Our mission is to establish centres within vulnerable and underprivileged communities as uplif
The Vision of the Viva Foundation is to be instrumental in the transformation of informal sett
Become a partner with the Viva Foundation today.
By volunteering, through monthly sponsorships
The Viva Foundation was founded in South Africa, in 2007 by Leon and Meleney Kriel with the ai
The Viva Foundation was founded in South Africa, in 2007 by Leon and Meleney Kriel with the aim to alleviate poverty, by addressing its immediate impact and remedy its causes.
The vision is to be instrumental in transformation and the mission is to create service hubs within high-priority pover
How you can become a partner with Viva
1. Volunteering
Viva has a variety of volunteer opportunities from once-off, annual events, such as the Mandela Day celebrations on the 18th of July each year, or team-building days, to short-, medium- and long-term internships and volunteering full-time a
Current Projects and Wish List 2023
1. Sponsor a Teacher/volunteer as teacher Refilwe and Mamelodi Campus, South Africa
2. Sponsor a Child - South Africa and Brazil
3. School Furniture - Refilwe Campus, South Africa
4. Textbooks - Refilwe and Mamelodi Campus, South Africa
5. School Uniform - Re
The Viva Independent Schools in Mamelodi East and Refilwe, offer quality and equality in education with augmented CAPS curriculum presented by qualified, SACE-registered teachers and support staf
The Viva Feeding Scheme provides food security and nutritional support to its beneficiaries and the communities around our centres. Our school feeding scheme provides two cooked meals and snacks
The SAPRI system [SAPRI = Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response Initiative] addresses the rampant sexual violence, child abuse, femicide and domestic abuse prevalent in South Africa.
Community Tra
Promoting the Arts in underprivileged communities, is a vital development need, as the potential and artistic expression of vulnerable children and youth, often go unexplored and unseen. A wealth
The Viva Independent Schools in Mamelodi East and Refilwe, offer quality and equality in education with augmented CAPS curriculum presented by qualified, SACE-registered teachers and support staff. Music Tuition, Art, Sport and Chess Club are added to the curriculum, along with special events, environmental awareness, ICT and Nutritional Support to the learners, their families and their communities.
The Viva Feeding Scheme provides food security and nutritional support to its beneficiaries and the communities around our centres. Our school feeding scheme provides two cooked meals and snacks to our learners daily. We send food parcels home to support the families of our children. We organise food distribution in communities.
The SAPRI system [SAPRI = Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response Initiative] addresses the rampant sexual violence, child abuse, femicide and domestic abuse prevalent in South Africa.
Community Training, Awareness and Activism as well as the development of practical prevention strategies.
Courses developed:
1. Rape Response Protocol Poster and Brochure: From Incident to Guilty Verdict
2. Court Procedures - assisting a survivor through the legal justice system
3. Counselling a Rape Survivor
4. Rape-Specific First Aid
5. The Rights of a Victim
6. The SAPRI Community Prevention and Response System
Other courses:
Safe-guarding Children against Grooming and Sexual Molestation
Sexual Violence in the Context of Domestic Violence
Promoting the Arts in underprivileged communities, is a vital development need, as the potential and artistic expression of vulnerable children and youth, often go unexplored and unseen. A wealth of artistic and musical talent waits within the child, to give him or her agency, identity and joy.
The Viva Township Art project, Viva Township Art Festivals and Viva's got Talent competitions provide opportunity to learn and express, through poetry, music, singing, drama and dance disciplines.
Music as part of the school curriculum are presented to all grades at the Mamelodi and Refilwe campuses.
The much-loved Viva Children's Choir was established and has travelled to Europe performing with great success. The choir will also travel to Germany and Holland in December 2023.
Online art classes and art workshops are presented and funding is required to appoint full-time staff to further develop the arts in underprivileged communities.
Optimise and utilise available resources to maximise impact, is the goal o
It is the dream of the Viva Foundation to have a centre such as the Viva Vi
The Viva Foundation has a broad fund development strategy that includes a
Viva Foundation Measurable Outcomes 2022-2023
1. Independent Schools
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Sexual Violence is one of the main societal challenges faced in South Afri
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The Viva Village Independent School in Mamelodi East, was established in
In May 2022 Viva celebrated 15 years!
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