We are honest about where we are. We are clear about where we are going. Here is the evidence of both.
We don't overstate what we've achieved. Here are the programmes we have actually run, the people we have reached, and what we learned.
EEA has visited three high schools across two provinces, reaching learners from under-resourced households with university application support, NSFAS guidance, and introductory economic literacy sessions. Our first visit was to Madiba A Toloane High School in Jericho, North West in late 2025 — our inaugural Beyond Matric event. In 2026, we expanded into Soshanguve, visiting Soshanguve South Secondary and Seageng Secondary on a single day of sessions, reaching over 150 learners. EEA members and ambassadors co-facilitated across all three schools.
Within its first year, EEA produced a full constitutional framework, a Code of Conduct, a Disciplinary Policy, Fundraising Accountability Procedures, and an EEA Oath of Office. Simultaneously, EEA secured formal CIPC registration as the Centre of Economic Excellence NPC — giving the organisation legal standing for institutional partnerships and funding.
We are in the early stages of planning our first CEP enterprise cluster — a barbering subscription cooperative model. The pilot is designed to test the CEP framework's core principles in a low-barrier, high-relevance sector before scaling to other enterprise types. Community engagement and design work are underway.
A deliberately engineered leadership transition — from founder-as-chairperson to founder-as-executive-director — with a newly elected BEC taking full operational ownership. Thirteen committee members were elected to defined portfolios, and a Director tier is being developed. This was a conscious structural decision to reduce founder-dependence and build distributed accountability.
We are honest that much of our most significant impact is still ahead of us. Here is what we are actively working to achieve.
We aim to establish at least one functioning CEP enterprise cluster in the Soshanguve/Garankuwa area by end of 2027 — providing real economic participation pathways for community members.
We are working to expand Beyond Matric to at least five schools in the Tshwane region — with a goal of reaching over 500 learners through structured outreach sessions.
We aim to secure our first corporate SED contribution — unlocking a sustainable revenue model that does not depend on donations or membership fees.
We are designing the architecture to launch EEA chapters at two additional South African universities within the next two years — beginning with institutions in Gauteng.
We are committed to producing a formal Beyond Matric Impact Report — giving funders, partners, and the public documented evidence of our community work and its outcomes.
We are pursuing a formal academic collaboration with the Wits School of Economics and Finance to ground CEP in peer-reviewed institutional design research.
The Economics Excellence Association is established at the Tshwane University of Technology, Garankuwa Campus. Keabetswe Blessing Ndlovu serves as founding Chairperson. The first branch executive committee is constituted.
EEA produces its first formal governance documents: the Constitution, Code of Conduct, Disciplinary Policy, EEA Oath, and Fundraising Accountability Procedures — establishing the structural foundation of the organisation.
EEA achieves formal legal registration with CIPC as the Centre of Economic Excellence NPC under the Companies Act 2008 — securing the legal standing needed for institutional partnerships and SED funding.
EEA's first Beyond Matric event was held at Madiba A Toloane High School in Jericho, North West in late 2025 — our inaugural school visit. In 2026, we expanded into Soshanguve, visiting Soshanguve South Secondary and Seageng Secondary School and reaching over 150 Grade 12 learners with university application support, NSFAS guidance, and economic literacy sessions.
Keabetswe Ndlovu transitions from Chairperson to Founder and Executive Director. A new 13-member Branch Executive Committee is elected, taking full operational ownership of the branch.
Target: Launch the first Community Economic Participation enterprise cluster — a barbering subscription cooperative — as a proof-of-concept for the CEP framework in a township community.
Every person who joins, every organisation that partners, and every community member who engages shapes what EEA becomes. The movement is open.