From our schools, for our schools, for our future
Skolo Saka is a registered nonprofit company (NPC) and nonprofit organisation (NPO) bringing alumni, communities and businesses together to strengthen education, improve school facilities and develop school sport at South African schools.
Why we exist
Many schools have talented learners and committed educators, but lack learning materials, safe facilities, sporting equipment, uniforms, transport and opportunities to compete. Those gaps can make it harder for learners to take part consistently and develop their abilities.
We connect schools with people and organisations willing to support clearly defined needs, through fundraising, resources, inter-school games and tournaments.
What we do
Who we connect
- AlumniGive back to the school that shaped you.
- CommunitiesParents, families and neighbours behind their local school.
- BusinessesSponsors and partners investing where they work.
How we do it
- FundraisingOnce-off and monthly donations to a school you choose.
- ResourcesEquipment and materials where schools need them.
- Inter-school gamesSchools meeting schools, on and off the field.
- TournamentsLeagues and finals that give learners something to aim for.
Giving back to the schools that shaped us
Skolo Saka began with the idea of helping former learners give back to the schools and communities that shaped them.
It brings alumni, donors and businesses together to support under-resourced schools with sporting equipment, facilities and opportunities for learners. Organising inter-school games, tournaments and sports development programmes is part of the plan.
Skolo Saka was registered as a nonprofit company on 15 September 2026, and as a nonprofit organisation with the Department of Social Development on 9 November 2026.
Based in Kraaifontein, Cape Town
See our progress so far
Mahlatse TshehlaCEO and Director
An open book
How your donation is handled, from the moment you donate to the evidence on the ground.
What happens to each project
A school names a need
A participating school identifies a priority: learning, facilities or sport.
It becomes a project
With a set budget, a target and a plan.
People donate
Once or every month, to the school they choose.
It’s delivered and reported
We’ll share progress and evidence on each school’s page as work starts.
What we commit to
- You choose the school your donation goes to.
- Every donation to a school goes into that school’s fund. Its approved projects set what the money pays for.
- Schools set their own priorities.
- Each project shows its target, amount raised, status and intended use.
- We’ll share progress updates and evidence as projects get under way.
Where donations go
Each school’s approved plan sets what its donations pay for.
See what we fundRegistration
- Registered name
- Skolo Saka NPC
- Legal status
- Nonprofit company (NPC)
- Company registration (CIPC)
- 2026/740237/08
- Company registered
- 15 September 2026, South Africa
- NPO number (DSD)
- 337-270-NPO
- NPO registered
- 9 November 2026
- Director
- Mahlatse Tshehla (CEO)
- Based in
- Kraaifontein, Cape Town, Western Cape
- Tax status
- Not yet a SARS-approved PBO
Check our registration
Skolo Saka NPC is a registered South African nonprofit company (CIPC: 2026/740237/08) and registered nonprofit organisation (DSD NPO: 337-270-NPO).
Our NPO registration is held with the Department of Social Development, under the Nonprofit Organisations Act 71 of 1997. To confirm it, contact the Department’s NPO Directorate and quote NPO number 337-270-NPO and our name, Skolo Saka NPC.
The Department of Social Development’s NPO pagesFor partners, sponsors and funders
Businesses, foundations and other organisations can partner with Skolo Saka or sponsor a school project. Email info@skolosaka.co.za or send us a message and we’ll share the registration documents you need for due diligence.
Skolo Saka is not yet approved by SARS as a public benefit organisation, so donations don’t come with a Section 18A tax certificate.
Who can take part
You do not need to have attended a school to support it. Former learners help their old schools, parents and neighbours support schools they care about, and businesses, coaches, academies and sports clubs sponsor projects or share skills.
DonateOur vision
More learners with real chances to learn, play and grow: in the classroom, on the field and beyond.
Ready to help a school?
You choose the school, and we show you where the money goes.