Our Network

KET has formed strategic partnerships with local NGO’s, Municipal and Government organisations to ensure services and programs are delivered effectively and to avoid unnecessary duplication.

The Trust aims to maximise resources and existing structures and skills and keep operation costs in check by actively networking with other complementary NPOs and organisations that are able to assist us in achieving our vision and mission and improve service delivery to affiliated preschools.

The Rotary Club of Knysna and Rotary Anns

The Rotary club of Knysna and Rotary International, have a long-standing history, and have contributed to numerous KET projects. The FONIX literacy programme roll out was initially a Rotary funded project, and Rotary has also been involved in 3 preschool building upgrades. Rotary Ann’s are an ongoing support in the preschools, from reading groups to general volunteers assisting with quality assurance. The Rotary Interact groups, have assisted in small fundraising events and often take a keen interest in helping in the classrooms with the young children.

The Rotary Club of Knysna, with the assistance of Matching Grants from a variety of overseas Rotary Clubs and Rotary International, has enabled the trust to provide educational equipment and toys, story books in the mother tongue, furniture, fencing, repainting, chemical toilets, and water tanks, to most of its affiliated preschools. 

e’Pap

Locally, ePap, has been a long standing nutritional and feeding support partner. KET and ePap work hand in hand to ensure all children attending preschools are fed daily.  

Many children in the Garden Route area come from homes where there is limited food and very little that is nutritious. Our project aims to improve the health of the children by providing a regular highly nutritious porridge that is packed with vitamins and trace elements. ePap started with a small number of children in 2003. Ten years on, they now ensure that over 4,500 children have at least one fortified meal a day.  The project is run by some 90 enthusiastic volunteers who distribute the e'Pap, monitor its' usage and support the schools in many other creative ways. The majority of feeding points are in Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, but also support schools as far away as Storms River in the East and Oudtshoorn in the West.

FAMSA-Knysna

FAMSA-Knysna's mission is to build a self-reliant, resilient society, by empowering the individual's capacity to build and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships in the family, and in the community - especially where that capacity is threatened by risk factors such as depression, suicide, rape, domestic violence, crime, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS. FAMSA believe that the family is the nucleus of society and individuals who come out of a happy family environment will make positive citizens and be of benefit to their communities. To meet the needs of our changing society they extended their services and offer support to all people, at all stages of life and under any circumstances. FAMSA are proud of all their activities especially the expansion of services into the previously disadvantaged communities, thus reaching more people who were until now unable to access their services. FAMSA Knysna supports the Trust through conducting Parenting Workshops that assist parents to better support their children’s development and strengthen the family unit.

EDGE of AFRICA

EDGE of AFRICA is a non-government South African organisation offering international volunteers the opportunity to visit the country and contribute to our communities and environment. Edge of Africa doesn’t receive any funding from the government or any other organisations and rely solely on the goodwill and hard work of its team members. EDGE of AFRICA not only helps satisfy some dire needs in the South African communities and environment, but also offers volunteers the opportunity to experience a mixture of races, cultures and traditions, while learning incomparable lessons on life and understanding the value of giving. Their dedication to service excellence and an authentic South African experience has paid off. They won the 2010 Welcome Awards in the tour operator category and have also been voted in the top four of South Africa's leading conservation companies by the World Travel Awards since 2008. EDGE of AFRICA has numerous community and conservation based projects in the Garden Route area.

Our Larger Network

South Africa Partners

South Africa Partners builds mutually beneficial partnerships between the United States and South Africa in the areas of health and education. South Africa Partners seeks to link people, strengthen communities, promote social justice, and foster leadership in both countries. USA based donors that wish to make a difference in South Africa and in particular Early Childhood Education in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa may do so via SA Partners.

SA Partners provides a tax credit letter to the donor, manages the administration, grant agreements, fund transfers and beneficiary reporting requirements on behalf of the donor as well as reporting back to the donor. 

Greater Knysna Community Care forum

The Greater Knysna Community Care forum and the Welfare Coordinators Group. KET is a member of this forum which represents 15 health, welfare and community organisations. The forum meets to share challenges, look to each other for partner resources, and avoid duplication.