Draft:André Shearer
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André Shearer is the founder and Chairman of the Indaba Foundation[1], a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He is also the founder and Director of the Indaba Institute[2] in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape of South Africa. The Institute trains teachers in Early Childhood Montessori Education, aiming to build a better future for the children of the impoverished communities in the wine-growing regions of South Africa [3][4][5]
Patrons of the Foundation are Professor Thuli Madonsela, who served as the Public Protector of South Africa from October 2009 to October 2016, and holds the Chair of Social Justice at the University of Stellenbosch; former Deputy-President of South Africa Phumzile Mlambo-Ncguka, who has served as the Executive Director of UN Women; Bience Gawanas, who has served as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations and as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, and Esther Wojcicki, a journalist, educator, and Vice Chair of the Creative Commons advisory council.[6][7]
The Indaba Education Fund[8][9] was first established by Shearer and his team at Cape Classics Wines[10], inspired by the Indaba wine brand, which remains a hallmark of the company's portfolio. Shearer is the CEO and Chair of the company, [11] which won the 2018 Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine Star Award for Importer of the Year. [12] Shearer began importing virtually unknown South African wines into the United States in 1991. Now 25% of all South African wines available in the United States bear the Cape Classics stamp.[12] Shearer is also is the Chairman of the Newberry House Montessori School,[13] [14] situated on the Lourensford Estate in Somerset West.
in 2015 Shearer was awarded the Desmond Tutu Phelophepa Achievement Award for Excellence, presented during the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train Annual Gala in New York City.[11][8]
In 2022, the Indaba Foundation and Stellenbosch University launched a discussion paper on the Economic and Social benefits of investing in Early Childhood Education. Shearer said in an interview with eNCA that "the investment of just 10% of the country's annual Academic Budget in Early Childhood Development would transform the national economy within a decade or generation into something incalculable."[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "About us". Indaba Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "We train teachers". Indaba Institute. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Mkhize, Amanda (6 August 2021). "A new dawn in education for the children of the Cape Winelands". Social TV.
- ^ Moore, Julia. "The Indaba Foundation tackles the critical need for ECD in the wine industry". Wines Of South Africa. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ BizCommunity (10 August 2018). "Indaba Institute celebrates its first ECE graduates in the Cape Winelands". BizCommunity.
- ^ Newswire (9 December 2021). "Thuli Madonsela Calls For A Fair And Equal Start In Life For All SA Children". iAfrica.
- ^ IOL Reporter (22 April 2022). "Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka urges SA business community to invest in Early Childhood Development". IOL.
- ^ a b "Phelophepa award for Shearer". Netwerk24. 14 December 2015.
- ^ Bailey, Seton (17 October 2015). "CAPE CLASSICS, ANDRE SHEARER & THE INDABA EDUCATION FUND". Kwaai City.
- ^ "Cape Classics | Fine Wine Since 1992". capeclassics.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ a b TMG DIGITAL (2 December 2015). "South African honoured in USA for funding early childhood development". Times Live.
- ^ a b BizCommunity (7 November 2018). "Cape Classics scoops Importer of the Year at Wine Star Awards". BizCommunity.
- ^ Cambridge Strategies (19 October 2023). "FREE THINKING". Cambridge Strategies.
- ^ "Newberry House Montessori School Somerset West". Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ eNCA (15 June 2022). "Childhood Education | Benefits of investing early". eNCA.