Funders

HSRP fundraising continues to gain momentum with some new and exciting partnerships being established. We are proud to have PetroSA as a corporate sponsor for remedial work that needs to be undertaken at Healdtown and which was reported on earlier in this report. In addition we have signed a three-year agreement for funding from the National Lottery Distribution Agency. This will see work at three schools being undertaken over the three-year period. We have also received support from the Amatola Trust who has donated funds to help with the restoration work at St Matthews. We remain grateful to the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, the Ackerman Family Education Trust, Transnet and individual alumni and others who donate by way of a monthly stop order – we are tremendously grateful to all of you.

Our biggest regret during 2010/2011 has been the lack of funding for operational expenses from the government. Although the government, both national and provincial, has been supportive of the project in many ways, the lack of commitment to actual funding has been disappointing. However we continue to lobby various departments and levels of government and are hopeful that more funds will be forthcoming in future. We also continue to actively explore non-governmental avenues for the necessary support.