AGRU Academy Cape Town
How we contributeAGRU Academy in Cape Town changes the fate of 100 children through education
United Nations
Sustainable Development Goal #4:
Ensure inclusive, equal and high-quality education
and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
The current situation on site
As of October 2024, 97 students are being taught at the AGRU Academy, including 24 school beginners and 26 at high school level. A total of nine teachers are currently employed on a voluntary basis.



The children are also busy practicing with their music and art teacher Cindy for the end-of-year concert in front of parents and guests.



What is needed?
At the moment, the main items missing are blackboards and writing materials. Desks and chairs are also needed.
Urgent modernisation measures are also required (e.g. replacement of toilet seats).
To enable the children to attend school at all, school bus tickets and food are financed. Donations are also urgently needed for this.
Good to know:
1. Die Kinder werden nach einem international anerkannten Lehrplan, dem Cambridge Assessment, unterrichtet.
2. Unser Partner Kinderhilfswerk Eine Welt e. V. (KHW) ist mit einem Spenden-Siegel ausgezeichnet und berechtigt, Spendenquittungen auszustellen.
3. Auf der Website des KHW ist das Spenden ganz einfach –
sowohl einmalig als auch wiederkehrend und unter Verwendung diverser Zahlungsarten.

Why we support the AGRU Academy
In theory, refugee children in South Africa have a right to education. In practice, however, these children must overcome countless hurdles to actually claim this right. School fees or the demand for ID documents close the doors to schools for most refugee children. The consequences are dramatic: children are often stranded in townships and have no chance of a self-determined future. In the worst case, they drift into crime for lack of alternatives. Only education breaks this cycle. The AGRU Academy in Cape Town is part of the effort.
Our common goal: To give children in South Africa a chance for a self-determined future
Under the direction of Tendai Gurumani, about one hundred disadvantaged children between the ages of 5 and 18 receive a quality education here. Tendai herself emigrated from Zimbabwe to South Africa. In 2017, she began teaching a homeless Angolan girl at a train station in Cape Town. More and more children joined her classes. She used bars or fast-food restaurants as makeshift classrooms. Then she decided to found a school: the AGRU Academy.
However, the school can barely stay afloat without outside help, lacking even the most basic necessities. The teachers are all volunteers.
Classes are based on an internationally recognized curriculum, Cambridge Assessment International Education, and include both primary and lower secondary levels. The teachers, also IDPs, are all volunteers. No admission fees or tuition are charged.
The motto of the AGRU Academy:
“Knowledge is Power”

Christopher Spall was able to see for himself the precarious situation of the AGRU Academy during a trip to South Africa. He himself has looked at several educational projects supported by Cape Peninsula University on the ground in Cape Town. In January 2019, we decided to get involved and support the AGRU Academy.
I want more children to have access to education
and for us to significantly improve the quality of education locally.
Together, we can make a difference.
However, money alone will not solve the problems in Africa. The aim is to establish structures and give the people involved on the ground the tools they need to develop independently. Since then, Spall Brand Identity Consulting has supported the school not only through monetary donations, but also with its many years of knowledge as an organisational consultancy.

Let’s make a real difference together and give 100 children a perspective for the future! Every Euro counts!
There are many ways in which we can help now:
- With 9 Euro we can buy a new textbook, with 90 Euro we can equip an entire class with new learning materials.
- With 25 Euro we can buy a school desk.
- With 25 Euro, we finance a meal at school for a child for a month.
- With 700 Euro, we enable a class to learn on the computer.
- With 30 Euro we pay for a monthly ticket with which a child can travel to school every day, with 2,000 Euro we ensure transportation for all children for a whole month.


3 good reasons to support the AGRU Academy:
- Meaning: Education is the key to Africa’s future, so that young people do not look for meaning in crime and violence.
- Effect: Every Euro goes directly to the school. There are no costs for administration. All those involved work on a voluntary basis.
- Transparency: Strategy, implementation measures and investments are published online.
Chronicle of our commitment to AGRU
Our membership in the Medinge Group

How we foster the top performers of tomorrow

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