Ubuntu Education Fund
Serves more than 40,000 orphaned and vulnerable children through health and education programs in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Supports libraries, career and computer centers, and HIV intervention programs.The Ubuntu Education Fund provides impoverished, vulnerable children and families with an empowering environment and access to a wide variety of services and opportunities. The Fund is making a significant difference in the lives of tens of thousands of people.
Young Zethu Ngceza is just one of the people the Fund has helped. At the age of 11, Zethu was orphaned when her parents died of AIDS. She was left to care for two younger siblings; all three lived in a cardboard shack.
A Ubuntu counselor offered Zethu emotional and practical support; Zethu and her siblings now have decent housing, are attending school, and are protected and educated by after-school programs and holiday camps.
Inspired by Zethu’s story, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) recently invited Zethu and her case manager to speak at a CGI meeting in New York City. There, on stage with President Bill Clinton, Zethu pledged to start a support group for other young girls orphaned by HIV/AIDS. She is now hosting this group with ten of her peers.
Ubuntu’s 56-person staff serves over 40,000 children and adults with life-saving HIV/AIDS services and educational resources. The Ubuntu Model integrates four essential components:
- HIV prevention strategies: educational programs in 22 schools, community outreach to 5,000 people per month, and distribution of 1.2 million condoms per year.
- HIV testing and treatment.
- Youth empowerment through educational programs and career help.
- Case management, including counseling, social services, and nutritional support.
Contact Information
New York Office
Ubuntu Education Fund
32 Broadway
Suite 414
New York, NY 10004
U.S.A.
T: (646) 827-1190
F: (646) 485-0924
E: info@ubuntufund.org
www.ubuntufund.org
Zwide Township Headquarters
Ubuntu Education Fund
P.O. Box 14526
Sidwell 6061
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
T: +27 (0) 41 459-0627
F: +27 (0) 41 464-0359
Financial Information
Ubuntu Education Fund is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization. Click below to view our most recent independent audit and IRS Form 990.
Banner photo: Four boys enjoy Ubuntu’s after-school programs and holiday camps.
Photo right: Ubuntu provides life-saving HIV support services and essential educational resources for 40,000 orphaned and vulnerable chidren in the townships of Port Elizabeth.
Photo left: Ben Nyathi Junior Primary Students are empowered by their educational resources.
Here is what your donation can do:
- $10 feed a child for one week at summer camp.
- $100 provide food parcels for one family for a month.
- $1,000 fund 25,000 HIV/AIDS information cards.
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To donate to this member charity by check, please print our designation form and mail it with your check to
Aid for Africa
P.O. Box 8734
Topeka, KS 66608
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