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UBUNTU EDUCATION FUND

Also Known As: Ubuntu

32 Broadway
Ste 414
New York, NY 10004

www.ubuntufund.org

Mission and Programs

Mission

Founded in 1999, Ubuntu Education Fund is dedicated to providing vulnerable children and their families in Port Elizabeth, South Africa with an empowering environment and access to services and opportunities. A South African teacher, Banks Gwaxula, and an American university student, Jacob Lief, founded Ubuntu Education Fund to improve education and health for impoverished children in township communities. Today, our 75-person staff serves over 24,000 children and more than 15,000 adults and youth with life-saving HIV services and vital educational resources.

Programs

Ubuntu Education Fund has developed a comprehensive, people-centred response to address the unique needs of our community. Our integrated services are encompassed by four programmes: 1) HIV Prevention Outreach; 2) Clinical Services; 3) Care and Support; and 4) Empowerment. HIV Prevention Outreach ? Lifeskills education in 13 primary and eight high schools reaching 7,000 learners ? Community HIV prevention reaches 30,000 at-risk youth/adults annually. ? Men As Partners encourages men to fight HIV/AIDS and be supportive partners. ? Condom distribution of 1.2 million condoms per year ? La?ita Programme engages 39 grade 12 students in HIV/AIDS Peer Education. Clinical Services ? Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) at public clinics: risk reduction education, pre and post test counselling and support groups; TB Screening; CD4 monitoring ? Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) facilitation at local clinics ? Treatment readiness and adherence services in public VCT/ARV clinics ? HIV treatment literacy campaign to increase uptake of and adherence to ART ? Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) education Care and Support ? Comprehensive care services assist 350 families with accessing health services, psychosocial support, risk reduction counselling, partner notification and couples counselling, government income grants and nutritional support. ? Supporting Caring School Communities through: care-giver trainings, referrals, support groups, school kits, bursaries, and assistance government grants and documents for OVC ? Holiday camps provide 300 OVC with tutoring, emotional support, health services and safe spaces for recreation. ? Counselling and referral services guide over 3,000 children and 600 adults in crisis. ? Community gardens at six primary schools, two public clinic and several backyards provide daily lunches for 1,900 OVC and are managed by previously unemployed parents who generate income from sales of surplus produce. Empowerment ? Educational support in placing 104 students in university to date. Ubuntu facilitates scholarships, internships, university loan administration and job-placement opportunities for graduating high school students. ? Career guidance provides 3,000 township residents each year with career preparation. ? Mentorship matches over 45 township learners annually with local leaders. ? Tutoring for 100 at-risk youth each year in math, science, English and accounting ? Career weeks serve over 2,000 grade 11 and12 high school learners per year. ? 19 computer centres and seven libraries accessed by 15,000 children weekly

Who We Are

Ubuntu Education Fund is a South African NGO based in the townships of Port Elizabeth dedicated to providing vulnerable children and families with an empowering environment and access to services and opportunities.

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Goals and Results


Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending October 31, 2008

  1. In June 2006, Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu joined Ubuntu Education Fund?s board as the Patron of the organisation and addressed 600 people in New York City explaining that ?Ubuntu?s grassroots programmes are the type of strategy we must all invest in.?
  2. In 2006, Ubuntu became the first NGO in the Eastern Cape of South Africa to offer full health care benefits to all of our employees and their dependents.
  3. In October 2006, Ubuntu Education Fund launched its first-ever Capital Campaign to raise $4 million to build a state-of-the-art community education and health centre. Following an overwhelming response to The Ubuntu Centre, Ubuntu have since expanded the Centre to a $5.5 million project. We broke ground on the new complex in March 2008.

Objectives for Fiscal Year Beginning November 3, 2008

  1. Provide vulnerable children and families with an empowering environment and access to services and opportunities.

Financial Data

Revenues and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008

Revenue
Contributions $1,906,084
Government Grants $0
Program Services $0
Investments $12,165
Special Events $150,681
Sales $0
Other $0
Total Revenue $2,068,930
Expenses
Program Services $2,071,174
Administration $134,249
Other $224,797
Total Expenditures $2,430,220
Net Gain/Loss ($361,290)

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008

Note: The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

  July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008 Change
Assets      
Cash & Equivalent $122,215 $96,285 ($25,930)
Accounts Receivable $0 $0 $0
Pledges & Grants Receivable $1,157,318 $826,687 ($330,631)
Receivables/Other $0 $0 $0
Inventories for Sale or Use $0 $0 $0
Investments/Securities $0 $0 $0
Investments/Other $0 $0 $0
Fixed Assets $28,909 $24,668 ($4,241)
Other $16,374 $78,697 $62,323
Total Assets $1,324,816 $1,026,337 ($298,479)
Liabilities      
Accounts Payable $32,285 $10,307 ($21,978)
Grants Payable $0 $0 $0
Deferred Revenue $0 $0 $0
Loans and Notes $0 $0 $0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities $0 $0 $0
Other $11,632 $7,180 ($4,452)
Total Liabilities $43,917 $17,487 ($26,430)
Fund Balance $1,280,899 $1,008,850 ($272,049)

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