iThemba

Founded in 2006, iThemba is a non-profit association based in Kontich, Belgium working on education, children & youth, sport for development.

iThemba is a Belgian non-profit association (vzw) founded in September 2006 by young professionals. It supports education for disadvantaged children, initially at the UCC Primer Vlakteplaas Skool in South Africa and now mainly at Baraa Primary School in Arusha, northern Tanzania. Its work includes school infrastructure, teaching quality improvement, a child sponsorship programme for students from primary to higher education, breakfast and social activities for pupils, and a tennis project in Sedgefield, South Africa. The organisation states that all donations go directly to supported projects, with running costs borne by board members, and that local project managers are held to strict accountability for spending.