Vivat Bacchus, a high South African restaurant in London, has introduced a partnership with the Africa Faculty Basis to remodel the lives of underprivileged youth in South Africa. The collaboration kicks off with a charity dinner and public sale on World Training Day, Friday 24 January 2025, on the restaurant’s Farringdon location.
As a part of the brand new collaboration, Vivat Bacchus might be supporting the Africa Faculty Basis’s Training City undertaking in Johannesburg. This initiative offers life-changing academic alternatives to a few of South Africa’s most susceptible youth, together with refugees, orphans and survivors of violence.
To fund the programme, Vivat Bacchus is introducing a £1 donation per invoice throughout its eating places. The objective is to lift £25,000 over the approaching 12 months – sufficient to sponsor no less than 10 college students by way of the Training City programme.
‘We’re thrilled to formalise this partnership with the Africa Faculty Basis,’ stated James Dawson, CEO of Vivat Bacchus. ‘South Africa is on the coronary heart of who we’re, and this collaboration permits us to provide again in a significant means. The £1-per-bill initiative is just the start of what we hope might be a long-term dedication to empowering younger South Africans.’
The Africa Faculty Basis helps the Maharishi Invincibility Institute (MII), which presents schooling, nourishment, counselling and mentorship to younger adults from impoverished backgrounds. For £2,500, a pupil might be sponsored for a full 12 months, whereas £400 can feed 4 college students for a similar interval.
Almost 95% of graduates from this programme safe job placements, a stark distinction to South Africa’s 60% unemployment price amongst 18- to 24-year-olds. Since its inception, the MII mannequin has helped over 20,000 college students transition into the center class inside 5 years of commencement, uplifting greater than 150,000 members of the family alongside the best way.
‘Whenever you drink South African wine, you’re not simply having fun with a implausible glass – you’re contributing to a centuries-old custom that helps whole communities,’ stated Dawson. ‘South African wineries are a key employer, offering jobs at each stage – from grape-picking and winemaking to logistics and export. Our restaurant showcases these wines, and we’re investing within the subsequent technology to maintain that legacy alive.’
The charity dinner and public sale at Vivat Bacchus will have a good time the partnership and spotlight the affect of the Africa Faculty Basis’s work. Friends will take pleasure in a three-course South African braai feast (with vegetarian and vegan choices) with a South African wine tasting. The occasion may even function a charity public sale.
Tickets can be found now, with proceeds immediately funding the Training City undertaking.
