We are fortunate to have many partners in the United States of America and are well supported by educators, friends of LEAP and people who have travelled to South Africa, specifically to Cape Town and LEAP. The support comes in the form of the following structures:

SA Partners

SA Partners have been actively involved in creating opportunity in South Africa for many years and have become LEAP friends. SA Partners provides a safe conduit for LEAP income generated in America, enabling donors to gain full tax benefits for donations made in this way. For more information you can contact us or look at www.sapartners.org or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Teach with Africa

Teach with Africa works to break down the economic and social barriers to education in Africa by sending teams of educators to implement projects in under-served communities through an exchange of teaching and learning.

By integrating their experiences into curricula and educational programs after their return to the United States, these educators will enhance opportunities for African and U.S. students to enrich their educational experiences and identify themselves as "global citizens" through authentic connections, ongoing dialogue and shared learning. Teach with Africa has established an affiliation with the all LEAP Schools in Cape Town and Johannesburg. www.teachwithafrica.org

The Chicago Midwest LEAP Chapter

This is a group of active professional people who have visited LEAP at some stage and who actively campaign to create opportunity for fundraising, engagement and information flow from the Chicago base to LEAP and vice versa. The Chicago Midwest Chapter has created opportunity for two schools (Hinsdale Central High School and Waubonsie Valley High School) in the greater Chicago area to visit LEAP in Cape Town. For more information about this group please contact Michael Goldberg at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

LEAP New England Support

Gareth and Cynthia Dickens work in the New England area to generate fundraising opportunities, interest and opportunities for engagement in the New England states. Gareth and Cynthia visited LEAP some years back and have been instrumental in creating LEAP’s links in Chicago and in New England. The e-mail address is: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Apart from these more formalised contact bases, we have many friends and organisations that support and have created interesting opportunities for the LEAP communities:

- We have many friends and direct association with Codman Academy, a charter school in Boston. Students and teachers from this academy have visited LEAP on three occasions and reciprocal visits are planned. www.codmanacademy.org

- We are currently establishing a partnership with Project People Foundation. www.projectpeoplefoundation.org

- We have been visited by the Morehouse College Glee Club and we have performed together in our partner communities. www.mcgclub.com

- A good friend of LEAP is Prof Katherine Besterman from Colby University. www.colby.edu

- We have had direct exchanges and visits from graduates and faculty members of the Beloit University Education Department team. www.beloit.edu