It wasn’t only the shootings during November that changed the direction of The Compass Trust. It was also a very simple practical reason.

TCT was previously looking to be funded through paying volunteers, however, after our experience on the ground and careful consideration, we do not think that this is the most effective way forward.

TCT is in its infancy. To take paying volunteers at this stage would require us to incur high initial costs that would detract from the potential impact that we believe we can make.

To put our focus on renting a house, buying furniture, volunteer catering, signing lease documents etc, would create too much of a diversion for TCT. The Compass Trust should be focused on making a impactful program that is going to most benefit Levana Primary, not the volunteers.

The money that we would have spent on volunteers and their needs would be much better spent on sports equipment, teaching aids and the wages of two teachers to carry on the work of TCT. Volunteers come and go, however, TCT needs to make sure we are always present, making a sustainable impact.

We are not ruling out taking volunteers, however, suitable qualified applicants must be self-supporting.

For this reason, we are looking for donations and external funding.

To create a sustainable program, we need to fund a salary for two teachers (one for sports, one for teaching) as well as to have the funds to replace sports equipment if/when necessary.

We estimate the costs of the Leadership Development Teacher (LDT) salary to be R120,000 per annum. The costs of the Sports Development Coach (SDC) are estimated to be R85,000 per annum.

To provide updated materials and sports equipment we estimate that TCT would need R30,000-40,000 per annum.

We estimate that for TCT to provide the assistance to make a difference to Levana Primary and the Lavender Hill community the total costs of keeping the program open will be no more than 250,000 Rand per annum.

This is a total of £11,500/$17,500 USD/€16,000 per annum.
***Exchange rate November 19, 2015

If you know any individuals, companies or groups that would be able to help us raise this amount, please get in touch as soon as possible. We need your help.

Always good and love to all,

Matt