The Ubuntu Education Fund has had a further R800 000 injected into it's multi-faceted programmes which support youth in the Zwide and surrounding area in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. These programmes help them to develop and achieve their ambitions - in the right way. Ubuntu Education Fund adopts an integrated system of educational, social and health interventions and recognises that a traditional development model does not have the capacity to address the complex challenges facing this … [Read more...] about Helping 1 240 learners achieve their ambitions
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Mark Bartels
In the midst of my wondering why so many people have tweeted and liked the MyPE article about Bill and Chelsea Clinton visiting the Ubuntu Education Centre in Zwide, Port Elizabeth yesterday I Stumbled Upon a retweet by a Mark Bartels. As part of my drive to add as many Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch twits to the various Twitterati lists maintained by MyPE I did the normal thing and had a look at Mark's profile, only to discover that the is the CEO of StumbleUpon - a web site that … [Read more...] about Mark Bartels
Bill and Chelsea Clinton visit Ubuntu
The Ubuntu Education Centre in Zwide, Port Elizabeth is an iconic building housing a project doing iconic work amongsth the dispossesed of the area. The Ubuntu Center is also a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment site that was visited by the man himself, Bill Clinton, this afternoon. Accompanying Clinton was his daughter, Chelsea and a couple of financial heavyweights including well known actors Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning. One doesn't realise just how much money the Ubuntu … [Read more...] about Bill and Chelsea Clinton visit Ubuntu
Former US President, Bill Clinton and Daughter Chelsea to visit Port Elizabeth
As part of the monitoring and mentoring of their Clinton Foundation the Former USA President and his daughter will be making a whistle stop visit to the Ubuntu Education Fund in Zwide, Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, 6 August 2013. This trip started on 31 July and will end on 8 August, during which time President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will be in Africa to visit Clinton Foundation projects in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Rwanda, and South Africa. This trip, and the … [Read more...] about Former US President, Bill Clinton and Daughter Chelsea to visit Port Elizabeth
Against All Odds – Ubuntu Education Fund in Port Elizabeth
In 1994 a 17 year old American scholar Jacob Lief arrived in South Africa to observe the first democratic elections. Jacob returned to Cape Town in 1997 only to find out that the job he had been offered was a scam. Disillusioned Jacob got on a train to Port Elizabeth, met Banks Gwaxula in a shebeen and was taken in by Banks to stay in his Zwide home. Working as a teacher Lief saw a great hunger in his pupils for knowledge. Gwaxula and Lief then came up with a plan to invest in local … [Read more...] about Against All Odds – Ubuntu Education Fund in Port Elizabeth
R500,000 Cheque to Support Local Nonprofit Organization
Ubuntu Education Fund, a non-profit organization based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, will receive a significant financial boost for its programs to bring vulnerable children and their families out of poverty. Greg Secker, Global Success Summit CEO, will present the organization with a cheque for R500,000. The funds were raised as part of the Johannesburg Success Summit, a two-day conference held on March 2-3, 2013. The Summit brought together prominent businessmen and motivational speakers … [Read more...] about R500,000 Cheque to Support Local Nonprofit Organization
Canadian Invasion – ‘We come in Peace bearing Gifts’
A group of 30 students from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University in Quebec, Canada are on a mission to raise $20 000.00 for the Ubuntu Fund here in Port Elizabeth. Founded in 1906, the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University has been hailed as a top international business school by the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, Le Figaro and America Economia. One of the students, Dave Fortin, writes: "When we arrive in South Africa, we are not only there to see the … [Read more...] about Canadian Invasion – ‘We come in Peace bearing Gifts’
Jacob Lief on the Proven Need for High-quality Early Childhood Education
Ubuntu Education Fund "Starting Off Right: Early Childhood Education," a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network, met yesterday morning, in a panel moderated by Jacob Lief, President and Founder of Ubuntu Education Fund. Panel members discussed the proven need for high-quality early childhood education as a way to give children all over the world a better chance of success. Ubuntu Education Fund is committed to this goal, and recently launched its own Early Childhood Development (ECD) … [Read more...] about Jacob Lief on the Proven Need for High-quality Early Childhood Education
R300 000 Support for Ubuntu Education Fund
Absa announced today that its partnership with the Ubuntu Education Fund will receive a further R300 000 injection in support of orphans and vulnerable children in the Zwide area of the Nelson Mandela Metro. The Ubuntu Education Fund adopts an integrated system of educational, social and health interventions in disadvantaged communities. Over the past 10 years, the Ubuntu Education Fund has developed programmes that focus on empowering vulnerable children by addressing the needs of an entire … [Read more...] about R300 000 Support for Ubuntu Education Fund
Laptop and Phone Thieves – You Have Become the Prey
With a background in security, I have watched how various companies over the years have attempted to secure valuable portable items such as laptops and phones. The nirvana in security for these items is enabling the 'ordinary man' to actively take an interest and safe action in the recovery of the stolen goods. Of course if this also makes the 'ordinary man' feel like James Bond 007 then you have a winner. For far too long now the police have only been interested in knowing if stolen laptops … [Read more...] about Laptop and Phone Thieves – You Have Become the Prey
