The Entrust Foundation

Happy Birthday, Pinda! 🎉🎂 On this special day, we celebrate not just another year of your life but the incredible impact you continue to make. Your passion for innovation, your dedication to human capital development, and your commitment to shaping the future of science and technology are truly inspiring. May this year bring you as much joy and fulfilment as you bring to those around you. May your vision continue to open doors, and may success follow you in every endeavour—whether in leadership, mentorship, or entrepreneurship. Wishing you a day filled with laughter, love, and the company of those who appreciate you as much as we do. The Entrust Team

We're back and ready for an incredible year ahead! At Entrust Foundation, we’re passionate about empowering the next generation with future-fit skills through innovative, action-based programs. Whether you're looking to partner with us, sponsor a child, or simply learn more about what we do, we’re here to help. 📍 Visit us: https://lnkd.in/dK35wyq Let’s make 2025 a year of impact and transformation!

✨ Step into 2025 with Purpose! 🌍 At The Entrust Foundation, we’re on a mission to break inter-generational cycles of poverty by creating opportunities for underprivileged youth. Through our incredible roll-out partners, we empower young minds with skills, education, and hope for a brighter future. 💡🌱 Together, we can transform lives and build stronger communities—one opportunity at a time. 💪💕 Join us in making a difference! Become a partner or sponsor today: https://lnkd.in/dK35wyq #TheEntrustFoundation #ChangeTheFuture #EndPoverty #EmpoweringYouth #HopeForTomorrow

A Christmas Reflection: Breaking Generational Cycles of Poverty As the warmth of Christmas afternoon envelopes us, we pause to reflect on the transformative power of hope and opportunity. For many, this season is a time of joy and togetherness, but for countless underprivileged communities, it serves as a stark reminder of the generational cycles of poverty that hinder dreams and limit potential. At The Entrust Foundation, we believe that poverty is not a destiny but a challenge to overcome. Each child given the chance to learn, each parent supported to thrive, and each family empowered to rebuild represents a step closer to breaking these cycles. Through education, mentorship, and unwavering support, we are nurturing seeds of change that will blossom for generations. This Christmas, we celebrate the resilience of those we serve and the generosity of those who partner with us. Together, we are rewriting stories of despair into legacies of opportunity and dignity. May this season inspire us all to continue this mission—lifting others, transforming communities, and gifting hope that shines beyond the holiday glow. Merry Christmas, The Entrust Foundation 🌟

We’ve Been Featured on SA Franchise Brands! 🎉 MiniChess is proud to be spotlighted on SA Franchise Brands as an award-winning education innovation program! Being recognised for our impactful work in childhood skill development is a testament to our mission of empowering young minds worldwide. 🌍 If you’re passionate about education and looking for a business opportunity, becoming a MiniChess franchisee might be for you! Join our global family and bring 21st-century learning skills to your community through our unique game-based program. Ready to learn more? https://lnkd.in/decEU64R #MiniChess #SAFranchiseBrands #EducationInnovation #BecomeAFranchisee #STEMSkills #EmpowerYoungMinds #GlobalEducation

🌍 𝓘𝓷𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓔𝓶𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝔁𝓽 𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷! 🌍 At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.𝐜𝐨.𝐳𝐚, we're breaking generational cycles by equipping young people with the skills they need to overcome challenges and succeed in a fast-changing world. Through our roll-out partners, MiniChess and MiniChess Franchise's 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞, we’re not only preparing children for a brighter future, but we’re also empowering in-community youth with valuable teaching opportunities and experience. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 – 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 🙌💼 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫. Join us in nurturing future leaders and entrepreneurs while making a lasting impact on community upliftment. 💻 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲: https://lnkd.in/dK35wyq #𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 #𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 #𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 #𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 #𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

🌟 **Smart Young Minds Making Big Moves in Bonega Schools!** 🌟 It’s all happening at Bonega Schools outside Mokopane, where bright young learners sharpen their decision-making, problem-solving, and forward-planning skills! ♟️✨ Through action-based 21st-century teaching and training, they’re unlocking creativity and gaining skills to shape their futures — all while having fun and staying engaged! 🎓💡 Want to support more young minds on their journey to greatness? Visit The Entrust Foundation at https://lnkd.in/dK35wyq to learn how to get involved and make a difference today! 🌍 #EmpowerYoungMinds #21stCenturyLearning #EntrustFoundation #BonegaSchools #InspireGreatness #FutureLeaders #SupportEducatio

🚀 **𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐳𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚!** 🚀 🌟 The Matzikama Youth Project, led by MiniChess franchisee Chantell Booyse, is making a huge impact in the Vredendal community with the support of The Entrust Foundation and local partners! Here’s a mid-year update on this incredible initiative: 🎓 **𝟏𝟏𝟎+ 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬** 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧: ✅ Enhancing Mathematics and Literacy skills ✅ Developing logical thinking and problem-solving abilities ✅ Boosting school-readiness for a tech-driven future 📊 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬: - 85% academic improvement across key learning areas - 100% pass rate among participating learners - Over 100 households benefiting directly from the programme, creating a positive ripple effect throughout the community 🌍 𝐁𝐲 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞. 💡 **𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬**: With the growing demand from more schools and grades, we need additional funding to expand the program and introduce exciting new tools like tablet-based learning and coding classes in 2025! 🙌 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 📢 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞! Let’s work together to make an even greater impact in Matzikama! #𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐳𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 #𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 #𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 #𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 #𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐀𝐥𝐥

✨ **𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐀 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!** ✨ We’re excited to announce that our dedicated 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬, Malusi Ernest Lekalakala and Lindiwe Lekalakala, along with our passionate trustee, Bongani Luthuli, represented The Entrust Foundation and MiniChess at the 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 (𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. A special shoutout to Bongani, who took the stage as a speaker! 🎤 𝐀 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐏𝐎𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬. At 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, we are unwavering in breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty, ensuring a brighter future for the youth. Engaging in these critical conversations helps us uphold the high standards of quality that international sponsors expect. 🌍 Join us in making a difference! Visit http://www.minichess.co.za and https://lnkd.in/da4MKiYP to learn more. #BreakingBarriers #EmpoweringYouth #CommunityImpact #ALLSConference2024 #MiniChess #TheEntrustFoundation

🌟 Join us at the Inclusive Education Conference on August 29th at Emperors Palace Convention Centre in Johannesburg! 🌟 We're thrilled to announce that Marisa van der Merwe, founder of MiniChess, will be speaking on the importance of action-based teaching. She'll showcase how MiniChess's innovative methodologies are breaking barriers, including physical and learning difficulties. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and be inspired by Marisa's expertise. 📅 Date: Thursday, August 29th 📍 Venue: Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Johannesburg RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/dPchuHdr Let's make education accessible to all! #InclusiveEducation #MiniChess #ActionBasedTeaching #BreakingBarriers