Focus on iThemba

Mandela Day, celebrated annually in South Africa on the 18th of July, has become synonymous with kindness and making a meaningful difference to the lives of others. It is one of our favourite days of the year! This year we were approached by four of our donors/partners who wanted to use Mandela Day as an opportunity […]

Project Delight and Waterfall Prep have something super special going on that we LOVE! These two schools are just a stone’s throw away from each other and have a blossoming relationship that is bringing joy to many. Our Campus partners, Waterfall Pre-Primary, Prep and College, share our heart for quality education and meaningful connections. The staff and families of

This month, we had 8 teachers from our partnering Pre-Schools complete the final leg of their Orientation Course training with the Natal Early Learning Resource Unit (NELRU). Feelings of excitement and accomplishment gripped their hearts as they stepped back into their classrooms on Monday with confidence and an eagerness to practice the new skills which they have acquired! The Course

On the 4th of April, Focus on iThemba gathered with our donors, friends, and community members to celebrate the commencement of our expansion project at Project Delight. This milestone event highlights the profound impact of collaborative partnerships in uplifting Early Childhood Development (ECD) in our community. Project Delight, owned by principal Buyi Ngongoma, has been

This month we celebrated 10 years of fruitful partnership with Project Bright. This ECD Centre, owned by Principal Bright Zondi is situated in Molweni and was the third school to join our iThemba Educare Programme. Project Bright was founded in 2012, with only two children in Bright’s home. At the time, there were no pre-schools

The new school year has begun at our partner Pre-Schools, sparking huge joy for the little ones whose enthusiasm for school abounds! We popped in at our Molweni-based partner Pre-School, Project Bright, where the energy was palpable. Principal Bright Zondi and her teachers had poured great love and effort into making their School inviting and

Focus on iThemba believes in the promise of a sustainable future for our country. ‘iThemba’ means ‘hope’ in isiZulu and we choose to focus on hope, believing in a bright future for the South African nation. We believe that hope is not just a concept but a force that propels us forward, enabling us to

2023 is a very special year for Focus on iThemba indeed – it is the year we celebrate our 20th Founding Anniversary! We reach this milestone with hearts filled with gratitude for where our journey has brought us. In 2003 a dream came to fruition for Danie and Judy van den Heever when their aspiration

This April, Waterfall Preparatory breathed life into the newest facility on the iThemba Campus – the SALT Centre, which stands for Science, Art, Languages and Technology. This building is the result of six years of rapid growth in the Prep and signals the start of a new chapter for the school and everyone in it.

Planet earth is rich in a diverse range of natural resources – from gas deposits, to coal, to cobalt. Every year we harvest billions of tonnes of these finite resources, which will, in the not-too-distant future, become scarce. That’s why changing our perception of the things we throw away from ‘waste’ to potential resources is