As Nelson Mandela once said, “A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.” Literacy sits at the core of ASAP’s vision to uplift young lives, providing a solid...
World renowned Shakespearean actor, Dame Janet Suzman, took time out from rehearsals recently for her forthcoming play, ‘Soloman and Marion’ (written by Capetownian director Lara Foot) to make a special visit to ASAP drop-in Centres, and school libraries in the...
African Solutions is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Noah Fischel, Director of US Operations, and the man who built ASAP’s revolutionary 6-year Model of care, accountability and sustainability came over recently from the United States to mark the...
In February 2013, we were proud to announce the installation of 24 cupboard libraries situated throughout 3 very rural and disadvantaged schools around Mt Frere, in the Eastern Cape. We thought you’d like to meet the ASAP team member largely responsible for...
In 2008, Brooklyn residents Andy O’Neill and Alex Richards spent an entire year volunteering at one of ASAP’s drop-in centres deep in the rural heartlands of the Eastern Cape. Alex wrote very movingly of her experiences on our website, especially about the way...
Thanks to a fantastic donation of $25,000 from Patricia Blanchet of the Ed Bradley Family Foundation, matched by very generous ASAP private donors, we were able to install 24 cupboard libraries last year in 3 very rural and disadvantaged schools around Mt Frere, in...
