Our Vision for Excellence, Enduring Worth,
and Dynamic Growth
Thebe Foundation Story
We were established in 2011 by the Thebe Investment Corporation to drive the overarching Group strategy on community development and to create a framework to support the excellent work being done across the Group. We have core programmes in education and entrepreneurship as follows: The Literacy and Numeracy Programme is targeted at capacitating Grades R to 4 Teachers, the Dr E. J. Mabuza Scholarship Programme supports unemployed youth with access to higher education, and the Entrepreneurship Programme is aimed at benefitting SMMEs.
Our values
At Thebe Foundation, our bedrock is built upon a commitment to improving and transforming lives. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, striving for excellence in every endevour we undertake. Our values are Excellence, Integrity, Empowering, uBuntu, Collaboration and Empathy. These values not only shape our path but also define our purpose, as we work tirelessly to create communities where excellence, enduring worth, and growth are the cornerstones of positive transformation.
Our vision
Becoming a catalytic force for the socio-economic development, empowerment, and transformation of communities where excellence, enduring worth, and growth are the cornerstones of positive transformation.
Our mission
We implement and support sustainable programmes that are community-focused, empowering and geared towards nation-building in nature.
We believe in long term and continuous programmes that support social and economic community upliftment.
Ultimate objective is to transform society – one community at a time to ensure their economic freedom.
We will aim to always hold previously disadvantaged communities as our primary beneficiaries.