The FW de Klerk Foundation’s partnerships with both these organisations form part of the Foundation’s Support for Charities Programme. In addition to the activities of the Foundation’s Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) and Centre for Unity in Diversity (CUD), the Foundation supports local organisations that care for children and young people with disabilities, and young people from disadvantaged communities. Thanks to the generosity of our partners, the Nedbank South African Charity Golf Day and the Maurice Hatter Foundation, the Foundation contributes towards various programmes which change lives for the better, on a daily basis. Autism Western Cape launched their ‘Road-Trip Programme’, which has enabled the organisation to expand their reach and deliver services and training to rural parts of the Western Cape. The Road Trip Programme currently impacts 250 families directly, and a further 700 children and their families indirectly. Iris House has continued to make much-needed improvements and repairs to their Hospice property – the only Children’s Hospice in South Africa. They currently offer their specialised services to 320 beneficiaries, as well as their families.
For more information on Autism Western Cape: www.autismwesterncape.org.za
For more information on Iris House Children’s Hospice: www.iris-house.org
In addition, the FW de Klerk Foundation’s Executive Director, Dr Theuns Eloff, will be participating in the Conference for the Future of South Africa, to be held on Mandela Day. This Conference is being hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, Save South Africa, and other civil society organisations.
Issued by the FW de Klerk Foundation
