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Our Girls on Fire group met recently for a mentorship session.It wasn't the easiest day to start with, emotions were alr...
28/07/2026

Our Girls on Fire group met recently for a mentorship session.

It wasn't the easiest day to start with, emotions were already running high before the session began. Facilitators Mandy and Warda led the girls through a session on emotional regulation and self-leadership, giving them space to process what they were feeling and tools to carry forward.

To close things off, the girls each received a Mandela Day dignity pack, kitted out with everyday essentials that make a real difference to a girl's confidence and dignity day to day. For many of these girls, these packs help lift a quiet but very real burden.

Thank you LongBeach Mall and all those who sponsored for Mandela Day. Moments like these are exactly why this pathway exists.

We’re delighted to welcome LUMA MGNT to the GCC Foundation family as our newest partner.Based in Cape Town, LUMA MGNT is...
23/07/2026

We’re delighted to welcome LUMA MGNT to the GCC Foundation family as our newest partner.

Based in Cape Town, LUMA MGNT is a management agency representing a carefully curated board of established South African luminaries across entertainment, fashion, media and the creative industries. Built on the ethos “Guiding Luminaries. Shaping Legacies,” the agency manages the commercial negotiations, contractual obligations and campaign deliverables of its luminaries, while protecting their professional interests and supporting the long-term development of their careers and legacies.

LUMA MGNT is founded and led by Managing Director Leon Haasbroek, an established South African fashion, entertainment and media executive with nearly 18 years of industry experience. Leon currently serves as Head of Fashion Week at The Week of Fashion South Africa and South African Menswear Week.

We’re grateful for LUMA MGNT’s support as we continue our work and look forward to everything this partnership will bring.

Welcome to the GCC Foundation family, LUMA MGNT. 🤝

This one is for the people. 💚Mandela Day 2026 did not happen because of one person or one organisation. It happened beca...
20/07/2026

This one is for the people. 💚

Mandela Day 2026 did not happen because of one person or one organisation. It happened because a group of good humans decided to show up. We are not taking that for granted.

Thank you to Tamaryn and the Longbeach Mall team for making this campaign possible and for choosing the young people of Ocean View. Your generosity set everything in motion.

To Warda Petersen, Mandy Proctor, Nicolette, Kirsten, Kaylene, Chera-Lee and Banele from our Girls on Fire pathway, who led, packed and got it done together. Watching our young women give back to their own community this week was something else entirely. You are not just recipients of this work. You are the work.

To Dimetre Vigis, Rivaldo, Willow and Dhulkifl from our Roots to Resilience pathway, thank you for showing up for your community with the same energy and heart you bring to everything you do.

To the GCC team and VHOH team holding everything together behind the scenes, you know who you are and you know what you did. Thank you.

To our generous donors who gave so that others could receive: Amanda Bass, Karla Fraguada, Leon Haasbroek, Patty Omachel, Glynis Hallaby, Luma Management, Clicks, Pick n Pay, Dis-Chem, Sorbet, Cell C, Food Lovers Market and Nedbank. Every contribution mattered. Every single one.

To every person who donated, gave their R67, dropped an item in a trolley, filmed a clip, shared a post or simply said "I am in", you made legacy more than a word this week. You made it real.

The bags are packed. Friday, we hand them out. 💛

Today is not a day off. It is a day on, and that distinction is the entire point of Mandela Day.Mandela lived by Ubuntu,...
18/07/2026

Today is not a day off. It is a day on, and that distinction is the entire point of Mandela Day.

Mandela lived by Ubuntu, the belief that "I am because we are". Our humanity is bound up in each other's, and no one thrives while their neighbour is left behind.

Sixty-seven years of his life were given in service of that idea, so today we give sixty-seven minutes, or sixty-seven rand, or whatever we have, back to our communities.

The gesture is small by design. What matters is that a small act, multiplied across millions of people, becomes a legacy that outlives any one of us.

Our partners at Longbeach Mall will be collecting and creating bags for those in need between 10am and 2pm today, and if you are local, this is your invitation to walk in and lend a hand. Ubuntu in action, right on your doorstep.

Not nearby? You can still be part of it. Give R67 (or your local equivalent) online, nominate five people to do the same, and help the legacy live on.

👉 thegccfoundation.org/mandela-day-2026

The weekend is here and so is your chance to be part of something that matters. 💛Since 1 July, people across South Afric...
17/07/2026

The weekend is here and so is your chance to be part of something that matters. 💛

Since 1 July, people across South Africa have been declaring their legacy and contributing towards dignity bags for the young people we serve in Ocean View. The bags are filling up and there is still time to add your part.

Head to LongBeach Mall this weekend and drop an essential care item at the Centre Court collection box. Soap, toothpaste, a face cloth, sanitary pads, lotion, one item from your trolley is all it takes.

Prefer to give online? Every contribution counts at www.thegccfoundation.org/mandela-day-2026

Giving does not stop on 18 July either. The young people of Ocean View need your support all year round. This is simply the most fun reason to start. 💚
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Some of the most important lessons about responsibility do not come from a classroom. Today, five young men found that o...
10/07/2026

Some of the most important lessons about responsibility do not come from a classroom. Today, five young men found that out for themselves. 🎯

Our Roots to Resilience mentees headed to the False Bay Firearm Training Academy, not to cause chaos, but to learn something far more important. Focus. Discipline. Patience. Personal responsibility. The kind of lessons that land very clearly when every single decision has a consequence you cannot blame on someone else.

They discovered that a strong team is not built by one person having a great day. It is built when every member shows up, follows through, encourages the person next to them and owns their part. No excuses. No shortcuts.

Leadership begins with self-discipline. Responsibility builds trust. Teamwork builds stronger communities. These young men are building all three.

A huge thank you to for making this collaboration possible and to False Bay Firearm Training Academy, Karin and Debbie for going above and beyond to create an experience one of the boys called "the best surprise ever." That says everything. 💚

Led with purpose through the Roots to Resilience pathway in partnership with Vigis Home of Hope.

The school holidays are no reason to slow down. 🌊This morning, Girls on Fire hit the beach. Gloves on, bags out and zero...
08/07/2026

The school holidays are no reason to slow down. 🌊

This morning, Girls on Fire hit the beach. Gloves on, bags out and zero complaints. They cleaned up what other people left behind, which says everything about the kind of young women they are becoming. Then they sat down, ate sandwiches and ran into the ocean because they earned it.

This is what the Girls on Fire pathway looks like when it leaves the building. You learn to lead by actually doing something. You learn to care about your community by getting your hands dirty for it. You learn that legacy is not something that happens to you. It is something you build, one bin bag at a time.

Massive thanks to the Fish Hoek Lions Club for keeping these girls fed and watered today. Genuinely lovely humans. 🦁💚

Led by the unstoppable Mandy and Warda.

07/07/2026

One extra item in your basket could change everything this week.

LongBeach Mall is collecting essential care items at Centre Court until 18 July to fill dignity bags for the young people we serve in Ocean View.

Soap, toothpaste, a face cloth, sanitary pads, lotion - drop one item and be part of something that matters.

Every item dropped is a small act of legacy.

Not near the mall but want to be a part of ?
thegccfoundation.org/fund-the-work 💚

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