Tough times fail to stifle IAHET growth

“Rewarding and fulfilling”, is how Farzana Mahomed described her first year as chairperson of the Imam Abdullah Haron Education Trust (IAHET).  “The organization continues to grow and we, with the considerable help of our donors and supporters, have been able to make a positive impact on the lives of those living on the margins of society.”

The IAHET has during its 11 years of existence managed to raise and spend over R4.5 million on various projects in Early Childhood Development, Maths and Science Tuition for matric learners, and its bursary programme for tertiary level students.

The growth of the Trust’s activities has continued despite the continuing tough economic times. The IAHET’s impressive record of delivery in the field of Early Childhood Development (ECD), its core activity, has been crucial in attracting more funding and partners.

The SA National Zakah Fund (Sanzaf) is the latest in a growing number of organisations to partner with the IAHET in the field of ECD with a few more indicating an interest to become involved.

During the course of the year proposals were presented to a few companies who have expressed an interest in funding ECD programmes in Hout Bay, as well as to the west coast areas of St Helena Bay and Veldriff as part of their Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programmes.

The Maths and Science tuition programme continues to yield encouraging returns at all three participating schools – Spine Rd, Steenberg and Joe Slovo High Schools.

The bursary programme had, by the end of the 2017 programme, allocated over R2.3-million to 348 students.

Click here for 2016-17 Annual Report