by gumboots | Oct 18, 2021 | News
This year we are aiming to raise £10,000 to help fund an Education Centre in Alexandra Township. The money raised will be used to help establish a new Education Centre at Sakhimfundo, (meaning “Growing Through Education”), a brand new purpose built Youth...
by gumboots | Oct 17, 2021 | News
Harborne, Birmingham UK Sunday 21st November...
by gumboots | Jan 4, 2021 | News
In 2019 we brought you news of an ambitious initiative by Gumboots SA – working title Alexandra Youth Project but now renamed Sakhimfundo (meaning Building Education). The purpose built facility will comprise a performing arts centre and education centre to be...
by gumboots | Nov 15, 2020 | News
Our Challenge target this year was £7,500 and, taking into account Gift Aid claimable on donations, we’ve raised a few pence short of £8,950 – a fantastic result! Huge thanks to our generous supporters for rising to the Challenge in a difficult year both...
by gumboots | Nov 4, 2020 | News
Our Virtual Christmas Craft Market was a great success, reaching sales of just short of £4,000 which, with Gift Aid claimable on all the donated goods, means we’ve raised £5,000 to go towards keeping projects in Alexandra Township up and running in 2021. This...
by gumboots | May 21, 2020 | News
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...