Flow Foundation

Every rand has an address.

Fund a classroom kit, finish Sunbeam, back a project or sponsor a child. Each item carries the code of the fund it serves, so we can show you exactly what your gift bought.

Shop classroom kitsFinish Sunbeam
Original 3D design of Sunbeam crèche with its mural
Original 3D design, 2019. The mural is still to be painted.
Real photo: the Sunbeam centre from the street today, walls still unpainted
Sunbeam today, Westlake

Finish Sunbeam

Sunbeam stands on land Priscilla provided so that Shanel could care for the children of Westlake. The centre is built and in use. Two things from the original plan are still to do.

  • Paint the walls and the mural

    Exterior paint for the current building, and a contribution to the artist who designed the mural.

    R35,000 goalSCH-MURAL

  • Connect the classroom

    Free Wi-Fi and a TV with an early childhood channel linked to the children’s classes.

    R45,000 goalSCH-CONNECT
Read Sunbeam’s story

Classroom kits

Equip an early learning centre one kit at a time. Add what you like to your bag and pay once. Amounts are suggested gifts towards each kind of resource, and we buy what each centre’s assessment says it needs.

  • Safe Centre Essentials

    First aid, hygiene, cleaning and storage for daily routines.

    R1,500RES-SAFE

  • Creative Play Kit

    Paint, brushes, crayons, dough tools, scissors, paper and glue.

    R500RES-CREA

  • Building & Construction Kit

    Blocks and construction sets for coordination and problem solving.

    R850RES-BUILD

  • Imagination Kit

    Role-play props, play food, dolls and dress-up that reflect every family.

    R750RES-IMAG

  • Puzzles & Learning Games

    Matching, sorting, sequencing and threading for early maths.

    R1,000RES-GAME

  • Reading Corner Kit

    Home-language books, posters, puppets and storytelling materials.

    R600RES-READ

  • Music & Movement Kit

    Rhythm instruments and movement props for group play.

    R750RES-MUSIC

  • Active Play Kit

    Balls, bean bags, hoops, ropes and sand-and-water play.

    R2,500RES-PLAY

  • Inclusive Adaptation Fund

    Adapted grips, tactile resources and anti-slip mats so every child can join.

    R800RES-INCL

Back a project

Your gift goes to the project you choose and nowhere else.

  • Buy a brick for the next centre

    Every brick goes towards the next permanent early learning centre.

    SCH-BRICK

  • Help a centre get registered

    The ECD Support Network helps existing centres register, run well and show what children learn.

    ECD-GIFT

  • Connect a learner

    Flow Connect and EduPod: one digital learner profile and a safe local place to learn. In development.

    EDU-GIFT

  • Where it is needed most

    Unrestricted gifts cover what no single project can, from audits to the next site visit.

    GEN-GIFT

  • Kulcha Kolektiv: back a pillar

    Youth sport, music, fashion, arts and technology, with leadership grown in each. In development.

    KUL-SPORT
Concept render: the Flow Foundation Ride for Hope jersey, front and back
Jersey design, concept render

The Ride for Hope jersey

Worn at the Cape Town Cycle Tour, mountain bike races and trail runs. Made to order in sizes XS to 3XL.

R750RFH-JEROrder your jersey

A purchase, so no Section 18A certificate.

Put your company on it

Pay for a placement now and email us your logo afterwards. Placements go in order of payment. We check every logo before printing, and as a children’s charity we don’t accept alcohol, tobacco or gambling brands. If we can’t accept your logo, or your placement has already gone, we refund you in full.

How your gift is tracked

When you pay, PayFast receives four details with your payment. Our accountant codes the payment to the matching fund in our books, and what that fund buys is recorded against the same code.

GEN
General fund
SCH
Build a School
EDU
Flow Connect & EduPod
ECD
ECD Support Network
KUL
Kulcha Kolektiv
RES
Classroom kits
RFH
Ride for Hope
OCF
Held for Orphan Care Foundation
Fund
SCH, Build a School
Item
SCH-MURAL × 1
Came from
shop.html
Kind
Donation, Section 18A
Reference
FF-SCH-20261024-7Q2KD
An example of the details sent with a R500 gift to the mural.

Questions

Is buying the same as giving?

No. The jersey is a purchase and a jersey placement is a sponsorship, so neither is a donation. Kits, project gifts and child sponsorships are donations. Each is coded differently so our books keep them apart.

Will I get a Section 18A tax certificate?

Yes, for qualifying donations. Purchases and sponsorships do not qualify, because you receive something in return. Ask for a certificate using the email on your PayFast receipt.

Are the kit amounts prices?

They are suggested gifts towards each kind of resource. Flow buys what each centre’s assessment shows it needs, and may substitute items to meet those needs.

Can I give monthly?

Yes. Choose Monthly above the project gifts and your gift repeats through PayFast until you cancel. Child sponsorships can also be monthly. Kits and the jersey are once-off.

How does Sponsor a Child work?

Flow collects sponsorships for Orphan Care Foundation under an agreement between the two organisations, keeps them in a separate fund and passes them on. OCF applies them to its programmes; a sponsorship does not create a personal or custodial relationship with one child.

When will my jersey arrive?

The jersey is made to order. We confirm delivery dates by email after you order.