In a powerful celebration of purpose and progress, the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) hosted the Lilitha Trust Stakeholder Appreciation Breakfast on 11 April 2025, honouring the partners, donors, and visionaries who have championed the empowerment of young South African women through education. 17 Apr 2025 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) recently hosted Daniel Dotse, CEO of Lead for Africa (LFA), in an exclusive session to introduce Lead for South Africa (LFSA) - a bold new initiative aimed at cultivating the next generation of South African leaders equipped to tackle the country’s most pressing youth challenges. 16 Apr 2025 Read more In the storeroom of a school in Soweto, draped in cloth to protect it over the years from the dust, is a fax machine. Many may not know what a fax machine is. At its height in the 1980s through to the early 1990s, it was a technological marvel for the instantaneous transmission of documents over distance. 28 Sep 2022 Read more On 9 September 2022, the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation hosted its second biennial Thari Programme conference at Seemahale Secondary School in Botshabelo in the Free State. 15 Sep 2022 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) hosted its annual Career Guidance Day for learners at the Diepsloot Combined School on Tuesday, 23 August 2022. The event was held in collaboration with Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Adopt-a-School, and the foundation's Thari programme which supports vulnerable children. 8 Sep 2022 Read more KwaZulu-Natal startup entrepreneurs will have easy access to assistance to grow their business with the launch of the Black Umbrellas incubation lounge at the Regent Business School Durban campus. 5 Sep 2022 Read more On 9 August 2022, we marked National Women's Day, and extend the commemoration campaign to boost awareness of and mobilisation against gender inequality and its consequences for the entire month. 9 August commemorates the march on Pretoria on this day in 1956 by some 20,000 women against the imposition of the pass laws on Black African women. It is an event we celebrate and take inspiration from as demonstrative of the agency of women in struggle against oppression. 23 Aug 2022 Read more From her home in Soweto to the bright lights of New York city, Siphesihle Sitole, a beneficiary of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), proves the organisation's selection of students based on potential. This vibrant graduate has been selected to participate in the Fordham University Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis programme and spent six weeks in the Big Apple. Now, the programme shifts to Pretoria for the final leg, with the international cohort coming to South Africa in August. 11 Aug 2022 Read more For Mandela Month and as part of its 20th anniversary commemorations, Adopt-a-School Foundation is tackling the need of many school children for school shoes. School shoes are part of school uniform wear in South Africa. 2 Aug 2022 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) celebrated this past year's academic successes with a well-attended ceremony held in honour of top achieving students and graduates who have completed their studies through the Trust's prestigious bursary programme. 20 Jul 2022 Read more How much of a difference can play make in a child's life? That is the question the Thari programme is answering successfully with its Safe Park in Botshabelo township in the Free State. 11 Jul 2022 Read more Young people in South Africa have been struggling with the burden of mental health problems associated with poverty, disrupted learning, unemployment and even the Covid-19 pandemic. 24 Jun 2022 Read more The Board of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has announced a R1m donation to the Solidarity Fund for flood relief. 26 Apr 2022 Read more De Beers Group unveiled a R27 million school in its labour sending area community of Maokeng in Kroonstad, in partnership with the Free State Department of Education and KST on Friday, 26 November 2021. 1 Mar 2022 Read more The 9th annual Black Umbrellas National Enterprise Development Awards (Nedas) took place on 11 November 2021. The virtual event celebrated top performing entrepreneurs in the Black Umbrellas programme with a formal ceremony that included inspirational speeches, trophy handovers and captivating performances. 21 Feb 2022 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust's (CRET) alumni are giving back and paying it forward with an initiative of their own, supporting deserving students just like they were once supported. Now in established careers as a result of the bursary and development support they received from CRET, the alumni have established their own CRET Alumni Fund. They have contributed and leveraged funding to support three students in university already. Now they have launched a crowdfunding initiative through BackaBuddy to boost the Alumni Fund and to support more students in need. 4 Oct 2021 Read more There is exciting fresh talent taking to the skies as five newly qualified drone pilots celebrate at a graduation ceremony hosted by The Academy of Aviation and Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET). All five students are beneficiaries of education funding from CRET. 6 Sep 2021 Read more The pressure to select a career path can be a confusing and daunting experience for most grade 12 learners. This leads to many matriculants from disadvantaged communities leaving school with little to no information about continuing post-matric due to a lack of career guidance. 25 Aug 2021 Read more Clichéd as it may be, the proverb about 'teaching a man to fish' still holds water now more than ever, especially for small business owners. 17 Jun 2021 Read more 30 May to 6 June marks National Child Protection Week in South Africa. The week is commemorated annually to raise awareness of children's rights as articulated in the Constitution of South Africa and the Children's Act No. 38 of 2005. South Africa's Constitution emphasises the importance of children's rights, equality and dignity. Child Protection Week aims to raise awareness about children's rights as outlined in the Children's Act of 2005 and how South Africans can tackle the issues that infringe those rights. The theme for this week is 'Let us all protect children during Covid-19 and beyond'. 4 Jun 2021 Read more Many students are supported in their tertiary studies through bursaries provided by private companies. However, university retention and pass rates in South Africa are low. A recent Top Empowerment masterclass noted that 33% of students enrolled in a four-year degree will drop out. Less than a third of students manage to complete their tertiary education in the minimum allocated time. It is clear that a bursary for tuition, books and accommodation alone isn't enough. 5 May 2021 Read more The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact in 2020 on South Africa's schooling system. Schools had to be closed, from the end of March to June, and teaching and learning time was lost. Despite this and other impacts, the matric class of 2020 proved resilient, achieving a 76.2% pass rate. A 5.1% decline from the 2019 results, it was less severe than Adopt-a-School had anticipated. A study it had conducted in 20 high schools in which it works showed deep effects of the pandemic on learning and teaching. The matric performance analysed in 48 of its programme schools showed a decline by 6% from 2019. Still, this is a pass rate of 80%. The quality of the passes in terms of qualification for university entrance also did not drop against 2019's results, remaining consistent at 40%. 16 Apr 2021 Read more As South Africa closes out a difficult 2020, the struggle of the year is clearly evident with the unemployment rate hitting a record 30.8%, millions of families battling food insecurity and learners who had no access to digital education resources during lockdown facing uncertain results. It's a bleak picture, not made prettier with the second surge of Covid-19 infections in South Africa. 2020 forced the country to see its inequality in plain view. Questions are raised about what individuals, businesses, government and social upliftment organisations can do to get to the heart of the key issues surrounding education and employment, while considering long-term strategies that truly uplift communities. 11 Feb 2021 Read more For any development endeavour, there is always a need for accountability, and, in most cases, this comes in form of an answer to the question, "Did this make a difference?" For Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, the answer to that question is held in its 15-year Impact Report, which was launched during a reflective and insightful webinar discussion on 22 October titled 'Impact through Partnership'. 3 Nov 2020 Read more Thursday, 10 September, saw Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation's Thari Programme host a thought lab webinar with various stakeholders to raise awareness around challenges faced by women and children in South Africa. 23 Sep 2020 Read more Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and its partner entity, Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), hosted a "Thought Lab Webinar" on 9 July on the value of youth development to society and the challenges programmes may experience in the present economic situation because of the coronavirus pandemic. 26 Aug 2020 Read more Every year, a large number of matriculants from disadvantaged communities exit school with little to no information about how to pursue their studies at institutions of higher learning and other available opportunities due to lack of career guidance at schools. 21 Aug 2020 Read more Leading youth development practitioners at a webinar hosted last week by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation and its partner entity Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) called for the support of South Africa's youth now to realise society's needs in the future. 17 Jul 2020 Read more Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, an independent public benefit organisation, held a youth empowerment workshop on Saturday, 16 November, with 300 youth in Mamelodi, east of Tshwane. The youth empowerment workshop is one of the Foundation's activities to commemorate its 15th anniversary this year. 5 Dec 2019 Read more Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, an independent public benefit organisation, has opened the doors to its public art exhibition, titled "On Main Road", to contribute uniquely to the national discussion on inequality. 26 Nov 2019 Read more This year marks the 15th anniversary of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation. It is cause to celebrate a solid and sincere track record of programme implementation to better the lives of our people. 3 May 2019 Read more Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has announced the appointment of Mmabatho Maboya as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Foundation provides innovative programmes that focus on improving education and supporting small business development. Maboya steps into the role at the helm of this independent Public Benefit Organisation, with a staff complement of 150 and close to a million beneficiaries. 11 Sep 2018 Read more Top-performing SMEs were recognised at the Black Umbrellas 6th annual National Enterprise Development Awards (NEDA) in Johannesburg. 30 Aug 2018 Read more "On what would have been Nelson Mandela's centenary, we encourage all South Africans to take the spirit of giving back beyond 67 Minutes and into their everyday lives," says Donné Nicol, Chief Executive Officer at the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation. "For the past 22 years our partner entity, the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), has instilled the belief that every individual has the ability and potential to make a positive impact," continues Nicol. 30 Jul 2018 Read more President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed over 100 Japanese business executives at the Japan Africa Public Private Economic Forum at the Sandton Convention Centre last week. The Forum was intended to enable sustainable engagement between Japanese and African business communities and to accelerate private-sector-led economic growth. 15 May 2018 Read more Graduates who excelled academically and personified outstanding leadership skills and social commitment, were celebrated at the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust's (CRET) Student Awards hosted at the FNB Conference Centre in Johannesburg on Friday evening, 26 January 2018. 20 Feb 2018 Read more In 2017, Adopt-a-School Foundation, a partner entity of the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, reached their goal of an 80% matric pass under the Department of Basic Education's Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS).* This achievement is the result of holistic school development programmes that go beyond academic programmes and address basic amenities, social influences, and school leadership. 8 Feb 2018 Read more Over 800 industry leaders and government officials attended the 11th annual Adopt-a-School Foundation 'Back to School' fundraising event at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, 14 October 2017. The event, which has become a highlight on the philanthropic calendar, had guests relive their student days by putting on their school uniforms in support of a worthy cause. 23 Oct 2017 Read more The Thari Programme for the support of Women and Children is a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide safe places for vulnerable children, youths and women that are inclusive, free from violence, academically effective, gender sensitive, and promote health and well-being, was launched by the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation (CRF) on Friday, 15 September 2017. Reentseng Primary School in Botshabelo, is the first of eight pilot schools in Botshabelo and Diepsloot, Gauteng, at which the programme will be implemented by Adopt-a-School Foundation (AAS), a partner entity of CRF. 20 Sep 2017 Read more Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation (CRF) recently launched its Artisan Programme at Diepsloot Combined School in Gauteng, by selecting two potential learners to train as artisans on full bursaries in 2018. The award took place at the first CRF Diepsloot Career Expo, been hosted in collaboration with a Diepsloot Stakeholder Forum, where hundreds of learners gathered to learn about the possibilities offered for their future careers and studies. 13 Sep 2017 Read more Current students and alumni of the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) gathered at Mr Ramphosa's wildlife farm in Bela Bela in Limpopo recently to celebrate the 21st anniversary of one of his first educational initiatives. The event recognised past and present achievers. 30 Aug 2017 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) provides bursaries and support towards tertiary studies for disadvantaged students, while providing young adults with opportunities to gain essential work experience. 20 Mar 2017 Read more Studying is never straightforward for pupils of Mzomhle Senior Secondary School. Before hitting the books, the hundreds of learners and their teachers must first engage in a complicated dance of who will take the textbook home. 7 Jul 2016 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) recently hosted its third annual awards ceremony in Johannesburg to honour its bursary students for excellence in academics, leadership and community service. 5 May 2016 Read more Shanduka Black Umbrellas (SBU), an international award-winning enterprise development incubation organisation, has become a leader in developing South Africa's black-owned SMMEs. The organisation has earned this position through the careful execution of its business model, and the unwavering efforts of its dedicated staff. SBU has partnered with the private sector, government, and civil society to address the low levels of entrepreneurship and high failure rate of 100% black-owned emerging businesses in South Africa. The results of the organisation's model have come in the form of recognition and monetary support for the programme's clients - this from various established companies. 23 Nov 2015 Read more Free State Department of Education and Kagiso Shanduka Trust host the first Back to School Party in Bloemfontein 7 Jul 2015 Read more The Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET), with the support of Shanduka Foundation, recently hosted its second annual CRET Awards ceremony to honour students in its bursary programme for excellence in academics, leadership and service. 17 Feb 2015 Read more |
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