July 18th is a special day in the South African calendar. On the birthday of Nelson Mandela, the father of the modern nation, everyone across the country is encouraged to give 67 minutes of their time to projects in their … Continue reading →
Starting any higher education course is a massive step up from learning at high school. The course material becomes more challenging and you are expected to become more independent in researching information rather than being directed by a teacher. At … Continue reading →
It’s exactly half way through the academic year here in South Africa and so yesterday was the perfect time to catch up with our first year bursary students. With their first four modules completed and the examinations behind them this … Continue reading →
Sixteen customers of the King George V in Brompton took part in the pub’s charity walk in the July sunshine and raised £515.50p for FACE. The annual walk has raised more than £5,000 for various charities since it began six years ago. … Continue reading →
Masicorp is very proud of Lungelwa who was selected to our bursary program in 2010. She has since graduated with a Diploma in Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and now, in 2013, she has converting this to … Continue reading →
A spring cake bake at the Roffen Club in Rochester had club members scoffing cakes for all they are worth. Well if not all they were worth certainly some of their cash as with a raffle it brought in a tasty … Continue reading →
Children at West Lodge Primary School in Pinner, Middlesex, turned into budding entrepreneurs for the day to raise a remarkable £1535 for the FACE school building project. The school dedicated themselves to a ‘South Africa Day’ to help finance their … Continue reading →
Winter’s coming to South Africa. A lovely lady donor made us 20 beanie hats our Seedlings creche children, which were distributed today by Sophie. The Sibabalwe daycare shack is in a terrible state, but at least the kids (and their … Continue reading →
A total of 60 people took part in the FACE Charity Golf Day and produced the perfect result – a final score of about £2500 raised for the project. The event took place at Rochester and Cobham Golf Course in … Continue reading →
A rare day of sunshine made for a perfect FACE Picnic by the River Medway on the May Bank Holiday. The picnic was hosted by Jackie Hearn as her version of the monthly FACE Suppers, which have proved such a … Continue reading →