ABOUT US

Beyond Education is a Non-Profit Organisation committed to uplifting the oppressed and empowering the poor through self-sustainable projects.

The idea behind Beyond Education was born out of the obvious need in our local impoverished communities. In 2008 a group of like-minded businessmen came together with an idea to address this ever-growing need and, together began to partner with other people and organisations who also had a vision to see our community changed.

All our projects are proudly sponsored by:

Beyond Education has a number of initiatives and various extra mural activities at under-privileged schools in the area. The Recycle Swop Shop runs every week at two schools; Inkwenkwezi Secondary School, Du noon and Wesbank No. 1 Primary School, Wesbank. We have two extra mural actives; Build a Bot (a Lego robotics program), Music in Me as well as various motivational and informative talks for school learners. The Build a Bot program also recently extended to provide a week long holiday workshop. This holiday program ran very successfully and it has shown us that it has huge potential to becoming one of the key programs within Beyond Education.

Venture 4th is an Entrepreneurial program aimed at 19-25 year olds who live in Cape Town and have an entrepreneurial spirit, or vision to create their own businesses. The program runs for 9 weeks and as well as hands-on coaching and mentoring by our team of experienced business people.

Mission statement

Our Vision and Mission is to build relationships and partnerships within our community, we aim to uplift the oppressed and empower the poor through self-sustainable projects. Walking with integrity, accountability, focus, imparting vision and realizing dreams are key pillars supporting all areas Beyond Education are involved in.

Board Members

Riaan van der Westhuizen
Graeme Powell
Richard Lindes
Malcolm Herbert
Colin Yeoman
Bryan Bell
Maria van der Westhuizen