In what's been a very difficult year for us all, here at Gumboots Foundation UK we've remained committed to supporting grass roots projects operating in one of the poorest districts in South Africa - Alexandra Township in Johannesburg. On top of extremely difficult...

Our annual Christmas Craft Market fundraiser, normally held in late November at a venue in Birmingham UK, is not able to go ahead this year due to pandemic restrictions. Like so many other charities, our fund raising activities have been severely curtailed at a time...

The Coronavirus pandemic is being acutely felt in Alexandra Township as a result of school closures, food shortages and loss of jobs, all of which come on top of already excruciating levels of unemployment, over-crowding and general levels of hardship. With school...

This is what, with your help, can be achieved by Gumboots Foundation. Click read more to discover the incredible personal story of one of our young beneficiaries. My...

Watch a video we've put together of a performance by Sigiya Sonke filmed earlier this year at Ratang Bana Centre.      

Talented young Sigiya Sonke dancers put on a performance to celebrate 25 years of the group being together.    

Vuyelwa is a bright young woman who received financial support over a number of years from the Caitlin Fund, in order to achieve her educational potential. In common with all of the young people who receive support from Gumboots, her personal circumstances were very...

Trustee Karen Beard has turned her love of pottery making into a source of much needed funds for Gumboots, recently raising over £1000!  Over the last few years trustees, Angela Dyer and Karen Beard, have both turned their creative skills into cash for Gumboots.  Both...

This year's Christmas Craft Market, held on Sunday 26th November, was our best ever!  Thanks to trustees Angela Dyer and Karen Beard, together with their team of fantastic volunteers, a record total of £4,727 was raised.  Angela and Karen presented for sale a vibrant...

Congratulations! The Big Give Christmas Challenge for 2017 is now complete! Overall more than £10.8 million pounds was raised over 7 days (28th Nov to 5th Dec) for over 500 charities, of this £7,548 was raised for Gumboots! A sincere thank you to our very generous...