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07/10/2020
Jerusalema challenge
This Heritage day ACFS team heeds the call of the President to dance the Jerusalema challenge, dressed in our diverse cultural regalia. We …
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06/04/2020
SUMMARY OF ACFS COVID19 RESPONSE MARCH 2020
ACFS Community Education & Feeding Scheme (ACFS) is a registered Non Profit Organisation founded by the late Bishop Trevor Huddleston in 1945 in …
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02/04/2020
Celebrating our donors
You’re the gooey goodness We couldn’t survive without our donors. They’re the peanut butter between our slices of bread! So in September 2019, …
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02/04/2020
Message from our Chairman
Since its beginning 75 years ago, the ACFS has found relevance working with children in Soweto, Alexandra, Thembisa and Tsakane. It’s always understood …
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02/04/2020
A song and a smile
One of the biggest challenges we face is with child- and granny-headed households. These families are poor, hungry, and desperate. That’s why we …
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02/04/2020
Toys give us joy . . . and prepare us for life-long active learning!
Mandela Day 2019 was a landmark day for ACFS . . . because that’s when we kicked-off our toy library programme. Volunteers worked …
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02/04/2020
Doing it for our girls
The first two Teenage Girls Clubs have opened at Jabavu and Pimville and they’re exceeding our dreams! Each club has 25 girl members …
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31/03/2020
We like every swipe
Have you selected the ACFS as a beneficiary on your MySchool card yet? There can’t be an easier way to give without giving! …
Early Learning Education
31/03/2020
Jump aboard our ship, and let’s Grow Giants
The winds of change are blowing at the ACFS and they’re steering our ship in a new and exciting direction! The next five …
Food Gardening Nutrition
26/03/2020
Supporters visit Centres
Pictured above: ACFS supporters visit the communal food gardens at our Zolo Community Centre. On Thursday 27 February, we welcomed a group of …
Early Learning Education
16/03/2020
New computer lab opens
Our new computer lab at ACFS Community Centre in Meadowlands, Soweto was officially launched on 26 February 2020. The lab, which was developed …
Nutrition
31/01/2020
Bakery project grows
This week a team from Celebrate Life installed a second bakery oven at our ACFS Jabavu Community Centre in Soweto. This gives wings …
Education
21/01/2020
School bags donated
We are so grateful to City Property for donating 70 shiny new red school bags for our Computer Skills Development Students from Tsweleleng …
Skills Development
25/11/2019
New bakery programme takes off
Thanks to commercial bakery equipment that was donated to us earlier in the year, our Bread Making Programme is up and running. It …
Nutrition Uncategorized
01/10/2019
SA Chefs cook up a storm for our kids on Mandela Day
Huge thanks as always to the generous volunteers from the South African Chefs Association. Every year – and 2019 was no exception – …
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Early Learning
03/12/2018
Every child wants to play and learn
… even those born into poverty, hunger and hardship. That’s why we’re so grateful to all those kind people who celebrated Mandela Day …
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03/12/2018
Celebrate our children – and our wonderful world
Partner with the African Children’s Feeding Scheme and The Charity Calendar to improve the lives of underprivileged children. Proceeds from the sale of …
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