A wonderful evening of enchantment in the ‘forests’ of Hansel and Gretel! The Playhouse Theatre Somerset West put on a fantastic performance of beautiful dancing and singing! The Anna Foundation children enjoyed it thoroughly. As part of our life skills and drama curriculum, the children are exposed to some theatrical performances and stage shows. Thanks to The Playhouse for the tickets and to Shoprite South Africa for the donation of snacks. ...
Iconic wine brands, Kanonkop Wine Estate, Fairview Wine and Cheese and Groot Constantia have joined 18 other farms in the Western Cape to offer the children of farm workers an extended academic, sports and life skills after schools programme in partnership with the Anna Foundation. The education and empowerment of children residing on these farms is a top priority of the owners and the ‘3R’s’ programme has been selected for its academic integrity, long-term impact and sustainability. The ‘3 R’s’ refer to Reading, Running...
Listen to a 567 Cape Talk interview with Anna Brom, founder of the Anna Foundation talking to Pippa Hudson, for the Lead SA feature. https://omny.fm/shows/afternoons-with-pippa-hudson/leadsa-anna-foundation ...
Curtley Hendricks, a teenager from Buffet Olives and part of the Anna Foundation since 2011 when he was in Grade 5, was selected to participate in an internship programme with BMT, a biking, marathon and triathlon store based in Stellenbosch. The Anna Foundation runs an education, sport and life-skills programme for children on rural farms in the Western Cape and Curtley’s passion for mountain biking and skill on a bike were spotted early on. “Sport is an intrinsic part of...
Learners of our new Anna Foundation afterschools at Kanonkop and Fairview attend the Raponsie play at the HB Thom Teater in Stellenbosch – a Stellenbosch University Drama Department production. Theatre visits augment the Anna Foundation’s life skills /drama programme. Thank you Stellies Drama for the discounted tickets and fantastic performance! @HB-THOM-Theatre-Stellenbosch ...
Thank you to all the runners at the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon who supported the Anna Foundation. #2OceansMarathon #OMTOM2018 ...
The Anna Foundation is proudly one of the four official beneficiaries of the Absa Cape Epic. The Anna Foundation farm projects enthusiastically attended the respective stages of the Cape Epic to cheer on the brave competitors who where conquering the MTB untamed route of 658km with 13530m of climbing over 8 days! We definitely had a few favourites – especially the teams who were riding for us and who raised sponsorship funding on www.givengain.com. We also had the...
To raise awareness of leopard conservation, two charity beneficiaries of the AbsaCape Epic are working together. The children from our Anna Foundation are being hosted by the The Cape Leopard Trust to explore wild areas by bike and on foot to seek spoor, tracks or signs of other wildlife. Yesterday a group of children from the Anna Foundation Buffet Olives after school programme enjoyed...
The Anna Foundation children were in cheering on the world’s best mountain bikers at theUCI MTB World Cup – Stellenbosch on 10 March 2018. What an epic event! The Anna Foundation children benefited from watching the riders and being stunned by their technical MTB skills at this world class event. Cycling is part of the Anna Foundation’s sports programme and developing an appreciation of the sport is important. Thank you to the organisers and well done...
Ariane Luthi hosted a technical training ride for Anna Foundation ahead of UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Stellenbosch. The Swiss superstar is a multiple winner of the most gruelling mountain bike stage races in the world, including the ABSA Cape Epic, the Cape Pioneer Trek and the Swiss Epic. The group of group of young riders from the Anna Foundation were impressed with her skills and experience. “The Anna Foundation offers life-long learning to build positive...