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.
Across 2024 to 2026, EEA built its full governance architecture: the Constitution and Code of Conduct were drafted in 2024; the Disciplinary Policy, Fundraising Accountability Procedures were formalised through 2025; the EEA Oath of Office came into practice in November 2025 when the new committee was formally appointed. CIPC registration as the Centre of Economic Excellence NPC was secured in 2025 — giving the organisation legal standing for institutional partnerships and funding.
We are at the research and conceptualisation stage for our first CEP enterprise cluster — a barbering subscription cooperative model. The pilot is being developed in alignment with the Founder's honours research and academic feedback received on the CEP framework. Formal community engagement and design will follow once the academic foundation is sufficiently developed.
A deliberately engineered leadership transition — from founder-as-chairperson to founder-as-executive-director — with a newly appointed BEC taking full operational ownership. Thirteen committee members were appointed to defined portfolios through a formal interview process, 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's governance architecture was built incrementally: the Constitution and Code of Conduct drafted in 2024; the Disciplinary Policy and Fundraising Accountability Procedures formalised through 2025; the EEA Oath of Office came into active use in November 2025 when the newly appointed committee took office.
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 formal funding relationships.
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. Applications for leadership posts were called and candidates interviewed — a new 13-member Branch Executive Committee was appointed through formal interviews, 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.