Celebrating 10 years of developing leaders for South Africa

30.04.10

The Student Sponsorship Programme (SSP) is celebrating our 10th Anniversary! Since 2000, SSP has opened up the doors of nearly 30 of the best high schools in South Africa to more than 500 academically talented, low-income scholars.

We know that our programme is working. In total, 94% of our Scholars have completed our programme with our rigourous partner schools and 91% of our Scholars have continued their studies at tertiary level, primarily in South African institutions.

Our 10th Anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate our achievements, thank our supporters and raise funds which will enable SSP to continue to develop South Africa’s young leaders. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the entire SSP family for your support. We could not have reached this milestone without the contributions of our sponsors, mentors, school faculty, parents, alumni and friends. We look forward to your continued partnership in the next ten years and beyond.

To celebrate this important milestone we will hold various 10th Anniversary events in the United States and South Africa, including a reception on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Desmond Tutu Center in New York City and a gala dinner in Johannesburg in February 2011. Please stay tuned for more details.

For more information on our 10th Anniversary events in South Africa, please contact Simone Bartlett at bartletts@nbc.co.za.

For more information on our 10th Anniversary events in the United States, please contact Jerryanne Heath at ssp@conceptlinkconsulting.com.