Education is not a privilege. It is a right.
The EduPower Foundation was established on a simple but urgent conviction: that access to quality education is not a privilege, it is a right. In South Africa, where systemic inequality continues to shape what is possible for millions of young people, we act as a bridge between potential and opportunity.
Our vision is a just and equitable society where every learner, regardless of postcode or background, has access to the cultural capital and academic foundation they deserve. Everything we do is in service of that goal.
Our work extends beyond the learner. We invest in the educators who show up every day in under-resourced classrooms, providing professional development workshops in assessment design, pedagogy, AI integration and teacher wellbeing. When teachers thrive, learners thrive.
The story so far
A movement is born
The EduPower Foundation is established in Cape Town. In May, 65 learners take the stage at the iconic Labia Theatre for the first English is Lekka reading, writing and debating competition, with Marc Lottering, Zubeida Jaffer and Nur Abrahams sharing their stories. Behind the scenes, 353 teachers join professional development workshops.
Clubs take root
Clubs run every second weekend at Metro South schools, growing from 85 to 100 learners. Riaz Solker launches the filmmaking club, LSEN buses get learners to sessions with snacks provided, and the competition at Norman Henshilwood High welcomes Marc Lottering, Mujahid George, Riaz Solker and Loukmaan Adams.
Winners and wanderers
Now 150 learners strong. Rapper JitsVinger takes over the Writing Club, every club hosts a competition open to all schools, and the prize-giving took place at the Baxter Theatre. Excursions begin: the Iziko Museums, District Six Museum and Ster Kinekor for The Crucible. A Quiz Day fun day rounds off the year, and Alizwa Pikoli of Immaculate High School is crowned English is Lekka's 2024 winner.
Camps and milestones
200 learners, opened with an orientation hike in Newlands Forest. First club day at Zandvlei, competition finals at Save Our Seas in Kalk Bay, and a prize-giving at the Labia Theatre where two Grade 9 learners served as MCs. A Women's Day club day at the Slave Lodge, 10 learners at a week-long leadership camp on Robben Island, and our first Grade 12 study camp at Cape Times Fresh Air Camp. A Term 4 study-skills workshop reaches a record 305 learners.
Scaling the dream
A beach cleanup at Blaauberg Nature Reserve opens the year, exposing learners to conservation careers, while 447 teacher-training seats are filled in standard-setting, poetry and marking workshops. Next: two annual residential camps before the June and September trial exams, 100 learners each, on the road to 500.
Help us write the next chapter
From the Labia Theatre in 2022 to Robben Island in 2025, every milestone was powered by people who believed. Join them.