Category: Friend’s of the Foundation

Janet Channing, Neo Shabalala, Bea Croudace and Carol Coetzee are a powerful force of business acumen. These four dynamic women have been appointed as trustees to serve the Epworth Foundation. They are joined by Mr. Peter Keyworth, previous Epworth School Board Chairman. Janet Channing is a past Epworth girl (1981) and the Managing Director of MetGovis, a software company that provides property solutions predominately to the public sector. As a registered professional property valuer, Janet serves on the President’s...

If the world had just one GIFT for Africa, it would surely be good and sound education for her children. At Epworth School in KwaZulu-Natal, this has been our committed offering for over one hundred years, through world wars, depressions and pandemics. This 2020 Christmas, we wish to thank our friends and donors who have...

Epworthian, Malindi Xala (Class of 2001) and Joy Mills-Hackman pay it forward. “The potential for a community of women is a collective power of shared thinking.”   https://www.epworthfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Video5_fin.mp4

We follow the story of Noluthando Nzimande who is a remarkable young woman of worth. Through the Epworth Foundation and WLTP, Noluthando was privileged enough to receive an Epworth School education. We celebrate Noluthando and her inspiring journey. Watch Noluthando here        

Charmaine Schwenn said it best, “A little goes a long way, and with an organisation like Epworth, it truly does”. Our aim is to educate 30 girls over the next 5 years and all it takes is a small contribution towards the education of these young women of worth.   https://www.epworthfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Women-of-Worth-4.mp4

The Women of Worth Program is the primary project of the Epworth Foundation and is our philosophy both for benefaction and for sustainability. This program was created to offer deserving, previously disadvantaged girls an opportunity to attend Epworth School and to benefit from the quality education the school offers.   https://www.epworthfoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Vid2_Fin_v2_1.mp4

“The ability to read, write, and analyze; the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality; the qualifications and connections to get your foot in that door and take your seat at that table—all of that starts with education.” ~ Michelle Obama

The Epworth Foundation is privileged to have the guidance and support of numerous KZN ladies, who lean in generously with their ‘time, talent and treasure’ to support bursaries at Epworth. This video is dedicated to the late Charmaine Schwenn, renowned Durban attorney whose light and leadership of the Epworth Foundation Campaign Board will be forever...

The UK-based Rotary Club of Newcastle-under-Lyne hosted Epworth Foundation Director Ingrid Roberts whilst on a visit to Staffordshire in July 2018. Ingrid addressed the club on the goal of the Foundation to make it possible for more ‘young women of worth’ in South Africa to receive a life-changing education at Epworth when funds are pledged...

Who is Linda Hlongwa?I am Linda Hlongwa-Madlala, a member of the KZN Legislature since 2005. Why are you so passionate about education?Education brings enlightenment and enhances people’s vision for what they could become. It is a force that develops people from different socio economic backgrounds to becoming architects of their own destinies. Education has the...