering them to provide from themselves and their families.

The students receive core skills training with supplementary life skills, basic computer skills, office administration, sewing and hospitality & barista programmes.  In addition to up skilling their learners, they also facilitate access to further education and economic opportunities.

The funding provided by the AVI Community Trust for the period was allocated in full to sponsoring 144 unemployed individuals for a Bake for Profit course in Khayelitsha (120 students), Technical Skills Training in Claremont(14 Students) and a Home Management course at the Hermanus campus (10 students).

Find out more: https://learntoearn.org.za/

Little Eden

Little Eden cares for children and adults with profound intellectual disability. Most are provided with 24 hour nursing care, medicines and therapy to keep them comfortable – as well as food, clothing and shelter. Through multiple caring, medical, therapeutic and supportive programmes the beneficiaries are able to reach their own unique potential, in a dignified, respectful, warm and loving environment that is their permanent home.

The AVI Community Trust continues to support the 5 Little Eden residents adopted and they participate and benefit from medical care and therapy.

Find out more: https://littleeden.org.za/

Red Cross Children’s Hospital

The Children’s Hospital Trust is an independent non-profit organisation established in 1994 to raise funds to support specific projects and programmes to help advance child healthcare through the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

For the period the AVI Community Trust contributed towards the Emergency Centre upgrade and expansion at Red Cross Children’s Hospital. The Emergency Centre is the only dedicated children’s emergency unit in South Africa. Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the primary function of this area is to provide high quality, evidence based medical, surgical, nursing and paramedical services to the thousands of children needing access to emergency and acute services. A child and user-friendly environment is critical to maintaining the high standard of care needed to minimise hospitalisation and facilitate the child’s early return to their family.

Find out more: https://www.childrenshospitaltrust.org.za/

Heart-Work

Heart-Work’s mission is to reach prisoners who have never been exposed to personal therapy, or have never been afforded the opportunity to learn about their personal emotions in a controlled and secure environment.

The Sub-Objective of this organisation is to curb the re-admittance rate that most prisoners experience after they get released from prison. Therefore, the Heart-Work programme does not only focus on a healthier way to combat the current regressed emotions whilst the participant are incarcerated, but also with coping mechanisms and integration skills to equip them to re-join society and better chance to access economic opportunities.

The AVI Community Trust’s financial support has been towards the following centres where the programme is implemented:

  • Leeuwkop men
  • Boksburg men
  • Groenpunt men
  • Krugersdorp men
  • Zonderwater maximum centre – Men
  • Zonderwater medium centre – Men

Find out more: http://www.heartwork.org.za/

Whale Coast Conservation

The Whale Coast Conservation Trust (WCCT) was established in 2002 with the mission to unify, coordinate and promote environmentally sustainable living in the Cape Whale Coast region of the Western Cape.  The major focus of the organisation is community development through environmental education, to understand and appreciate the unique Whale Coast environment. The programme educates through schools Expos, nature excursions, citizen-science research and conservation projects, as well as community projects.

The AVI Community Trust has partnered with the WCCT to inspire environmental learning and an understanding of one-planet/sustainable lifestyles by sponsoring a series of Expos to Gansbaai schools. The purpose is to promote and make children aware of the critical ecological role that estuaries play in the Whale Coast area.

Find out more: http://whalecoastconservation.org.za/

St Mary’s Outreach Programme

St Mary’s Outreach Programme operates in the rural areas of Marianhill in KwaZulu-Natal and caters for destitute, unemployed, youth, women and children. St Mary’s Outreach Programme was started due to the HIV/Aids pandemic that was sweeping South Africa. The initial focus was only on training community care givers to provide home based care.  Assisting with medication, bathing, changing, wound dressing and feeding.  St Mary’s Outreach Programme has since progressed and presently offers home Drop-In Centre that caters for orphan and vulnerable children, school psycho-social counselling, integrated school health programme, community based organisation development, income generation projects and gardening projects

The AVI Community Trust continues to support St Mary’s Outreach Programme with its core service offerings to service the community of Marianhill.

Find out more: https://cocstmarys.co.za/

Two Oceans Education Foundation

The Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation places a strong emphasis on marine science literacy, for the benefit of future generations of South African children, and the ocean at large. Efforts of the Education Foundation include environmental education outreach programmes, free courses via the Marine Sciences Academy, and thousands of lessons for school learners.

To support the Two Oceans effort, the AVI Community Trust made a contribution towards the Junior Biologist, Marine Science and Oceanography.

Find out more: https://www.aquarium.co.za/foundation