WHO WE ARE

The EssBee Foundation is a non-profit founded by Shenai Bridglall in June 2016 to promote Shenai's vision of gender equality in South Africa. Since inception, the foundation has grown to operate nationally with over 50 volunteers contributing to build a gender-equal South Africa.

WHAT WE DO

The EssBee Foundation believe that the gender inequality gap in South Africa can be significantly reduced via our four initiatives outlined below.

#PROJECTDIMDU

We distribute interactive e-readers to foundation phase learners, predominantly girls, to help them improve their numeracy and literacy early in their life; hence, enabling them to improve their grades later in their schooling career.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE INCEPTION

We have tutored and mentored

197

girls in South Africa via our

#LetGirlsLearn

initiative and continue to improve grades by an average of 10% per annum.
We have facilitated tertiary institution visits and

job shadowing for

9

of our girls via our

#GuideOurGirls

initiative.
We have personally funded

tertiary education for

2

of our girls via our

#KeepingGirlsAtSchool

initiative and secured external funding for 25 of our girls.
We have provided venture capital and business guidance to

2

female founded enterprises via our #PowerWomenEmpower

initiative.