Rebuilding the Zithulele Community Centre

The Zithulele Community Centre is strategically located on NGO-designated land in a prominent spot within the village. Serving as a vital hub, it provides a multi-purpose space that facilitates the reaching of dreams…space for Axium classes and activities, Jabulani workshops, Sihamba Sonke chess classes, overnight accommodation for Grace Vision’s eye...

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Axium Education’s Executive Director Receives Award for Excellence in Education

We are pleased to share the news that Dr. Craig Paxton, our partner Axium Education’s Executive Director, has received the 2024 Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Council Award for Excellence in Education. This prestigious award has been given for 38 years. The Award recognizes Craig for “the longstanding impact...

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The Daily Walk to School

The 2024 Walk in Their Shoes coincides with the 30th anniversary of the end of Apartheid in South Africa. Unfortunately, the children Axium Education serves are still living with the repercussions of that era’s devastating policies. A recent article in the Daily Maverick describes in detail the lack of transportation...

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2024 Walk in Their Shoes an All-Round Success

On May 4, 60 walkers in a parade of heathered purple t-shirts rivaled the vibrant spring blossoms at Carlisle’s Great Brook Farm State Park. Several others joined remotely from as far away as Scotland. Canine friends sporting South African flag-themed bandanas joined the Carlisle group in a 3.5 mile woodland...

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