Donating

The global giving platform is great to use if you or your friends pay tax in the the USA or UK as donations made by eligible donors in the USA can be claimed as tax deductible contributions and donations made by eligible donors in the United Kingdom can claim Gift Aid. 

Please follow this link to donate or share it with friends and family https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/teaching-africa-to-read/


Please follow this link to donate or share it with friends and family https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/teaching-africa-to-read/


Edu Fun is a recognized partner of GlobalGiving, the first and largest global crowdfunding community that connects nonprofits, donors, and companies in nearly every country around the world.  GlobalGiving is a registered nonprofit charity in the United States and England and Wales. Donations made by eligible donors in the United States can be claimed as tax deductible contributions on United States tax returns. Donations made by eligible donors in the United Kingdom can claim Gift Aid (an extra 25% added to eligible donations by the UK Government) when they donate in GB. To donate to Edu Fun online click here.

LOCAL DONATIONS  
If you would prefer to donate using our local South African bank account or would like a South African tax certificate, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - our banking details can also be found below. 


For donors who prefer not to donate online, or would like a South African tax certificate, our banking details are below:
 

Bank: FNB
Branch: Randburg  
Branch Code:  254005  
SWIFT code: FIRNZAJJ  
Account Name:  Edu Fun  
Account Number:  62242345438

When making a donation, please indicate a reference if you'd like your donation to be used toward a particular activity or programme. 
 

Donated funds are used to cover costs incurred to print lesson materials, purchase school supplies, provide health checks and pay for resulting medical expenses such as eyeglasses. Edu Fun also uses donated funds to pay for various social activities, such as our annual trip to the Joburg Zoo for grade 3 learners, an annual Holiday Party for both grades 2 and 3 and an annual Holiday Reading, Art and Sport programme for select students from grades 2 and 3. We also have a further education programme (FEP) which assists varsity students from Diepsloot with living and educational expenses while pursuing further education.

Edu Fun is an official South African NPO (registered number 069-772-NPO). We are also registered as a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO 930036948) and can issue tax deductible receipts. The Edu Fun annual financial statements are generously audited by Mastermind Business Support Services.
Your can view the audited financials for the previous financial year here. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any queries. or if you would like a history of accounts for a specific project.

Corporate sponsors can score maximum B-BBEE points when making a charitable donation to Edu Fun. Edu Fun is the ideal partner for companies wishing to invest to improve literacy and education for students in one of the neediest communities in South Africa.

We gratefully accept in-kind donations. Donations of the following gently used or new items are welcome:
Clothing, bedding and towels for DCS graduates attending University. Books for the school library (must be age appropriate, sorry no encyclopedias please.) Pencils, erasers/rubbers, glue scissors, stationery and computer equipment.


 

The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. supply over 200 sandwiches on any given week and we welcome others to supplement their efforts!  If you’d like to add your name to the list of sandwich volunteers, please contact Jenny on 082 322 0608 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..