Focus on iThemba

“I can’t put in words how I am feeling…I am just so excited,” explained Mrs Bonisiwe Gwala, Principal and Owner of Entokozweni Pre-School as she stands in the courtyard of her new dream school. “The children will benefit so much from this. They were so excited about the bright classroom container colours when they arrived last […]

Located on the iThemba Campus, alongside Waterfall Schools, Focus on iThemba is the schools’ non-profit partner with a vision to ‘Grow Hearts and Minds’ by investing in children through quality education resulting in life-altering positive change. Focus on iThemba has committed to investing in education, through its elevating Early Childhood Development initiatives, the unique iThemba

It was a jubilant day for Bonisiwe Gwala, Principal of Entokozweni Pre-School, on 19 February as after months of fundraising and planning the much-needed upgrade of her Pre-School commenced. “This has been a project of incredible faith and collaboration,” explained Tayla-Anne Goss, Focus on iThemba’s Donor Relations Manager. “We would like to acknowledge our 29 forward-thinking partners

The contagious joy of giving is a sentiment which Tayla-Anne Goss, Donor Relations Manager at Focus on iThemba, holds high especially during the festive season. “The significance of quality education and investing in our youth motivates our team and towards the end of the year we try and go the extra mile for the wonderful

On 10 October Cotswold Downs Estate handed over a very generous donation of R50 000 towards Focus on iThemba’s ‘Project Joy’ classroom drive. The donation amount was accumulated through the Cotswold Leisure Centre’s hole-in-one fund and Cotswold Downs Management Association. Cotswold Downs residents have also been generously donating towards this project. “With such a tremendous need in our community for

It is hard to believe that what began as a small home school in 2000 has grown into a burgeoning educational hub with the potential to change lives far beyond our beautiful campus. Formally established in 2004, Waterfall College has seen exceptional growth and achieved a 100% IEB pass rate, 15 years running. Through hard work (and

Board Member, Gavin Simpkins, the school Heads and marketing team were very inspired by their recent ‘year reflection’ visit to Project Bright in Molweni.  The Pre-School is one of eight schools Focus on iThemba aligns with. The team witnessed the remarkable transformation a year post the structural revamp. Through the support of 14 donors the

On 14 June Kerry Ingredients, based in Hillcrest, held their annual Golf Day at Mt Edgecombe Golf Estate and the proceeds were generously donated towards local non-profit organisation Focus on iThemba. “Our team at Focus on iThemba is overwhelmed and incredibly grateful for the generous donation of R133 000 from Kerry Ingredients and friends, towards

Joy, excitement and appreciation were a few of the emotions used to describe the atmosphere at the opening of the renovated Siyajabula Crèche in Embo on 28 November. With the support of the Johannesburg based beauty company, Justine, through the company’s Thuthukisa Together Programme and local non-profit organisation, Focus on iThemba, the children and teachers

The young boys and girls from Waterfall Pre-Primary School, based on the iThemba Campus, are Focus on iThemba’s littlest Heroes of Hope and have embraced the ‘kindness is cool’ movement. They came together and kindly donated children\’s clothing, toys, nappies and baby supplies for the eight crèches which Focus on iThemba supports in the Valley