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Ubuntu
Education Fund

“Ubuntu” is a Xhosa philosophy that implies human interconnectedness: “I am because you are”.

Formally established in 1999 in South Africa, Ubuntu Educational Fund had one all-encompassing, yet radical mission: to help raise Port Elizabeth’s orphaned and vulnerable children by giving them what all children deserve—dignity.


Having started by working in just one school providing educational materials, Ubuntu now operates its own 25,000 square-foot centre in the heart of Port Elizabeth’s township providing cradle to career care to township children. Believing that every child is unique, Ubuntu has its own individualised pathway to lead them to the worlds of higher education and employment, growing into healthy adults with stable incomes.


The centre encompasses the spirit of “Ubuntu” by not only providing education, but also concentrating on comprehensive household stability, health, and educational services to the local community of 400,000 people.

 

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Always focused towards identifying talent, The Rumi Foundation partners individuals and organisations in the UK and all across the globe who share our vision to nurture inspiring initiatives with the capacity to create a richer and hopefully better society for us all.

It is our mission is to see potential realised and we serve this goal, passionately, whenever the opportunity presents itself, by enabling access to our networks, our mentoring and our experience.

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