Olico Maths Education

OLICO offers a sense-making and confidence-building approach that makes math’s accessible and meaningful. OLICO provides high quality math’s resources and after school math’s tuition tailored to the learners at the school. Through the development of high quality math’s resources and programmes, they test and refine their approach through direct implementation and in collaboration with partnering teachers, tutors and NGOs.

The AVI Community Investment Trust has adopted and expand the OLICO Maths Education programme at Alex High School, this will fundamentally transform the math’s performance of the school and make a notable impact on the math’s results of the wider Alex community.

Find out more: https://learn.olico.org/

Michaelhouse Community Partnerships Trust

Michaelhouse Community Partnerships Trust was founded in 2000 and seeks to meaningfully invest in local public schools. The Trust partners with 18 public schools located between Lions River and Mooi River in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, to improve education and to offer teacher development through training and mentorship.

A key project that benefits from the AVI Community Investment Trust funding is the Edu-helpers programme. A group of 6 Edu-helpers who are passionate, qualified or qualifying teachers were recruited to teach, tutor, coach a sport or assist with any development programmes required to support the school where they are placed as well as the surrounding community.

Find out more: https://www.mcommunitypartnerships.com/

Leap Science and Maths School

LEAP Science and Maths Schools provide free education to students from high-need communities, and have mathematics, physical science and English as mandatory subjects. Their school day is extended to 9 hours, and they have Saturday classes and formal holiday programmes. Every LEAP assisted school is partnered with a more privileged school within the surrounding area. This three-way collaboration creates the opportunity to share excellence in all spheres.

The relationship with LEAP School started with 1 Grade 12 learner that was funded in 2020. The support has since increased to 10 learners which are between Grade 8 and 12 from the Diepsloot School in Gauteng, the Alexandra School in Gauteng and the Langa School in Western Cape.

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

Just Grace

Established in 2012, Just Grace aims to alleviate poverty in the Langa community of Cape Town by supporting education attainment and skills training, through the delivery of a range of education, community development and entrepreneurial projects. To ensure the impact of their work, they work from premises in Langa, identify needs and design projects through consultation with community members and organizations.

The AVI Community Investment Trust continues to provide funding towards the Just Grace Qhubeka youth programme. The funding is primarily focused on providing participating youth with comprehensive material support and guidance over a four-year period (from Grade 9 to Grade 12).

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

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