Bursaries are awarded to dependants of employees for both schooling and tertiary education each year.
TSIBA Business School (registered with the DHET as TSIBA Education NPC) is an accredited higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications as well as informal short courses in leadership, entrepreneurship, and commerce.
This is supported by generous tuition scholarships which enable students to contribute towards their tuition at relative levels of affordability.
Since2010 the Lewis Group has provided funding for 10 students every year which includes full tuition and allowances. Many of these Tsiba graduates are permanently employed in various divisions of the company.
Annually we support 2 Computer Science graduates with full tuition and allowance bursaries for Computer Science Honours, degree.
In addition to the bursary funding, we assist with laptops, accommodation, meal and travel allowances where required and offer a work back internship in our IT division.
Focus on iThemba supports and empowers children in the impoverished Valley of 1000 Hills near the suburb of Hillcrest, KZN, through their Enterprise Development Programme which uplifts crèches in the Valley.
From the beginning of 2018, the iThemba Academy children have been integrated into their new comprehensive Waterfall School on the IThemba Academy campus, which now provides education to learners from Grade R to Matric. Lewis has sponsored Delani Mavubu’s school career since Grade R in 2017, and continue to fund annual scholarship for Delani.
In honouring the memory and legacy of Alan Smart our former CEO, we are funding two scholarships in partnership with The Kay Mason Foundation, hich was established 24 years ago, offering scholarships to young people with drive and commitment who do not have the means to access the education they deserve. To date over 500 scholars have been impacted with a 99% pass rate.
KMF looks at both the academic and personal potential of the candidate and matches the scholar to top schools in the Western Cape, ensuring that the scholar attends a school that meets all their needs so that the experience is rewarding in every aspect, encouraging them to fully unlock their potential and become tomorrow’s leaders and change-makers. We continue to fund scholarships for 2 learners each year.