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JSE listed Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) has donated R527 000 to the Villa of Hope children’s home in Nancefield, Eldorado Park in support of an M-Net Cares initiative. The donation includes funds for refurbishment and a tertiary education bursary for one of the children at the home.

Hillbrow, Johannesburg's inner city residential neighbourhood, received a major boost today with the announcement of a Public Private Partnership to provide the area with maternal and child HIV/Aids and tuberculosis (TB) services.

Thousands of women and children living in this densely populated precinct will benefit from the partnership between Vodacom, Altron, Altech and the Wits Institute for Sexual & Reproductive Health, HIV and Related Diseases (WRHI) to establish the Vodacom Altron Altech Centre for Specialised Services for the Gauteng Department of Health.

Responding to South Africa’s maths and science skills shortage, JSE listed Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) has opened a high technology multi-media training centre for disadvantaged students in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal.

The multi-media centre is located at the Ntuzuma Teachers’ Training Centre and is a three-way collaboration between the Department of Education, Altech UEC and Protec, a non-profit organisation that takes children from previously disadvantaged backgrounds and develops them in the areas of maths, science, English and life orientation.

A few years ago, Arrow Altech Distribution (AAD) set its sights on finding a sustainable socio-economic development project that would have a major impact on a community close to the company’s location and subsequently decided to aid the Primrose Junior Primary School in Germiston.

The Teddy Bear Clinic, a child abuse safe haven in Soweto, whose plight was highlighted on Talk Radio 702, has been refurbished and upgraded with financial assistance from the Altech Group.

The leading South African high-technology group involved in the design, development, convergence, manufacture, installation and distribution of telecommunications equipment, multimedia systems and IT solutions, donated R500 000 for major renovations at the clinic.

Sponsorship of students that are living at the home. Altech NuPay sponsored three children to continue with studies after matric.

Through the support and enthusiasm of the Altech NuPay staff and clients, over R 85 000 was raised for the Abram Kriel Children's Home at our annual Altech NuPay Charity Golf Day.

The funds are used for various necessities like school clothes and stationery, providing a healthy meal and educating the children to take responsibility and enhance their lives through education and sport.

Freedom and independence mean different things to different people, but to a visually impaired person it means largely the ability to go where they like, when they like; to be able to travel to work safely on a daily basis, go shopping unaided,deposit their salary at the bank, visit friends or go to church.

Unless one is visually impaired it is almost impossible to fully appreciate what it is like to live in a world of constant darkness. But most of us can imagine what it might be like.

SAGA’s commitment to a guide dog extends throughout its lifetime.

The Soweto Rugby Club mandate for the next 5 years is to bring back the club to the people of Soweto, affiliate with the GLRU, build club networks and most importantly, turn Soweto Rugby Club into a 100% financially self sustainable institution.

The Altech NuPay Charity Golf Day assists in changing the lives of over 600 children at the Abraham Kriel Kindersorg / Child Care, training another guide dog to assist those without the gift of sight and helps feed and re-home one of the many abandoned pets at the Alberton SPCA.

All proceeds raised in the Altech NuPay Charity Golf Day is donated to the Abraham Kriel Kindersorg / Child Care, Alberton SPCA & the Guide Dog Association of SA.

In 2003, Altech NuPay became the main sponsors of Alberton Rugby Club. For the past seven years, Altech NuPay has assisted the club both financially and administratively keeping the club at the highest level of club rugby within South Africa.