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Chapters

As part of implementing its strategic goals, the Foundation has decided to proceed with establishing its Chapters in each province in South Africa, and abroad. The main role of the Chapters are to assist the Foundation’s leadership by performing the following tasks:

1. Find alumni and encourage them to register on the database

2. Organize and host localised events of alumni to, inter alia

  • Network, celebrate alumni achievements and exchange ideas to achieve the Foundation’s mission and objectives,
  • Achieve a set annual donations target by motivating alumni to donate regularly, plus to find, establish, maintain relations with local donors and facilitate their donations to the Foundation,
  • Amplify and reinforce messages from the leadership, ensure that alumni attend the Foundation events and that they also comply with policies and procedures,

3. Facilitate for the Foundation leadership to engage with local stakeholders, alumni and other VIP’s

4. Represent, in person, the alumni in the name of the Foundation during bereavements of alumni and their families

5. Specific and additional assignments allocated to certain Chapters

  • The Limpopo Chapter is assigned to:
    a) maintain relations with the Provincial Education Department (MEC, HOD and key officials), Premier, Education Portfolio Committee chair of the Legislature,
    b) carry out any in-person ad-hoc tasks relating to Pax (due to proximity)
  • The Gauteng Chapter is assigned to facilitate and maintain relations with the Basic Education department (Minister and Director General)
  • The Western Cape Chapter is assigned to facilitate and maintain relations with the Chair of Parliament’s Basic Education Portfolio Committee and the relevant NCOP Select Committee Chair
  • Our Overseas Chapters are assigned to facilitate and maintain relations with our Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Trade Desks to facilitate access to potential overseas donors and other key stakeholders.

Chapter Leadership

Each Chapter will be led by a volunteer team of resident alumni in the following roles:

  • 1 x Coordinator
  • 2 x members (one of whom will be the deputy Coordinator)
  • 1 x Secretariat/Support (part or full time) 

I volunteer as the Convenor for the nomination of the leadership for a Chapter (the Convenor role is temporary). Closing date is Friday, 7 August 2026.