SAWABONA AFRICA E.V
Every child deserves a bright future.
Support Education. Deliver Hope.
Give a child a future they can build.
A small German charity funding education and skills through partner projects in Lesotho and South Africa. So children learn, and young people earn.
- Registered German non-profit (e.V.)
- Donations are tax-deductible
Running costs are covered by membership fees and admin donations.
100%
goes directly to projects
HAPPENING NOW
Five years of Sawabona Africa, on film.
Five years of classrooms, camps and children. In six minutes, see our work for yourself.
Our Projects
Five Partners, One Mission
From a child’s first classroom to a young person’s first job, our five partners cover the whole journey.
Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
School sponsorships and tutoring for children in under-resourced communities
Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
A youth-led afterschool academy: academic support, mentorship and life skills for Grades 1 to 12.
Five districts of Lesotho
A mental-health NGO building resilience in children, youth and families. Includes school sponsorship.
Cape Town, South Africa
Philanthropic Educational tours that fund more than 50 community projects in Cape Town.
Port Shepstone, South Africa
Strengthens early childhood centres in under-resourced communities.
Moments from the ground
The Faces Behind Every Donation
Classrooms, camps and first days, at our five partner projects.
Transparency & connection
We Know Exactly Where Every Donation Goes
We never fund blind. We know every partner personally, visit them, and report back on what your donation made possible.
We know exactly where each donation goes, no matter the size.
Every donation goes to a real project, and we can name it.
Seeing our projects first hand
When I visit our partner charities, all in under resourced communities of South Africa, I often see makeshift structures where children and teachers show up — eager to teach and learn.
Every child deserves a safe place to learn and flourish.
Every teacher deserves a dignified place to teach.
With your support, we make that possible.
— Zilla Stekhoven, Founder.
How you can help
Every Gift Goes to a Project You Can Name
Sponsor a child, fund a tutor, or give once. You choose the project, amount and frequency.
There are children on a waiting list right now. That is the only deadline we would ever give you.
€5
€20 a month
€35 a month
Your Choice
Support a project today.
Newsletter
Stay updated on our work.
Monthly updates on your donations, in English and German.