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The I Can Help Africa Foundation

is an experiment in the joy of giving

Our services enable inspired people to contribute in meaningful ways to the world around them. Together, we hope to “be the change we wish to see in the world”

About Us

We are a registered Section21 Company and have been in existence since 2002.

Our Registration Number is: 2011 / 010079 / 08
Our Tax Number is: 9609 / 331 /18 / 8

We at Help Africa recognize poverty, skills shortages, poor communication skills and the absence of training and development courses available to the learners who desperately need them, as hurdles and hindrances to success in South Africa and some parts of the rest of Africa.

Training in the areas of communication, entrepreneurship, self-awareness, self-management, business skills and management amongst other learning areas have proven to be beneficial to many learners.

It is not just the responsibility of our schools to equip the next generation with much needed skills; the time is now for all of us to take this subject more seriously therefore we have partnered with providers, corporate and government schools and the general public to aid us with this initiative.

With the right resources and help of the community, corporate and government; it is our aim to educate, train and develop as many students as we possibly can.

Fact: 11 million children live in poverty.

Child support grants

When poverty strikes a family, the youngest members become its immediate victims. Poverty denies children their right to education, healthcare, proper nutrition, safe water and sanitation. Poverty is inherited. Poor children are likely to pass poverty onto the next generation, perpetuating the poverty cycle.

In South Africa, the child support grant has been praised as one of the country’s major contributions to reducing child poverty. The monthly grant of R190 gives income support for children between the ages of birth and 14 whose parents or caregivers earn below the minimum wage of R1,200 a month.

UNICEF works with the Government to expand the reach of the child support grant so that many more children can be lifted out of poverty.

Take Note
* 7,2 million children benefit from the child support grant.
* Children between the age of 15 and 17 are not eligible for the child support grant, leaving them without a safety net.
* Two million children live in backyard shacks in townships, with poor sanitation, water and other basic services.
* 4,5 million children live in overcrowded homes, with risks for sexual abuse.

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