THE REATILE FOUNDATION TRUST
THE VISION OF THE REATILE FOUNDATION TRUST
It is the distinguished vision of The Reatile Foundation Trust to ameliorate disparities by enhancing the living standards of underprivileged communities in South Africa.
Concurrently, the Reatile Group is committed to fostering sustainable business practices within Southern Africa, ensuring that its expansion not only yields benefits for shareholders but also extends to its employees, the broader industry, and the communities in which it operates.
The Reatile Foundation is integral to the Group's core purpose, upholding a profound commitment to facilitating the growth and development of both its staff and the wider community. This commitment serves as the fundamental principle guiding the Group's endeavors, motivating its actions, and driving its success.
Notable accomplishments include the creation of numerous employment opportunities by the Reatile Group and the provision of substantial assistance to disadvantaged communities and areas of need throughout South Africa, achieved through sustained diligence and prosperity.
The Reatile Foundation Trust actively supports various developmental and social upliftment initiatives, encompassing a tertiary education scholarship program, community betterment projects, and direct aid to other Non-Profit Organizations, thereby significantly contributing to the improvement of disadvantaged communities.
Bursaries
R8,6 million
124 University Students
Scholarships
R7,1 million
225 Scholars
CSI Projects
R23 million
132 Projects, 96 NGO's
“Since its incorporation in 2013 The Reatile Foundation Trust has donated in excess of R42,2 million to communities and historically disadvantaged individuals across South Africa and has impacted the lives more than 45,000 individuals.”
BURSARIES
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
Since its incorporation in 2013 The Reatile Foundation Trust has awarded bursaries to 124 historically disadvantaged students at the University of Johannesburg in the following disciplines:
Engineering
Accounting
Environmental Studies
SCHOLARSHIPS
RUTA SECHABA FOUNDATION
Since 2019 The Reatile Foundation Trust has sponsored a total of 167 learners, to-date in partnership with the Ruta Sechaba Foundation at various Curro Schools.
SCHOLARSHIPS
STUDENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME (SSP)
The Reatile Foundation Trust in partnership with SSP from 2014 to 2020, providededucation opportunities to talented South African learners from low-income homes.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
The Reatile Foundation Trust provides assistance and financial relief to communities by contributing towards established non-profit organisations within the communities who are under financial constraints.
The Reatile Foundation has been in partnership with the following organizations extending financial support for health-related procedures.
Vision for Change - Eye tests, spectacles, stationery and hygiene packs.
Hearing loss foundation –Cochlear implants
Smile Foundation – Reconstructive surgeries for children
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 28 FEB 2023:
CONQUEST FOR LIFE
223 beneficiaries
Conquest for Life is a Youth run and managed Community Based Social Enterprise started in October 1995 in the township of Westbury.
The Reatile Foundation Trust funded and attended to much needed repairs and maintenance work and revamped the entire centre that included a new roof.
YENZANI CHILDREN’S HOME
16 beneficiaries
Established in 2002 in the Midrand area, the home cares for youngsters between the ages of 4 years and 18 years that have suffered violence and various forms of abuse.
EPWORTH CHILDREN’S VILLAGE
69 beneficiaries
Reatile Foundation Trust gave the 102-year-old Epworth Children’s Home in Lambton a facelift. The home underwent major repairs and maintenance earlier this year, sponsored by The Reatile Foundation Trust.
The maintenance and repairs included roofing, painting, flooring, ceilings, and a kitchen makeover.
LIFE 4 U FOUNDATION
Over 500 beneficiaries
The centre was established in 2013 and is located in Tembisa, Gauteng.
Reatile Foundation Trust assisted with waterproofing, damp-proofing, painting, roof work, cover in the feeding area, shelter outside of the centre and the installation of a gas geyser with a cage.
LOVE OF GOD DISABILITY FOUNDATION
30 beneficiaries
Establish in 2015 in Ivory Park, Gauteng for the upliftment of the disabled and unemployed youth in the community running various skills development projects and a feeding scheme for the community.
Reatile Foundation Trust sponsored the upgrade of ablution facilities and additional toilets to make it disabled-friendly, provided and converted a container to be used for sewing classes, kitchen revamp, building a concrete slab in the courtyard, building ramps with handrails and did some plumbing and electrical work and donated wheelchairs.
THE SMILE FOUNDATION
8 beneficiaries
Reatile Foundation Trust has a long-standing partnership with The Smile Foundation, and in 2023 donated toward reconstructive surgery on 8 children during Smile Week that took place at the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley.
GERALD FITZPATRICK HOUSE AND NURSING HOME
80 beneficiaries
Established in 1929, this Home that is located in in Bertrams in Johannesburg accommodates up to 85 pensioners including frail care and old age pensioners.
Reatile Foundation Trust sponsored repairs and maintenance including roof and ceiling repairs, painting, flooring, plumbing and gutters.
TLC CHILDREN’S HOME
25 beneficiaries
Located in Walkerville, Johannesburg South and established in 2007, the home cares for babies and toddlers who will get adopted before they reach 3 years of age. Reatile Foundation Trust built a structure to hold 2 water tanks and also installed blinds in several rooms.
THE FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS IN SOUTH AFRICA
1 beneficiary
Reatile Foundation Trust annually donates to the foundation to directly fund cochlear implants for children.
VISION 4 CHANGE
1,628 beneficiaries
Every year Reatile Foundation Trust partners with Vision 4 Change to pay for eye tests, spectacles, and stationery bags at public schools in need. In 2023, two schools benefitted, namely:
Thusang Primary School where 770 children were tested, in Leeudoringstad in the North West Province.
Kumalo Primary School in Katlehong where 858 children were tested.
HOME OF MOTHER AND CHILD
33 beneficiaries
Reatile Foundation Trust sponsored the home that was established in 1997 located in Ennerdale, Johannesburg South with much needed repairs and maintenance that included waterproofing, gutter repairs, tiling, carpentry, ceiling repairs and electrical rewiring, plumbing and curtains. The Trust also supplied and installed a jungle gym for the children.
The home provides a place of safety for children who are orphaned, abused or neglected
UITKOMS HOME FOR GIRLS
22 beneficiaries
Reatile Foundation Trust sponsored repairs and maintenance work that included plumbing, tiling, painting and waterproofing
The home started up in 1944 as a shelter for pregnant and homeless young ladies, and in 1999 registered as a place of safety for young girls who are destitute, orphaned, abused and neglected.
MARIE’S HOME FOR ABANDONED KIDS
22 beneficiaries
Located in Mayfair West, Johannesburg and established in 1979, the home houses orphaned, abused or neglected children brought to them by the Department of Social Development.
Reatile Foundation Trust sponsored minor maintenance work at the home this year, with major renovations having been done in the previous year by Reatile Foundation Trust.
PREVIOUS YEARS:
HOME OF MOTHER AND CHILD
Based in Ennerdale, the ‘Home of Mother and Child’ organisation helps children who have been abused or abandoned. They also assist mothers who are unable to provide for their children on their own. This home plays an important role in helping to raise these children and sending them to school. To create a safe environment for the children, The Reatile Foundation Trust assisted with renovations to homes and a playground for children.
LESEDI DAY CARE CENTRE
This Centre provides day care for the children of farm workers as well as children from nearby communities. The Reatile Foundation Trust provided containers to be used as classrooms by the children.
THE LOVE ONES OF GOD
‘The Love Ones of God’ works alongside the South African Police Services, welfare, and hospitals for help with cases that they come in contact with that require accommodation and further assistance. This includes pensioners, people with disabilities, low-income families with children, and the unemployed. The Reatile Foundation Trust upgraded two bathrooms for this NPO.
HLAKANANG DROP IN CENTRE
The centre runs an after school feeding scheme for children in the community. In most cases, this is the only meal that they receive for the entire day as most of the kids are from child-headed households, orphans and some who are living with the grandparents. The Reatile Foundation Trust supplied and installed two containers for the Centre that have been converted into a classroom and a kitchen.
VISION FOR CHANGE
The Reatile Foundation Trust collaborated with Vision for Change, a Non-Profit Organisation that provides eye tests and glasses to historically disadvantaged children. The Trust nominated the Zenzeleni Primary School in Alexandra Township where 1010 children received eye tests and 72 children were found to have eye problems and were provided with prescription glasses.
SMILE FOUNDATION
The Reatile Foundation Trust collaborated with the Smile Foundation, which provides reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities. The Trust also donated a cot to Rhima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Auckland Park.
SPONSORS
The Reatile Foundation Trust is funded through donations received from its wholly owned subsidiaries and its joint ventures being:
For further information please contact the Trust on:
T: +27 (0) 10 593 2415
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