Author Archives: L1nd@2021

The Harry Crossley Foundation is proud to support Christel House, a school dedicated to serving children from underserved communities. Our focus is on the Grade RR project, which provides essential early education to 120 preschoolers from across Cape Town. The project aims to bridge the gap between the children’s home languages and English as they [read more]

The Foundation was thrilled to hear that Professor Pumla Gobodo Madikizela had been awarded the Templeton Prize. Linda Whitfield and Bernard Osrin attended the celebration held at the Homecoming Centre in District Six. The evening was a celebration of Professor Madikizela’s work as a clinical psychologist, author and academic. Her work on advancing knowledge in [read more]

On Thursday the 26th September, Linda Whitfield, Kristin Larsen and Thuli Mashabane from the Foundation, headed to Stellenbosch University to share a wonderful evening with our 2024 Post Graduate cohort. The event was hosted by Stellenbosch University at Die Stal and we were all treated to wonderful canapés and wine while we had a change [read more]

Our midyear visit and monitoring process took place at the Counselling Hub headquarters in Woodstock on the 17th of September 2024. The Counselling Hub offer counselling remotely or face-to-face at an affordable rate and aim to reach the most vulnerable in our society. Their presentation included the demographics of those that they support. It is [read more]

On September 14th, the Harry Crossley Foundation had the pleasure of witnessing the graduation of 16 students from the Infinity Culinary Training (ICT) program. ICT offers culinary training to unemployed youth with a strong enthusiasm for the culinary arts, equipping them with the skills and experience needed to thrive in the industry. The training program is [read more]

On the 10th of September, the Harry Crossley Foundation team headed out to the Ladles of Love Headquarters in Epping. The plan was to meet up with Danny Diliberto and to go out to the Honey-Bee Educare school in Denoon that we proudly sponsor meals for. The group arrived at the ECD Centre, which is [read more]

The Harry Crossley Foundation team drove out to Vrygrond on the 4th of September to meet with the acting principal of Capricorn Primary School, Ms. Tracey-Lee Bester. The school has been led by Ms. Bester since the retirement of Ms. Siddieka Hassen at the end of last year. Ms Hassen had led the school tirelessly [read more]

One of the smaller programs that Harry Crossley Foundation provides funding for is the Cochlear Implant Porgam at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. The Harry Crossley Foundation funds are used for the purchase of and maintenance of Cochlear devices (or upgrades) for patients who cannot afford to do so for themselves. In addition to [read more]

On August 29th, the Harry Crossley team attended the Women in Philanthropy South Africa (WiPSA) Networking Breakfast, a gathering of influential women leaders in philanthropy. The event brought together those spearheading social impact projects, NGOs, and philanthropic foundations, all united by a common goal: addressing South Africa’s pressing challenges. A highlight of the morning was [read more]

The HCF team attended the second IPASA Higher Education Funder Seminar, titled “Higher Education Funding in Crisis,” held at the Wits Business School. This event was jointly hosted by the Independent Philanthropy Association South Africa (IPASA) and The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI). The seminar focused on funding solutions for student access [read more]