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Our About
Townships Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by a Stenden student after returning from doing her minors in Stenden South Africa. After spending five months in South Africa and see what is the situation in some areas of the country, she decides to take actions and to devote her time and energy in helping the ones in need.
Townships Foundation fights against the poverty in the townships and aims to give an equal chance for personal development to every child. We believe that the children in the townships can become the best version of themselves and to be a valuable contribution to the society, if they have the facilities to follow a quality education.
Shocking Facts
213,000 (25%) out of 800, 000 South African student failed the end of year examination.
70% of the school has no access to soap. 40% do not have access to toilet paper or sanitary pas.
2.1 million reported child hunger, which is 14% of the total African child population.
About 80% of the South African schools are dysfunctional, due to lack of equipment and skill.
Malnutrition is a major cause of death for 64% of South Africa's children under the age of 5. About 75000 of the children do not make it their 5th birthday. 75% of newborn babies die in their first week of life.
Our Team
The Board Members and the employees receive no remuneration for their work, their commitment is entirely voluntarily.
Lisa Harrison
Chairman
Elizabeth Sofia
Vice-chair
Charlie Cooper
Secretary
Aarvi Devi
Treasurer
Our Mission
Outreach & Impact
The Story of Nandi
“Before I hoped that the weather will be nice because I was walking to school with bare feet. My father died a couple of years ago and my mother is not earning enough money to buy shoes for the whole family, so sometimes during the winter or the rainy days my brothers and me had to walk without shoes. I was very happy when my teacher told to me and to my classmates who did not have shoes that some good people from Townships Foundation will give us new shoes and socks. Now I do not have to walk with bare feet to school and I am not afraid of the winter and the rainy days. Thank you a lot good people from Townships Foundation!”
-Nandi, 11 year
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