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The Harry Crossley Foundation supports the South African Improved Learning Initiative (SAILI)  Huddle Learning Programme, an initiative designed to strengthen teaching quality, improve learner engagement, and enhance academic outcomes in under‑resourced schools. Huddle places teachers at the centre of improved learning. Through a year‑long professional development programme, educators receive structured training, personalised coaching, and access [read more]

The Harry Crossley Foundation supports the Numeric Teaching Internship, a programme that recruits pre‑service Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) students into a year‑long internship designed to strengthen both mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical practice. Interns participate in an intensive boot camp and monthly training sessions, with training taking place in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg. The [read more]

Thousands of South African students with the potential to succeed in Higher Education are held back each year, often by financial constraints alone. As pressure on public funding mechanisms continues to grow, a strong and strategic group of private bursary funders has never been more essential. Yet for many funders, navigating the Higher Education bursary [read more]

ORT SA CAPE brought the Early Childhood Development community together on 31 July 2026 for its Elevate & Connect Conference at Lagoon Beach Hotel, in Cape Town. The room was filled with principals, practitioners, educators, NGOs, and government partners – all gathered to learn, share, and strengthen the work happening in early learning. The day [read more]

After 19 very happy years at Crossley Place in Wynberg, the Foundations moved their office to the city. We are now happily working with the most amazing views of Table Mountain and enjoying being embedded in city life. Our office continues to have a warm and inviting atmosphere even though we are now decidedly more [read more]

On 18th July, the Harry Crossley Foundation team came together to honour Mandela Day with a spirit of giving back. This year, we prepared 24 Santa Shoeboxes, each thoughtfully packed with essentials and small gifts to support and encourage the young people who receive them. A Santa Shoebox is a gift box filled with practical [read more]

The Harry Crossley Foundation recently attended the Zenex Foundation’s From Evidence to Action Seminar, which explored how evaluation findings can be used to strengthen education programmes and inform future practice. The seminar featured presentations by Prof. Johann Mouton and Dr Lauren Wildschut from the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch [read more]

This year, the Red Cross Children’s Hospital celebrates 70 years of unwavering dedication to improving the lives of sick children. Linda Fredman was honoured to attend the hospital’s 70th anniversary celebration as the representative of The Harry Crossley Foundation. The Foundation has been a committed partner of the hospital for more than two decades, providing [read more]

Christel House South Africa offers scholarships to learners from underserved communities, giving them the quality schooling and opportunities they need to reach their full potential. As the need for high school placements has grown, Christel House has expanded its campus to include a new high school. The first two Grade 8 classes started in 2025, [read more]

This May, we were invited to celebrate Little Lions’ fifth birthday. The organisation is dedicated to improving the psychological wellbeing of vulnerable children, providing accessible mental health support in under-resourced communities through trained local role models. The Harry Crossley Foundation is proud to support the Little Lions Let’s Talk! Fellowship, which equips young people with [read more]