These prospective students will first have to apply to tertiary institutions of choice and once accepted, only then can they submit their applications to Agang Sechaba on info@agangsechaba.com  where each individual application will be thoroughly assessed before approval.

"It is Agang Sechaba's conviction that through education the cycle of poverty can be broken. The ripple effect can be felt beyond family boundaries, which is why we insist as a condition that Agang Sechaba bursars once they are employed, should educate at one other child from a different family," says Nomsa Ntshingila, a Trustee of the organisation.

Agang Sechaba has successfully managed to put 15 kids through the Edutech Master Learner (EML) Development Programme, (an educational program that assists kids from grade 10, 11, & 12 with study skills), is currently paying for 5 kids at tertiary (2 at UJ, 1 at Wits, 1 at UCT and another at College Campus). Some of the kids who are now at tertiary level, for whom Agang Sechaba is paying, came from EML educational programme.

About Agang Sechaba

Agang Sechaba is a women's initiative which was formed by professional women who are passionate about community development. It is aimed at improving the lives of the children and women in the South African Communities. Agang Sechaba is managed by the same women, who come from diverse professional backgrounds and are passionate about making things happen, rather than watch.

As a result of this passion and quest to give back, a trust was registered through which charitable deeds and empowerment of unemployed women and child headed households would be realised.

 

Agang Sechaba conducts its work in child-headed homes, orphanages and among unemployed women. Their services include sponsoring children's education, sponsoring soup kitchens, ensuring the children it sponsors are clothed, supporting/initiating sustainable Women Community Projects and also partners with other community organizations based on a synergy of strategy, technical and chemistry fit.

Some of Agang Sechaba's current projects include:

 

·         Kwa Thema (Soup Kitchen),

·         Kwa Thema Titimang Sechaba Project,

·         Xmas Project (Olivenhout, Tlhokomelo-Home Orlando, Kwa-Thema),

·         The Winter Project (Blankets),

·         The Educational Project (Issuing of bursaries to financially deserving individuals with good academic records),

·         Adopt a child/family Project and

·         Miriam Makeba Home for Girls.

 

Agang Sechaba can be found on www.agangsechaba.com , Twitter and Facebook

 

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For more information on the Agang Sechaba, Tertiary Bursaries or to interview an Agang Sechaba representative, please contact Grace Kadzere of Continuum Studios on (011) 784 4314, 073 317 6581 or grace@continuumstudios.co.za