COVID-19 and the measures to contain it are leaving many small business owners uncertain about their future. Challenges include access to markets, supply chains and financial stability. Visit the Black Umbrellas COVID-19 portal here for more insights from the CEO’s desk, SME relief fund initiatives and more.
This Mandela Day, Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity Adopt-a-School is running a collective campaign throughout July and August. The campaign encourages corporates and individuals to unite and support learners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adopt-a-School aims to ensure that no learner is left behind during this difficult time. It has developed a campaign aimed at…
Infrastructure built and refurbished in beneficiary schools by KST, a collaboration between Kagiso Trust and Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation that leverages the best practices of each organisation’s Whole School Development programmes in the Free State, is proving effective in helping to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Educators and learners in the Fezile Dabi district applauded KST for…
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. “We have been enamoured by the role many young professionals are playing on the frontlines of…
Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust (CRET) through a partnership with The Academy of Aviation is supporting 11 students undertaking SAQA-accredited curriculum around Tourism and Aviation careers at the academy. The students of The Academy of Aviation took a stance against Gender Based Violence by wearing black to spread awareness on this important topic. CRET and The Academy support the…
The Department of Basic Education South Africa recently acknowledged that the Fezile Dabi District in the northern Free State has a winning formula to achieving the excellent and consistent academic performance of 90% and above for four consecutive years (2016-2019). This has been contributed to by the collaboration between Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, KST, the Free State…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation partner entity, Black Umbrellas, has announced an innovative partnership with the Jobs Fund to further its business development programme. Recognising the demand for online training and support in an increasingly digital world, the R107.9 million project will see Black Umbrellas further its small business development programme in which 100% Black-owned SMEs may receive…
Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has been notified of a scam that has been circulating on social media and WhatsApp. The scam relates to apparent lockdown relief fund claims using various links as shown on the image. The Foundation is not associated with these scam websites and their creators. Please note the official website for Cyril Ramaphosa…
1 – 7 June 2020 marks Child Protection Week, an initiative aimed to raise awareness on the rights of children as articulated in the Children’s Act of 2005. Thari, a programme of Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation that is implemented by its partner entity, Adopt-a-School, aims to continue to raise awareness of the rights of children. Thari…
