Community H.E.A.R.T. are pleased to announce Baroness Jean Coussins has joined our group of sponsors. Baroness Coussins entered the House of Lords in 2007 and is a crossbencher. She has had a long interest in South Africa and supported Community H.E.A.R.T. for many years.

Three Co-operative schools  are teaming up to send 50,000 books to their linked schools in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The three schools, Aire Valley School (near Bradford) Campstown Technology College (near Doncaster) and South Axholme School (Epworth) are going to encourage the public to donate books for the campaign. The three schools in South Africa [...]

Staff from UNISON Scotland (the public service trade union)  donated £443 to Community H.E.A.R.T. to mark the retirement of Matt Smith, former Scottish Secretary. Matt is a long standing supporter of Community H.E.A.R.T., having visited South Africa and some of our projects in October 2000. Thank you to Matt and all the staff who contributed. We [...]

We are pleased that a documentary about Denis Goldberg, our founding Director, has been published. Though Nelson Mandela’s long struggle against the racist apartheid regime is legendary, the struggle of his fellow comrades is less well known. The documentary is a moving account of Denis’s part in the struggle and that of his fellow comrades, some [...]

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) donated 2,800 new books from their stock for our Book and 10 Pence campaign. Nat Perez, Chair of Community H.E.A.R.T. said, “This is a wonderful gift for the children of South Africa. We only send books that are in good condition but getting new books is [...]