The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) is saddened by the loss of our colleague and friend Saamsudien Pather who passed away on Monday, 5 July 2021.
Shams, as he was affectionately known, was one of the founder members of the IAHET, which was launched in September 2005, and played a key role in the meticulous drafting of the organisation’s trust deed.
In keeping with his style of maintaining a low profile while being hands-on behind the scenes, Shams declined the opportunity, on several occasions, to be appointed a Trustee of the IAHET. He could, if he acceeded to many requests, also have taken the position of chair of the Trust.
“We are saddened by the loss of a valuable colleague like Shams, who in many ways was the moral beacon of our organisation’s governance structures. He was uncompromising and principled about good governance,” said IAHET chairperson Ebrahim Mohamed.
IAHET Turns 15
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) turned 15 years old in September but unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic we were unable to commemorate the milestone in the way we would have wished.
The pandemic also impacted on our regular fund-raising activities including the annual Golf Day, Fun Walk and theatre shows, all of which combine to provide a major source of our budget.
We were still able to commemorate our 15th anniversary on 29 November 2020 with a novel fund-raising event in which supporters of the Trust were able to participate in a fun outdoor activity of their choice while at the same time contributing towards our Early Childhood Development projects in marginalised communities.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Update
Thanks to the generous support from all over the country, the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust has been able to raise and distribute over R50 000 worth of food parcels and hot food to communities most affected by the lockdown that was necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The areas prioritized were Langa, Belhar and the west coast communities in Veldriff and St Helena Bay, areas where the IAHET runs Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
Many of the young children and their parents who would normally have been fed at the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres we support in the townships are struggling with daily nutrition during the lockdown period.
Please help to fund food parcels, sanitizing and educational kits for distribution by our long-standing and trusted partners in the ECD field.
For more information please click here…
SUSPENSION OF IAHET ECD ACTIVITIES
On Sunday 15 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declared the current coronavirus pandemic a National State of Disaster.
The President also announced a series of measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus and reduce its impact on our society and economy.
In giving heed to the President’s call to minimize the risk of spreading the virus by limiting contact among groups of people, we have decided to suspend our ECD programme.
In the light of this the IAHET, in conjunction with its Early Childhood Development partners, advises that all playgroups will close between 18 March and 14 April 2020 at the earliest.
The situation will be reviewed after 14 April and we are committed to following the government’s advice with regard to their coronavirus plan of action.
The ECD agencies, Grassroots Educare, the Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation of Community Work, have taken a number of internal precautionary measures of their own which includes limiting face-to-face meetings and utilizing online or communication by telephone where possible.
Owing to family and work responsibilities, Mrs Farzana Mahomed has resigned as chairperson of the IAHET’s Board of Trustees and member of the Board of Governors. She has pledged to remain a staunch supporter of the E.C.D. activities of the Trust.
Mrs Mahomed served as chairperson for three and a half years, having succeeded Mustaq Brey, the IAHET’s founding chairperson, in June 2016.
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed, who was Mrs Mahomed’s deputy, will serve as acting Chairperson until the Board of Trustees makes a permanent appointment to the position.
“We are indeed grateful for the selfless commitment Farzana displayed as Chairperson especially with regard to attracting and meeting sponsors, visiting our Early Childhood Development sites and interacting with our ECD service providers.”
“We wish her well with her future endeavors,” said Mr Mohamed.
Jumu’ah Tribute to Imam Haron
The heritage of South Africa’s Muslim community is one of a noble struggle against oppression and injustice.
Addressing the congregation of Islamia Masjid in Lansdowne during the weekly Friday sermon on 27 September, the 50th anniversary of the death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron, Shaykh Sa’dullah Khan paid tribute to the crucial and selfless role played by giants like Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar through Tuang Guru and Imam Haron.
“Our heritage is the spirit of ubuntu or ‘humanity to others’, about being compassionate; about deepening our understanding of our society while simultaneously empathizing with the challenges faced by those around us. It is about implementing the Golden Rule, of loving for others what we love for ourselves. It is about what the Qur’an refers to as. “justice and goodness.”
The Key Role of ECD in building a better future
South Africa needs a much greater investment in early childhood development if it is to overcome poverty and inequality in the most effective way,
Addressing a captive audience that attended the 12th annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture at the Solly and Zohra Noor Auditorium at the Islamia College campus on 25 September, Early Childhood Development expert Professor Eric Atmore underlined the importance of ECD in eradicating many of South Africa’s social ills.
Passing of Galiema Haron, 29 September 2019
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust expresses its sincere condolences to the Haron family on the passing of their beloved mother Galiema, widow of Imam Abdullah Haron, in the early hours of Sunday morning 29 September 2019.
May Allah grant Aunty Galiema jannatul Firdaws, Insha Allah.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Shamela, Muhammed, Fatiema and the extended family at this difficult time.
IAHET Ends Bursary Programme
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) has decided to terminate its highly successful bursary programme with immediate effect. Since the launch of the programme in 2006, the IAHET has allocated bursaries totalling just under R3million to 394 tertiary level students irrespective of race, gender or creed.
Former IAHET BoG member and Bursary recipient wins Unesco Fellowship
Shalena Naidoo, a Ph.D. Candidate based at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Sub-Saharan Regional Fellowship. Read more here…
Locally and internationally the value of good preschool education is recognised. In 2007 an expert panel of economists ranked ECD as the first of 40 potential solutions to development problems in Latin America (Budlender, 2015). It is for this reason that the ECD sector in South Africa use the economic argument supported by the World Bank and leading economists, to bolster the call for more direct investment in ECD.
Donate
The IAHET appeals to you to donate generously in support of our programmes.
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) is saddened by the loss of our colleague and friend Saamsudien Pather who passed away on Monday, 5 July 2021.
Shams, as he was affectionately known, was one of the founder members of the IAHET, which was launched in September 2005, and played a key role in the meticulous drafting of the organisation’s trust deed.
In keeping with his style of maintaining a low profile while being hands-on behind the scenes, Shams declined the opportunity, on several occasions, to be appointed a Trustee of the IAHET. He could, if he acceeded to many requests, also have taken the position of chair of the Trust.
“We are saddened by the loss of a valuable colleague like Shams, who in many ways was the moral beacon of our organisation’s governance structures. He was uncompromising and principled about good governance,” said IAHET chairperson Ebrahim Mohamed.
IAHET Turns 15
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) turned 15 years old in September but unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic we were unable to commemorate the milestone in the way we would have wished.
The pandemic also impacted on our regular fund-raising activities including the annual Golf Day, Fun Walk and theatre shows, all of which combine to provide a major source of our budget.
We were still able to commemorate our 15th anniversary on 29 November 2020 with a novel fund-raising event in which supporters of the Trust were able to participate in a fun outdoor activity of their choice while at the same time contributing towards our Early Childhood Development projects in marginalised communities.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Update
Thanks to the generous support from all over the country, the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust has been able to raise and distribute over R50 000 worth of food parcels and hot food to communities most affected by the lockdown that was necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The areas prioritized were Langa, Belhar and the west coast communities in Veldriff and St Helena Bay, areas where the IAHET runs Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
Many of the young children and their parents who would normally have been fed at the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres we support in the townships are struggling with daily nutrition during the lockdown period.
Please help to fund food parcels, sanitizing and educational kits for distribution by our long-standing and trusted partners in the ECD field.
For more information please click here…
SUSPENSION OF IAHET ECD ACTIVITIES
On Sunday 15 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declared the current coronavirus pandemic a National State of Disaster.
The President also announced a series of measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus and reduce its impact on our society and economy.
In giving heed to the President’s call to minimize the risk of spreading the virus by limiting contact among groups of people, we have decided to suspend our ECD programme.
In the light of this the IAHET, in conjunction with its Early Childhood Development partners, advises that all playgroups will close between 18 March and 14 April 2020 at the earliest.
The situation will be reviewed after 14 April and we are committed to following the government’s advice with regard to their coronavirus plan of action.
The ECD agencies, Grassroots Educare, the Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation of Community Work, have taken a number of internal precautionary measures of their own which includes limiting face-to-face meetings and utilizing online or communication by telephone where possible.
Owing to family and work responsibilities, Mrs Farzana Mahomed has resigned as chairperson of the IAHET’s Board of Trustees and member of the Board of Governors. She has pledged to remain a staunch supporter of the E.C.D. activities of the Trust.
Mrs Mahomed served as chairperson for three and a half years, having succeeded Mustaq Brey, the IAHET’s founding chairperson, in June 2016.
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed, who was Mrs Mahomed’s deputy, will serve as acting Chairperson until the Board of Trustees makes a permanent appointment to the position.
“We are indeed grateful for the selfless commitment Farzana displayed as Chairperson especially with regard to attracting and meeting sponsors, visiting our Early Childhood Development sites and interacting with our ECD service providers.”
“We wish her well with her future endeavors,” said Mr Mohamed.
Jumu’ah Tribute to Imam Haron
The heritage of South Africa’s Muslim community is one of a noble struggle against oppression and injustice.
Addressing the congregation of Islamia Masjid in Lansdowne during the weekly Friday sermon on 27 September, the 50th anniversary of the death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron, Shaykh Sa’dullah Khan paid tribute to the crucial and selfless role played by giants like Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar through Tuang Guru and Imam Haron.
“Our heritage is the spirit of ubuntu or ‘humanity to others’, about being compassionate; about deepening our understanding of our society while simultaneously empathizing with the challenges faced by those around us. It is about implementing the Golden Rule, of loving for others what we love for ourselves. It is about what the Qur’an refers to as. “justice and goodness.”
The Key Role of ECD in building a better future
South Africa needs a much greater investment in early childhood development if it is to overcome poverty and inequality in the most effective way,
Addressing a captive audience that attended the 12th annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture at the Solly and Zohra Noor Auditorium at the Islamia College campus on 25 September, Early Childhood Development expert Professor Eric Atmore underlined the importance of ECD in eradicating many of South Africa’s social ills.
Passing of Galiema Haron, 29 September 2019
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust expresses its sincere condolences to the Haron family on the passing of their beloved mother Galiema, widow of Imam Abdullah Haron, in the early hours of Sunday morning 29 September 2019.
May Allah grant Aunty Galiema jannatul Firdaws, Insha Allah.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Shamela, Muhammed, Fatiema and the extended family at this difficult time.
IAHET Ends Bursary Programme
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) has decided to terminate its highly successful bursary programme with immediate effect. Since the launch of the programme in 2006, the IAHET has allocated bursaries totalling just under R3million to 394 tertiary level students irrespective of race, gender or creed.
Former IAHET BoG member and Bursary recipient wins Unesco Fellowship
Shalena Naidoo, a Ph.D. Candidate based at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Sub-Saharan Regional Fellowship. Read more here…
Locally and internationally the value of good preschool education is recognised. In 2007 an expert panel of economists ranked ECD as the first of 40 potential solutions to development problems in Latin America (Budlender, 2015). It is for this reason that the ECD sector in South Africa use the economic argument supported by the World Bank and leading economists, to bolster the call for more direct investment in ECD.
Donate
The IAHET appeals to you to donate generously in support of our programmes.
IAHET Turns 15
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) turned 15 years old in September but unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic we were unable to commemorate the milestone in the way we would have wished.
The pandemic also impacted on our regular fund-raising activities including the annual Golf Day, Fun Walk and theatre shows, all of which combine to provide a major source of our budget.
We were still able to commemorate our 15th anniversary on 29 November 2020 with a novel fund-raising event in which supporters of the Trust were able to participate in a fun outdoor activity of their choice while at the same time contributing towards our Early Childhood Development projects in marginalised communities.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Update
Thanks to the generous support from all over the country, the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust has been able to raise and distribute over R50 000 worth of food parcels and hot food to communities most affected by the lockdown that was necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The areas prioritized were Langa, Belhar and the west coast communities in Veldriff and St Helena Bay, areas where the IAHET runs Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
Many of the young children and their parents who would normally have been fed at the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres we support in the townships are struggling with daily nutrition during the lockdown period.
Please help to fund food parcels, sanitizing and educational kits for distribution by our long-standing and trusted partners in the ECD field.
For more information please click here…
SUSPENSION OF IAHET ECD ACTIVITIES
On Sunday 15 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declared the current coronavirus pandemic a National State of Disaster.
The President also announced a series of measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus and reduce its impact on our society and economy.
In giving heed to the President’s call to minimize the risk of spreading the virus by limiting contact among groups of people, we have decided to suspend our ECD programme.
In the light of this the IAHET, in conjunction with its Early Childhood Development partners, advises that all playgroups will close between 18 March and 14 April 2020 at the earliest.
The situation will be reviewed after 14 April and we are committed to following the government’s advice with regard to their coronavirus plan of action.
The ECD agencies, Grassroots Educare, the Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation of Community Work, have taken a number of internal precautionary measures of their own which includes limiting face-to-face meetings and utilizing online or communication by telephone where possible.
Owing to family and work responsibilities, Mrs Farzana Mahomed has resigned as chairperson of the IAHET’s Board of Trustees and member of the Board of Governors. She has pledged to remain a staunch supporter of the E.C.D. activities of the Trust.
Mrs Mahomed served as chairperson for three and a half years, having succeeded Mustaq Brey, the IAHET’s founding chairperson, in June 2016.
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed, who was Mrs Mahomed’s deputy, will serve as acting Chairperson until the Board of Trustees makes a permanent appointment to the position.
“We are indeed grateful for the selfless commitment Farzana displayed as Chairperson especially with regard to attracting and meeting sponsors, visiting our Early Childhood Development sites and interacting with our ECD service providers.”
“We wish her well with her future endeavors,” said Mr Mohamed.
Jumu’ah Tribute to Imam Haron
The heritage of South Africa’s Muslim community is one of a noble struggle against oppression and injustice.
Addressing the congregation of Islamia Masjid in Lansdowne during the weekly Friday sermon on 27 September, the 50th anniversary of the death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron, Shaykh Sa’dullah Khan paid tribute to the crucial and selfless role played by giants like Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar through Tuang Guru and Imam Haron.
“Our heritage is the spirit of ubuntu or ‘humanity to others’, about being compassionate; about deepening our understanding of our society while simultaneously empathizing with the challenges faced by those around us. It is about implementing the Golden Rule, of loving for others what we love for ourselves. It is about what the Qur’an refers to as. “justice and goodness.”
The Key Role of ECD in building a better future
South Africa needs a much greater investment in early childhood development if it is to overcome poverty and inequality in the most effective way,
Addressing a captive audience that attended the 12th annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture at the Solly and Zohra Noor Auditorium at the Islamia College campus on 25 September, Early Childhood Development expert Professor Eric Atmore underlined the importance of ECD in eradicating many of South Africa’s social ills.
Passing of Galiema Haron, 29 September 2019
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust expresses its sincere condolences to the Haron family on the passing of their beloved mother Galiema, widow of Imam Abdullah Haron, in the early hours of Sunday morning 29 September 2019.
May Allah grant Aunty Galiema jannatul Firdaws, Insha Allah.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Shamela, Muhammed, Fatiema and the extended family at this difficult time.
IAHET Ends Bursary Programme
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) has decided to terminate its highly successful bursary programme with immediate effect. Since the launch of the programme in 2006, the IAHET has allocated bursaries totalling just under R3million to 394 tertiary level students irrespective of race, gender or creed.
Former IAHET BoG member and Bursary recipient wins Unesco Fellowship
Shalena Naidoo, a Ph.D. Candidate based at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Sub-Saharan Regional Fellowship. Read more here…
Locally and internationally the value of good preschool education is recognised. In 2007 an expert panel of economists ranked ECD as the first of 40 potential solutions to development problems in Latin America (Budlender, 2015). It is for this reason that the ECD sector in South Africa use the economic argument supported by the World Bank and leading economists, to bolster the call for more direct investment in ECD.
Donate
The IAHET appeals to you to donate generously in support of our programmes.
IAHET Turns 15
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) turned 15 years old in September but unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic we were unable to commemorate the milestone in the way we would have wished.
The pandemic also impacted on our regular fund-raising activities including the annual Golf Day, Fun Walk and theatre shows, all of which combine to provide a major source of our budget.
We were still able to commemorate our 15th anniversary on 29 November 2020 with a novel fund-raising event in which supporters of the Trust were able to participate in a fun outdoor activity of their choice while at the same time contributing towards our Early Childhood Development projects in marginalised communities.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Update
Thanks to the generous support from all over the country, the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust has been able to raise and distribute over R50 000 worth of food parcels and hot food to communities most affected by the lockdown that was necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The areas prioritized were Langa, Belhar and the west coast communities in Veldriff and St Helena Bay, areas where the IAHET runs Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
Many of the young children and their parents who would normally have been fed at the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres we support in the townships are struggling with daily nutrition during the lockdown period.
Please help to fund food parcels, sanitizing and educational kits for distribution by our long-standing and trusted partners in the ECD field.
For more information please click here…
SUSPENSION OF IAHET ECD ACTIVITIES
On Sunday 15 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declared the current coronavirus pandemic a National State of Disaster.
The President also announced a series of measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus and reduce its impact on our society and economy.
In giving heed to the President’s call to minimize the risk of spreading the virus by limiting contact among groups of people, we have decided to suspend our ECD programme.
In the light of this the IAHET, in conjunction with its Early Childhood Development partners, advises that all playgroups will close between 18 March and 14 April 2020 at the earliest.
The situation will be reviewed after 14 April and we are committed to following the government’s advice with regard to their coronavirus plan of action.
The ECD agencies, Grassroots Educare, the Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation of Community Work, have taken a number of internal precautionary measures of their own which includes limiting face-to-face meetings and utilizing online or communication by telephone where possible.
Owing to family and work responsibilities, Mrs Farzana Mahomed has resigned as chairperson of the IAHET’s Board of Trustees and member of the Board of Governors. She has pledged to remain a staunch supporter of the E.C.D. activities of the Trust.
Mrs Mahomed served as chairperson for three and a half years, having succeeded Mustaq Brey, the IAHET’s founding chairperson, in June 2016.
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed, who was Mrs Mahomed’s deputy, will serve as acting Chairperson until the Board of Trustees makes a permanent appointment to the position.
“We are indeed grateful for the selfless commitment Farzana displayed as Chairperson especially with regard to attracting and meeting sponsors, visiting our Early Childhood Development sites and interacting with our ECD service providers.”
“We wish her well with her future endeavors,” said Mr Mohamed.
Jumu’ah Tribute to Imam Haron
The heritage of South Africa’s Muslim community is one of a noble struggle against oppression and injustice.
Addressing the congregation of Islamia Masjid in Lansdowne during the weekly Friday sermon on 27 September, the 50th anniversary of the death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron, Shaykh Sa’dullah Khan paid tribute to the crucial and selfless role played by giants like Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar through Tuang Guru and Imam Haron.
“Our heritage is the spirit of ubuntu or ‘humanity to others’, about being compassionate; about deepening our understanding of our society while simultaneously empathizing with the challenges faced by those around us. It is about implementing the Golden Rule, of loving for others what we love for ourselves. It is about what the Qur’an refers to as. “justice and goodness.”
The Key Role of ECD in building a better future
South Africa needs a much greater investment in early childhood development if it is to overcome poverty and inequality in the most effective way,
Addressing a captive audience that attended the 12th annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture at the Solly and Zohra Noor Auditorium at the Islamia College campus on 25 September, Early Childhood Development expert Professor Eric Atmore underlined the importance of ECD in eradicating many of South Africa’s social ills.
Passing of Galiema Haron, 29 September 2019
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust expresses its sincere condolences to the Haron family on the passing of their beloved mother Galiema, widow of Imam Abdullah Haron, in the early hours of Sunday morning 29 September 2019.
May Allah grant Aunty Galiema jannatul Firdaws, Insha Allah.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Shamela, Muhammed, Fatiema and the extended family at this difficult time.
IAHET Ends Bursary Programme
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) has decided to terminate its highly successful bursary programme with immediate effect. Since the launch of the programme in 2006, the IAHET has allocated bursaries totalling just under R3million to 394 tertiary level students irrespective of race, gender or creed.
Former IAHET BoG member and Bursary recipient wins Unesco Fellowship
Shalena Naidoo, a Ph.D. Candidate based at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Sub-Saharan Regional Fellowship. Read more here…
Locally and internationally the value of good preschool education is recognised. In 2007 an expert panel of economists ranked ECD as the first of 40 potential solutions to development problems in Latin America (Budlender, 2015). It is for this reason that the ECD sector in South Africa use the economic argument supported by the World Bank and leading economists, to bolster the call for more direct investment in ECD.
Donate
The IAHET appeals to you to donate generously in support of our programmes.
IAHET Turns 15
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) turned 15 years old in September but unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic we were unable to commemorate the milestone in the way we would have wished.
The pandemic also impacted on our regular fund-raising activities including the annual Golf Day, Fun Walk and theatre shows, all of which combine to provide a major source of our budget.
We were still able to commemorate our 15th anniversary on 29 November 2020 with a novel fund-raising event in which supporters of the Trust were able to participate in a fun outdoor activity of their choice while at the same time contributing towards our Early Childhood Development projects in marginalised communities.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Assistance Update
Thanks to the generous support from all over the country, the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust has been able to raise and distribute over R50 000 worth of food parcels and hot food to communities most affected by the lockdown that was necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The areas prioritized were Langa, Belhar and the west coast communities in Veldriff and St Helena Bay, areas where the IAHET runs Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes.
For more information please click here
IAHET Covid-19 Emergency Appeal
Many of the young children and their parents who would normally have been fed at the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres we support in the townships are struggling with daily nutrition during the lockdown period.
Please help to fund food parcels, sanitizing and educational kits for distribution by our long-standing and trusted partners in the ECD field.
For more information please click here…
SUSPENSION OF IAHET ECD ACTIVITIES
On Sunday 15 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declared the current coronavirus pandemic a National State of Disaster.
The President also announced a series of measures to curb the spread of the deadly virus and reduce its impact on our society and economy.
In giving heed to the President’s call to minimize the risk of spreading the virus by limiting contact among groups of people, we have decided to suspend our ECD programme.
In the light of this the IAHET, in conjunction with its Early Childhood Development partners, advises that all playgroups will close between 18 March and 14 April 2020 at the earliest.
The situation will be reviewed after 14 April and we are committed to following the government’s advice with regard to their coronavirus plan of action.
The ECD agencies, Grassroots Educare, the Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Foundation of Community Work, have taken a number of internal precautionary measures of their own which includes limiting face-to-face meetings and utilizing online or communication by telephone where possible.
Owing to family and work responsibilities, Mrs Farzana Mahomed has resigned as chairperson of the IAHET’s Board of Trustees and member of the Board of Governors. She has pledged to remain a staunch supporter of the E.C.D. activities of the Trust.
Mrs Mahomed served as chairperson for three and a half years, having succeeded Mustaq Brey, the IAHET’s founding chairperson, in June 2016.
Mr Ebrahim Mohamed, who was Mrs Mahomed’s deputy, will serve as acting Chairperson until the Board of Trustees makes a permanent appointment to the position.
“We are indeed grateful for the selfless commitment Farzana displayed as Chairperson especially with regard to attracting and meeting sponsors, visiting our Early Childhood Development sites and interacting with our ECD service providers.”
“We wish her well with her future endeavors,” said Mr Mohamed.
Jumu’ah Tribute to Imam Haron
The heritage of South Africa’s Muslim community is one of a noble struggle against oppression and injustice.
Addressing the congregation of Islamia Masjid in Lansdowne during the weekly Friday sermon on 27 September, the 50th anniversary of the death in detention of Imam Abdullah Haron, Shaykh Sa’dullah Khan paid tribute to the crucial and selfless role played by giants like Shaykh Yusuf of Macassar through Tuang Guru and Imam Haron.
“Our heritage is the spirit of ubuntu or ‘humanity to others’, about being compassionate; about deepening our understanding of our society while simultaneously empathizing with the challenges faced by those around us. It is about implementing the Golden Rule, of loving for others what we love for ourselves. It is about what the Qur’an refers to as. “justice and goodness.”
The Key Role of ECD in building a better future
South Africa needs a much greater investment in early childhood development if it is to overcome poverty and inequality in the most effective way,
Addressing a captive audience that attended the 12th annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture at the Solly and Zohra Noor Auditorium at the Islamia College campus on 25 September, Early Childhood Development expert Professor Eric Atmore underlined the importance of ECD in eradicating many of South Africa’s social ills.
Passing of Galiema Haron, 29 September 2019
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust expresses its sincere condolences to the Haron family on the passing of their beloved mother Galiema, widow of Imam Abdullah Haron, in the early hours of Sunday morning 29 September 2019.
May Allah grant Aunty Galiema jannatul Firdaws, Insha Allah.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Shamela, Muhammed, Fatiema and the extended family at this difficult time.
IAHET Ends Bursary Programme
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) has decided to terminate its highly successful bursary programme with immediate effect. Since the launch of the programme in 2006, the IAHET has allocated bursaries totalling just under R3million to 394 tertiary level students irrespective of race, gender or creed.
Former IAHET BoG member and Bursary recipient wins Unesco Fellowship
Shalena Naidoo, a Ph.D. Candidate based at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Sub-Saharan Regional Fellowship. Read more here…
Locally and internationally the value of good preschool education is recognised. In 2007 an expert panel of economists ranked ECD as the first of 40 potential solutions to development problems in Latin America (Budlender, 2015). It is for this reason that the ECD sector in South Africa use the economic argument supported by the World Bank and leading economists, to bolster the call for more direct investment in ECD.
Donate
The IAHET appeals to you to donate generously in support of our programmes.
The Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET) is a public benefit organisation founded on the values of the late Imam Haron.
We provide financial support for early childhood development programmes, mathematics and science tuition, and a bursary programme for tertiary education. The organisation provides funding to marginalised learners, irrespective of race or religion.
Nearly 50 years after his death in police detention, the memory of the late Imam Abdullah Haron, lives on through the formation of the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET).
The principal aim of the Trust is to provide funding across the entire spectrum of education.
IAHET was established to provide infrastructure for pre-primary educational institutions, through to grants for post-graduate study.
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About Imam Haron
Imam Haron became the Imam of the Al Jaami’ah Mosque in Stegman Road, Claremont in 1955 at the age of 31. He showed unwavering opposition to the Apartheid regime. His committed activism resulted in him being detained by the police on 28 May 1969. He died in police detention 123 days later, on 27 September at the age of 45.
The values that the Imam stood for – that of sharing, building community, selflessness, social justice – have a unique opportunity to come to the fore in the present times.
Pravin Gordhan, 29 October 2008
Events
12th Annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture
Renowned Early Childhood Development specialist Professor Eric Atmore will deliver the 12th annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture at the Islamia Auditorium, Islamia College, Imam Haron Rd, Lansdowne at 19h15 on Wednesday, 25 September 2019.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The AGM will be held later this year