About

Students for a Better Future

We support extraordinary young minds on a journey from Grade 6 to their first job. We add 60 scholars a year. Our graduates are employed at leading South African organisations like PwC and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

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2007

Students for a Better Future is registered

2009

1st Intake of Grade 8 scholars into nine partner schools

2013

Disa Primary School opens

2023

SBF Power Skills become driving force of Programme Curriculum

2024

The Susan and Andreas Struengmann Leadership Initiative (SASLI) launches

2024

“Extraordinary Minds. Extraordinary Futures” tagline introduced

2025

The Edge Programme launched to High School Scholars

2025

Wellness & Wellbeing launched to scholars & laureates

ALUMNI STORY

“The organisation taught me discipline, and that I was solely responsible for my decisions and actions.”
Anele Ngcwabe
Co-Founder, Apostle Movement
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ALUMNI STORY

“Through their introduction to new ideas, I’ve experienced personal growth and developed a profound understanding and compassion, enabling me to navigate the world with empathy.”
Naledi Sindandile
Quality Assurance Engineer at Rapid Deploy
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ALUMNI STORY

"It goes without saying that everything that I am today and everything that I strive to be is because of SBF."
Iva Babayi
Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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ALUMNI STORY

"Being a part of the SBF family is a large part of my identity. The beauty of my journey with the foundation wasn’t that there was a single moment that changed my life. But rather that there were multiple. And each of them were so necessary for the different stages of my life."
Ismaeel Davids
Candidate Architect at dhk Architects
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ALUMNI STORY

"If I can dream it, I can do it”, Mrs Struengmann said to me. SBF made a huge impact on my life. I was awarded a full SBF scholarship to Silwood and through that I became the head chef of Epice, a La Colombe Restaurant, at the age of 24."
Charné Sampson
Head Chef at EPICE
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Executives

Halli Manolakos
Executive Head of Foundation SA and CEO
Lloyd Williams
Chief Operating Officer

Advisory Board

Sue Struengmann
Founder
Andreas Streungmann
Founder
Kehiloe Ntsekhe
Advisor
Henry Barenblatt
Advisor
Rudzani Muloiwa
Advisor
Heather Cooper
Advisor
Imraan Haffegee
Advisor

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