The Amy Biehl Foundation will be hosting its annual Amy Biehl gala dinner at The Market Hall at GrandWest Casino & Entertainment World on May 17th, in order to raise funds to sustain and grow our programmes in the townships.

Tickets are being sold at R750 and R1 000 each and include dinner, wine, entertainment and an auction.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Aviva Pelham, Sans of Time and the children of the Foundation will all perform at the event. Colin Moss and Jo-Ann Strauss will be our MCs.

To book your seats for the charity fund raiser dinner in Cape Town please contact Ilchen Retief at +27(0)21-462 5052.

The Foundation, founded in 1997, is a non-profit organisation based in Cape Town whose programmes are designed to develop and empower youth in the townships and contribute to community building efforts as a mechanism to reduce the levels of crime and violence in these areas and to give these children a brighter future.

Our mission statement of “weaving a barrier against violence” is achieved by providing educational and cultural activities that offer students healthy alternatives to crime, drugs, sex, idleness and negative influences and unlocks their creative talent with the aim of giving them opportunities to become future leaders, entrepreneurs and well rounded citizens in a global society.

Our programmes currently reach over 1,000 children every week.

Operating in various townships of the Western Cape, each after school centre hosts approximately 200 children per day keeping the children off the streets and involved in healthy, focused activities from Monday to Thursday.

Nutrition plays and important part in this programme with each child receiving a lunch every day. Children learn life skills, creative arts including drama, dance, fine arts and music; as well as, literacy, numeracy, and sport.

The foundation’s Greening and Environmental Programme work with the children and the community focussing on beautifying the township schools, teaching respect for the environment, growing vegetable gardens and establishing environmental clubs.

Children are taught plant propagation and cover issues like global warming, pollution and the importance of recycling. Students learn a greater sense of respect and pride for their natural environment, poverty alleviation and future sustainability.

Their After School Programme operates in various townships of the Western Cape and each centre hosts approximately 200 children per day keeping the children off the streets and involved in healthy, focused activities from Monday to Thursday.

Nutrition plays an important part in this programme with each child receiving a lunch every day. Children learn life skills, creative arts including drama, dance, fine arts and music; as well as, literacy, numeracy, and sport.

Other programmes include: Sports, Music, Youth Reading Role Models, Creative Arts, HIV/AIDS & Substance Abuse Peer Education & Prevention and Greening & Environment.

If you would like more information about this event, or to schedule an interview with Kevin Chaplin, please contact Ilchen Retief on +27(0)21-462 5052

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