Friends of Amasango - Our mission

The Friends of Amasango is a U.K. based, Christian charity (Charity no 1116268) that works to advance the education of street children in South Africa and in particular those associated with the Amasango Career School. Friends of Amasango works to fund facilities not provided by the Provincial Government and to recruit Volunteers to the Amasango Career School by way of the holistic support to the children that enables them to learn.

The money funds food, toiletries, basic clothing and in some cases shelter for the children who, being destitute, could not otherwise benefit from the education being offered. Friends of Amasango also provides past pupil support to Amasango pupils who graduate into mainstream High Schools. The Volunteers visit Grahamstown for varying periods of time. They act as classroom assistants and befriend the children or contribute other skills that they may have.

The Friends of Amasango is run by the Trustees who are elected annually at the AGM and work closely with the school principal, Mrs Jane Bradshaw, to ensure that their efforts remain aligned to the children’s needs. The charity adheres to U.K. Charity Commission guidelines and reporting requirements.

Looking forward, Friends of Amasango is working towards extending the work currently being done at the Amasango Career School and replicating this model to other areas of South Africa where street children are in desperate need of support. In Grahamstown itself the school urgently needs new premises and the Friends of Amasango is helping the school to progress this.