Introducing SOS Africa’s current charity education projects and programmes based in Mahikeng and Cape Town, South Africa. Our UK registered South Africa based charity was first established in January 2003 by a UK gap student and local schoolteacher who sponsored the education and care of a disadvantaged boy from a local township. 21 years on, SOS Africa has established 5 education centres empowering hundreds of children and young adults through holistic education and training programmes.
Today SOS Africa operates education centres in Mahikeng, Grabouw, Somerset West, Elgin and Gordon’s Bay, South Africa. Each education centre provides support to children with learning difficulties every morning and holistic education programmes for the charity’s sponsored children each afternoon. This comprehensive approach enables each SOS Africa Education Centre to support both the most economically challenged children and students who are likely to drop out of the education system due to undiagnosed learning difficulties.
Based on the campuses of South African government schools, each SOS Africa Education Centre adapts to the needs of the school to ensure that they receive the best possible support to help improve the standard of education they provide. SOS Africa aims to partner with additional struggling schools with potential every few years to expand the scope of our support across the country.
Education Centres in South Africa
SOS Africa Education Centre, Gordon’s Bay
Launched in March 2024 in partnership with 7 local schools to provide holistic education and care to disadvantaged children from across the Heldeberg Basin. The exciting new facility is the SOS Africa Charity’s new regional headquarters and flagship education centre providing a diverse timetable of extra-curricular activities and educational support.
SOS Africa Education Centre, Elgin
Established in January 2019 in partnership with St Michael’s Primary School Elgin, our Porta Romana Education Centre provides learning support for up to 55 children each morning and holistic education for 20 sponsored SOS Africa children every afternoon.
SOS Africa Learning Support Centre, Somerset West
Established in January 2017 in partnership with Somerset West Methodist School, our Learning Support Centre provides reading programmes for up to 100 children each year with learning difficulties each morning and tailors reading programmes for our Western Cape Education Centres.
SOS Africa Education Centre, Grabouw
Established in September 2013 in partnership with Grabouw High School, our Dudley Rotary Education Centre runs learning support classes each morning and holistic education programmes for 34 sponsored SOS Africa children every afternoon.
SOS Africa Education Centre, Mahikeng
Established in January 2003 in partnership with Mafikeng Schools, our Mahikeng Education Centre provides holistic education for 8 sponsored SOS Africa children every afternoon with 13 learners having already graduated.
