Shosholoza
Charity Invitational
To raise funds for the Izivunguvungu Foundation JACARANDA conceptualised and implemented the Shosholoza Charity Invitational.
The Shosholoza Charity
Invitational was an unforgettable
experience for me.
Rob Louw, Former Springbok Forward
- Conceptualisation
- Operations
- Sponsoring and marketing
- Communications and PR
- TV production
The event took successfully place over two days comprising of a charity auction on the evening before the tournament followed by a golf competition and gala dinner on the second day. The objectives were to celebrate the success of the Shosholoza story, offer an incentive to partners and sponsors, communicate the Shosholoza spirit and raise funds for the sailing development project ‘Izivunguvungu’. In Isizulu – the language of 10 million Africans – ‘Izivunguvungu’ means ‘sudden strong wind’ while the Izivunguvungu Foundation for Youth is a non-profit organisation affiliated to and supported by the South African Navy. Based in the port of Simon’s Town, near Cape Town, it is the first organisation in South Africa to provide sailing opportunities for disadvantaged young people. Established in 2001, by Ian Ainslie, three times Olympian, world champion and qualified school teacher, together with Matthew Mentz, a qualified Ocean Skipper and instructor, the school runs a sailing programme, a choir, and a band as well as a crèche for disadvantaged children in and around Cape Town.