Starfish Greathearts Foundation is proud to announce the following
milestones in our relatively short but successful journey so
far:
May 2001
The concept of Starfish Greathearts Foundation is founded by a
small group of South Africans in a London coffee shop.
Starfish Greathearts Foundation is registered as a non-profit
organisation in South Africa (039-447-NPO).
Gcinasapho Rural Outreach Programme is the first beneficiary of
Starfish support receiving a total of £2,500 towards their
work.
September 2002
Starfish Greathearts Foundation is registered as a charity in the
United Kingdom (1093862).
January 2003
Starfish is reaching out to 3,306 children in six of the nine
provinces in South Africa.
January 2004
Starfish has more than doubled the number of children it
supports, reaching 7,719 children in seven provinces.
January 2005
Starfish breaks the 10,000 mark - reaching 11,068 children through
27 community-based partners. Starfish funds its first
projects in Limpopo province and is now reaching eight of nine
provinces.
September 2005
Through the hard work of dedicated volunteers and the pro bono
support of Allen & Overy in
New York, Starfish USA received its independent charitable 501(c)3
status in the United States.
July 2006
Starfish recognises the need to scale up our response and rolls
out a new pilot programme of
mentoring and training in the Eastern
Cape. The aim is to increase the capacity of
local communities to reach orphaned children in the future.
November 2006
Starfish is supporting over 18, 378 children through three or
more services from our care intervention
model. A further 6,800 people are receiving monthly food
parcels. Working with 37 non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs), Starfish is
impacting 65 communities in eight of South Africa's nine provinces.
August 2007
The figures have risen once again to now reach 28,637 children,
working with 91 communities and 61 NGOs and CBOs across eight out
of the nine provinces in South Africa. Our Mentoring & Training
Programmehas been rolled out beyond the Eastern Cape pilot.
December 2007
The 15 CBOs successfully complete the Eastern Cape Mentoring
& Training pilot programme and are commended at the
first ever graduation ceremony!
January 2008
Starfish continues to grow and expand its reach to even more
children across South Africa. Over 34,000 children are being
supported in 109 communities through 81 CBOs.
The future...
Our vision is to ensure that every orphan and child made vulnerable
by HIV/AIDS in South Africa receives life, hope and opportunity
through Starfish. We hope to play a
fundamental role in turning the tide on AIDS in South
Africa.
Starfish Greathearts Foundation aims to
reach more than 100,000 children by 2010. We can't do
this without your help, so please show your support
today!
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