Direct answers before you fund.

The supplied organisational information says CIPC NPC registration is in progress and Department of Social Development NPO registration is planned. No registration number is currently published. Check the live compliance register and request original documents when they become available.

No. Section 18A approval is not currently in place, and PBO and Section 18A applications are described as planned. Do not assume that a contribution is tax deductible. Receipts will be offered only if and when SARS approval applies.

Recognition is not guaranteed. It depends on the applicable codes, qualifying beneficiaries, evidence and your verification agency. No B-BBEE level or SED scorecard outcome is currently claimed. Agree evidence requirements with us and your verifier before funding.

No audited financial statements have been supplied or published. Independently examined annual statements are a stated commitment. Funders requiring an audit track record should treat this as an eligibility gap at the current stage.

Mbuyiselo Ndlela is the named founder and leads set-up, partnerships and registrations. The commitment is a board of at least three directors, including independent members; appointments and fuller biographies are pending. See About and Governance.

Current planning estimates are R539 for shoes and socks, R1 034 for a uniform, shoes and socks, and R1 606 for a full kit. These include a 10% delivery and administration allowance. They are not supplier quotations; every proposal must use school specifications and written quotes. Use the planning calculator.

Starting scenarios are R1 034+ for founding supporters, R25 000 for a class partner, R100 000 for a school partner and R500 000+ for a multi-school partner. These are not rigid products. The final scope, milestones and budget are agreed with each funder. See partnership tiers.

For each completed delivery, the intended pack includes the school scope, quoted and actual expenditure, confirmed learner and item outputs, de-identified handover evidence, and a termly variance and learning report. Attendance and experience observations are included only where permission and data quality allow. There is no financial investment return.

No monetary SROI ratio is claimed. Current calculations estimate reach or cost per learner; they do not monetise social outcomes. A credible SROI needs valued outcomes, baselines, deadweight, attribution, duration and appropriate review. We will consider it only when the evidence base is adequate.

Before funding, agree the organisational account, budget, milestones, procurement and reporting controls in writing. During delivery, retain quotations and invoices; afterwards, reconcile actual expenditure and outputs. The organisational bank account is currently planned, so no personal-account contribution should be made. Independently examined statements are an annual commitment.

The intended beneficiaries are learners at partner rural schools whose families cannot afford uniforms or shoes. Schools help apply written need criteria and guardians are involved before inclusion. A school conversation does not guarantee funding or selection.

No. A complete package is a verified output. Attendance is influenced by many factors. Where a school permits aggregate comparisons, we will report observed patterns and context without claiming that the package alone caused a change.

Selection records are confidential, sizing and handovers should avoid public labelling, and reports use de-identified or aggregate information. Identifiable images require informed guardian consent and must never be a condition of support. Read the child protection policy and privacy policy.

Only by prior agreement with the school and foundation, within safeguarding, consent and supervision requirements. A funder’s staff engagement objective must not override a child’s privacy or a school’s operating needs.

A principal, SGB representative or supplier can use the contact enquiry. Include location, need or offer, dress-code/specification information where relevant, timing and authorised contact details. Do not send children’s personal records in an initial enquiry.

No. The website currently registers giving interest only; it does not process payments. Never pay into a personal account. See Donate for safe current options.

No. The form prepares a message in your browser. You review it and choose email or WhatsApp. Nothing is transmitted to or stored by this static website. Avoid including confidential documents or children’s personal information.