100% Foundation gives its all
The organisation was established by Affinity Health, which is based in Benoni, in 2016 as a CSI initiative.
The efforts of a non-profit organisation (NPO), the 100% Foundation, have also resulted in a library being established at Chief Albert Luthuli Primary School in Cloverdene.
Janap Biemba, the senior development and projects co-ordinator of 100% Foundation, explained that this is an NPO with a difference.
“One hundred per cent of its income goes directly to its beneficiaries, which include various early childhood development centres and primary schools in communities in the informal sectors of Ekurhuleni.
“Our support includes things such as the establishment of the library at the Chief Albert Luthuli Primary School, extensive nutritional feeding schemes at various early childhood development (ECD) centres, working with and mentoring single mothers, and more,” Biemba said.
The organisation was established by Affinity Health, which is based in Benoni, in 2016 as a CSI initiative with the vision “to create an educated society of successful contributors.”
Biemba, who has a strong background in humanitarian work such as feeding schemes and teaching children, says that while the bulk of their funding comes directly from companies within Affinity Enterprises, their aim is to source additional funding and support from other companies to increase their impact in disadvantaged areas by building infrastructure, promoting education and providing food security.
“The 100% Foundation evolved as we started working with children in informal settlements in Benoni and we soon recognised the dire need for greater focus, specifically on early childhood development within these poverty-stricken communities, so we formalised the organisation,” explained Biemba.
ECD centres and schools have been ‘adopted’ by the foundation and various programmes have been implemented that include practitioner and educator upskilling and training, nutritional advice and support, working with community volunteers to support literacy and other programmes, identifying and supporting other local NGOs registered with the Department of Social Development in the communities, equipping libraries and more.
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