Author Archives: L1nd@2021

We love to hear from our Alumni and were delighted to hear from Ananja van Der Westhuizen and share the wonderful story of her journey into medicine. The DCF team are proud of you and all your achievements.    “Mary Oliver’s famous poem “The Summer Day” has a verse that I love to re-read often: [read more]

We recently recieved some lovely flowers at the Foundation from Lorraine and Malaika Kalassa and we thought it was a great opportunity to catch up with these two sisters who were DCF and HCF bursary recipients. Lorraine: “I am currently working at Tarna Klitzner Landscape Architects as a Landscape Architectural student in training on a [read more]

At the end of 2023, the Trustees made the strategic move to expand our animal welfare branch of our mandated funding. The Foundation’s funding is largely centred around education and research so what better way to increase impact and reach within animal welfare by supporting Veterinarians and Veterinarian Nurses of the future. As of 2024 [read more]

The Doris Crossley Foundation is dedicated to supporting financially needy students through the disbursement of undergraduate bursaries. In 2023, the foundation proudly supported 43 students across various institutions, including the University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University, University of the Western Cape, UNISA, TSIBA, School of Explorative Architecture, and LAMTA. The 2023 cohort pursued studies in [read more]

The Children’s Hospital Trust in Cape Town have been working hard to raise funds to move the Orthopaedic Unit from the Maitland Cottage Hospital in Newlands onto the main Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital site. On the 17th April 2024, the Harry Crossley Foundation team attended the exciting ground breaking for this new facility [read more]

On the evening of the 17th April, the Harry Crossley Foundation Trustees, Linda Whitfield and Bernard Osrin, along with Kristin Larsen and Thuli Mashabane, were invited to join Ikamva Labantu for the screening of their documentary Brave Hearts. The movie follows the lives of multiple women living in the townships and the heroic work they [read more]

The Harry and Doris Crossley Foundation recently participated in the IPASA Higher Education Funder Seminar, which brought together philanthropic foundations supporting higher education. The seminar aimed to address the current crisis in higher education, particularly focusing on funding challenges and issues affecting the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Given the significant number of students [read more]

A new year, a new adventure with our Doris Crossley Foundation undergraduate cohort. On the morning of the 13th April, Linda Whitfield, Thuli Mashabane and Kristin Larsen, set off to meet with 30 of our undergraduate students from UCT, Stellenbosch University, SEA, LAMTA and our teaching programmes. We all met at the Cool Runnings Toboggan [read more]

In February, the Harry Crossley Foundation attended the Investec Philanthropy Breakfast in partnership with the Independent Philanthropy Association South Africa (IPASA). This event was an excellent opportunity to network with philanthropic organizations that focus on educational development. Investec gave a presentation on Strategic Philanthropy, providing valuable insights into the intricate foreign, domestic, and economic factors [read more]

Our team at the Harry Crossley Foundation, Linda Whitfield, Kristin Larsen and Thuli Mashabane, recently had the privilege of visiting Capricorn Primary School in Vrygrond, situated in the Western Cape. This school is on a dedicated mission to enhance literacy and numeracy skills among young learners in the Vrygrond community, ensuring they have access to [read more]