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

Theo Jackson Scholarship Fund

The Theo Jackson Scholarship Fund provides scholarships at Jeppe High School for Boys.

It takes a great investment in time and effort to unearth the hidden beauty of a rough diamond, transforming it into a precious gem and through the AVI Community Trust funding, 5 boys are being funded at the school, the fund specifically targets disadvantaged boys who are either orphaned, or come from single parent which aims to uncover the talents of boys.

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

Ruth First (Jeppe Girls)

Jeppe High School for Girls is one of South Africa’s premier public schools. It has an enviable matric results record (100% for 24 years). The school offers holistic education with a well-developed extra-curricular programme. Through the Ruth First Jeppe Memorial Trust the AVI Community Trust has sponsored 14 Ruth First successful applicants for the duration of their highs school careers who are in different grades from Grade 8 to Grade 12.

Find out more: https://www.ruthfirstjeppetrust.co.za/

Rapport Onderwyserfonds

The Rapport Onderwysfonds (ROF) is a non-profit organisation (NPO) that focuses on supporting tertiary education students with loan bursaries. Every year a portion of the interest-bearing loan may be converted, on a sliding scale, to a bursary based on academic results. In this way, the student is motivated to achieve better results with a view to a smaller amount of debt being repayable at the end of his/her term of study. The repayment to ROF by students at the end of their studies, ensures that the money remains in circulation to generate new loan bursaries for ROF students and to manage the Fund in a sustainable manner.

For the period the AVI Community Trust is supporting 28 tertiary education (B.Ed) students with loan bursaries of R40 000 each per annum to pursue a career as a teacher. The financial contribution enables the students to continue their studies without the burden of financial restraints.

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