Our Partners and Funders
Current Partners
Vumatel is South Africa's leading fibre-to-the-home provider, committed to narrowing the digital divide by connecting underserved communities to the internet. Through their "Gogos with Vuma" initiative, Vuma partnered with goGOGOgo to deliver ICT training and devices to grandmothers as part of our iGOGO digital literacy project, reaching over 500 beneficiaries to date. Vuma also purchases custom hats, scarves and drawstring bags from goGOGOgo, continuously supporting our income generation project.
Tribeca Public Relations is an award-winning, independent, Level 1 B-BBEE accredited South African PR agency. They help their clients talk with the people important to their business. Tribeca Public Relations is generously putting goGOGOgo on the map by running newsletters for our subscribers
Thusong Youth Centre are a South African government initiative designed to bring essential public services closer to communities, particularly in rural and underserved areas. By integrating multiple government and partner services under one roof, Thusong Centres improve access to information, social services, and economic opportunities. Thusong plays a critical role in community outreach, coordination, and facilitating citizen engagement with public programmes. Thusong Youth Centre provided us with a venue for our Sexual Health for Older People (SHOP) programme.
Breathwork Africa is a wellness organisation dedicated to enhancing access to culturally relevant and impactful breathwork practices for all. Using their structured, evidence-based curriculum, Breathwork Africa facilitates the Phefumula GOGO workshops with their unique Pneumanity philosophy - that breath is the “meeting point between body, mind and the deeper intelligence of life.”
goGOGOgo is proud to have Amazon SA, one of the world's largest e-commerce and technology companies, as a key partner. To date they have purchased almost 150 000 gift bags from goGOGOgo, making them our largest client. Amazon SA also sponsors vouchers for iGOGO graduates, directly supporting grandmothers and youth in their care
Safe-Hub Alexandra is a community-based organisation that uses sport as a platform to drive social change and youth development in Alexandra Township. Through structured programmes that combine physical activity with life skills, education, and psychosocial support, Safe-Hub creates safe spaces for young people to learn, grow, and thrive. Their model emphasises consistency, mentorship, and community involvement to address social challenges and unlock opportunities for youth. As goGOGOgo’s partner, Safe-Hub Alexandra offers recruitment and a venue for a ward of projects, including SHOP.
Change X’s platform connects communities to proven ideas and funding by empowering local changemakers with proven ideas from social innovators and accessible funding. The platform partners with the world's top social entrepreneurs to bring countless ways to improve underserved communities. Change X has funded several of our projects, including the initiation of Sipheka noGOGO.
Play Africa A leading children’s museum based in the historic Constitution Hill, Play Africa empowers children with 21st-century skills to imagine new African futures. Play Africa provided the training and toolkit that was adapted into Masidlale GOGO, an intergenerational workshop that equips children and grandparents with the design-thinking skills to build age-friendly neighbourhoods.
Book Dash is a social impact publisher of African storybooks for young children, translated into all 11 official languages. A long-standing partner across goGOGOgo’s educational programme, Book Dash has provided children’s literature for a number of our projects including Masifunde GOGO, iGOGO and Sipheka noGOGO, supporting a love for reading in grandparent-headed households.
Winklmayr is a South African luxury leather goods brand, handcrafting handbags, accessories and limited-edition pieces from genuine African ostrich and crocodile leather. They partner with goGOGOgo to produce the dust bags that accompany their products, with the gogos of Alexandra sewing each one by hand. Winklmayr's support directly generates income for the grandmothers in our programme
Jackson's Real Food Market is a healthy food market and eatery, stocking organic groceries, fresh produce, and natural products. They partner with GOGObags as part of their commitment to supporting ethical, community-driven initiatives, putting our bags directly into the hands of their customers while creating income for the gogos in Alexandra who sew each bag.
Taste of Africa is a South African edible curio shop selling biltong, dried fruit, nuts, artisanal sweets, coffee, tea, and spices located in OR Tambo Airport. They have purchased over 10 000 GOGObags to date to sell in their store, making them one of our most committed partners. Their ongoing support creates direct income for the gogos in Alexandra who sew each bag by hand.
Realize Canada is a Canadian non-profit organisation that advances health equity and social inclusion for people living with HIV and other episodic disabilities. Through research, policy advocacy, and capacity-building, Realize Canada works with partners globally to strengthen community-led responses and promote inclusive health systems. Realize Canada funded the first two of goGOGOgo’s SHOP workshops.
Based in Morningside Shopping Centre, Slow Poison Gym offers boxing classes tailored to all ages, fitness levels and goals. Every week, gogos from GOGObox receive age-adjusted boxing classes for a fun, peer-paced workout to promote healthy ageing, recreation and social wellbeing for older persons.
Club Como serves Mediterranean magic daily at Morningside Shopping Centre. Following a rigorous boxing session, GOGObox gogos sit down for complimentary tea and a light meal in the sunniest, social spot in Morningside.
The Institute of Art Education at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, Germany, developed ArtEater, a low-threshold web-based drawing tool that introduces older adults to digital creativity and media literacy, led by Prof. Dr. Anja Mohr and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The Institute partnered with goGOGOgo to pilot ArtEater as part of our iGOGO digital literacy programme in Eldorado Park, where participants reported the sessions as enjoyable and emotionally meaningful, with findings showing that digital artmaking supports psychosocial well-being and builds digital confidence among older caregivers. This partnership connects our gogos to international research while contributing South African evidence to a global conversation about digital inclusion for older adults.
Friends of goGOGOgo
Penguin Random House is the international home to more than 300 editorially and creatively independent publishing imprints. Our mission is to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone. We believe that books, and the stories and ideas they hold, have the unique capacity to connect us, change us, and carry us toward a better future for generations to come. Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. By leveraging our global reach, embracing new technologies, and collaborating with authors at every stage of the publishing process - from editorial and design, to sales and marketing, to production and distribution - we aim to provide them with the greatest platform possible.
DevStreamSolutions makes the digital world easy by providing your company with the guidance and services it needs to thrive. With our research driven approach, our custom solutions result in the impactful outcomes your business is searching for. To help goGOGOgo create a modern and easy-to-use digital presence, DevStream partnered with goGOGOgo to revamp their website and will continue to offer our technical services and support. We are proud to be a part of the amazing initiative that is goGOGOgo.
The Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (WHC) is wholly-owned by the University of the Witwatersrand. We are the support operation through which the University - primarily its Faculty of Health Sciences - conducts research, manages donor-funded activities, pursues entrepreneurial innovation in health and supports clinical trials. WHC provides world-class administrative support to its divisions through a wide range of Shared Services Centre functions. Our skilled teams have acquired extensive knowledge and experience, enabling WHC to manage complex projects professionally and efficiently.
Orangejuice is a unified family of storytelling experts based in Soweto, south of Johannesburg. We merge together a huge scope of creative expressions and technical knowledge to create compelling content and build meaningful experiences for all mediums. We do this through creating effective strategies,telling memorable stories, and building seamless interactions and pleasurable experiences tailored to form connections between people and organisations.
Struik Nature, together with Penguin Random House, is Africa’s premier nature publisher. Our books & mobile apps are interactive and packed with information, photographs, maps, and videos, and bring to life the world of wildlife and conservation. Fun & easy to use, they can be accessed anytime from any location. We are delighted to be partnering with goGOGOgo to promote conservation and environmental knowledge in GOGOs. GOGOs who complete training have access to Sasol Birds, Young Explorers Frogs and Mammals for Beginners We hope these will help to further expand the Gogos’ knowledge of the natural word and its diverse inhabitants, while supporting their endeavour to use and operate digital devices.
TrustBlu Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation that aims to fund youth development, SMME development and sports programmes in South Africa. Founded by Blue Label Telecoms “BLT” in 2019, the Foundation seeks to promote digital inclusion, fund flagship programmes, and leverage the funding, technology, expertise and reach of Blue Label. The Group has entrepreneurial roots and has always had a deep commitment to community development and philanthropy. By partnering with goGOGOgo, we are bringing technology to grandmothers so they can assist their grandchildren to be successful. BLT has donated iPads and SIM cards to enable this project.
The Subjex MasterClass videos are a series of online educational videos providing learners with quick, easy access to comprehensive IEB and DBE syllabus revision and exam preparation. They are compiled by expert educators from Redhill School and tailored to the needs of South African learners. Currently, MasterClass videos cover the Grade 12 DBE syllabi in Accounting, Dramatic Arts, English, IsiZulu, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy and Physical Science. The videos are available online at subjex.io. Subjex has partnered with goGOGOgo to provide gogos and the children in their care with free access to our MasterClass videos.