We are always thrilled to hear from our Fellows and this just in from Robbie Ordelheide. Robbie was part of the 2017 cohort of HCF Fellows at UCT – we were thrilled with Robbie’s results and we are very happy to hear of the contribution he is making down under in rebuilding Christchurch in New Zealand. “I was awarded…
Congratulations Linda Luvuno – PhD Stellenbosch University
We were thrilled to receive confirmation from SU that one of our Green Matters/ Harry Crossley Foundation Fellows has completed her PhD. Read about it here https://bit.ly/2U5CEJz Well done Linda Luvuno – we are extremely proud of you.
Visit to Infinity Culinary Training
We were invited to the hand over of uniforms for the first cohort of trainees for 2019 at the Infinity Culinary Training Centre in Cape Town. It was a morning of much excitement as the uniforms were handed over to the trainees. This is a program that is very inspiring as the young men and…
The Harry Crossley Foundation mourns the loss of Emeritus Professor David Beatty
Emeritus Professor David Beatty passed away suddenly on the afternoon of Tuesday 14 August – a tragic loss for The Harry Crossley Foundation, The Children’s Hospital Trust, The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, and for so many others. He was a retired Emeritus Professor of the Department of Paediatrics and Clinic Child Health, University…
First Year Student Workshops 2018
The Doris Crossley Foundation provides funding for undergraduate students mainly at UCT and SU. Each year a new cohort enters the university arena and each year the same set of issues come up. In an anonymous questionnaire students claimed to feel alienated, overwhelmed, pressed for time, insecure, ignorant, lonely and tired. Obviously it is not…
Cochlear Implant Program at Tygerberg
We were very happy to have attended the annual “ meet and greet” of recipients of funding from The Harry Crossley Foundation at the Cochlear Implant Unit at Tygerberg Hospital at the end of 2018 Each year a number of patients receive this life changing treatment as a result of the generosity of The Harry…
Infinity Culinary Training
The Harry Crossley Foundation is proud to provide funding for the Infinity Culinary Training School. This is a non- profit and public benefit organization which serves as a chef school and trains disadvantaged young South African men and women in urgent need of employment. Students are provided with the basic cooking skills, professional tools, and…
NeoNatal High Care Unit Upgrade
The Harry Crossley Foundation is proud to have supported the upgrade of the Intensive Care Unit at the RCCH and in particular the Neo Natal High Care Unit. This unit provides a space for ill babies in the first four weeks of their lives. The unit is filled with state of the art equipment and…