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Dedicated, hard-working and committed to achieving our mission

Christel DeHaan 1942-2020
Founder, Christel House International

Everyone faces challenges in life—but the capacity to overcome hardships, learn from mistakes, and forge ahead in the face of immense adversity is a quality inherent in most successful individuals.

The obstacles facing Christel House students are daunting—daily exposure to gang warfare, drugs, alcoholism, hunger, abuse, negative role models, violence, suffering, and discrimination—but every day our students come to school, learn, and set their sights on a better tomorrow. They have dreams, and while at Christel House their aspiration is to make those dreams become reality.

We celebrate their determination and courage. They are breaking through the barriers of poverty to build a new and better life for themselves and a future for their families. They are our heroes, and role models for others to follow.

Sincerely,

Christel DeHaan

Founder, Christel House International

 

 

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OUR CHRISTEL HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA BOARD
Chris Buchanan
MARKETING & 10X COMMITTEE | Experience: Director at Dell; Experience in Sales, Marketing, Emerging Markets
Dr. Antonio Fourie
AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE : CEO and Chairman of multinational listed groups in retail, financial services and diversified conglomerates. Expertise in strategy, business leadership and governance.
Wayne Hull
MARKETING & 10X COMMITTEE | Experience: Operating Director, Private Equity, US; Global Experience in Marketing, Digital, Technology and Sustainable Social Impact
Shereen La Fleur
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS OFFICER AND COMPANY SECRETARY: CHRISTEL HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA ' Experience: Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) Business, Finance and Operations Management
Adri Marais
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: CHRISTEL HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA | Experience: Business Development, Tertiary Education and Social Transformation
Baba Mogase
MARKETING & 10X COMMITTEE | Experience: Business and Marketing specialist
Laila Naidoo
MARKETING & 10X COMMITTEE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE | Experience: Executive Director; Experience in Strategy Development, Business Management, Sales & Marketing, Business Finance
Bart Peterson
PRESIDENT & CEO: CHRISTEL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL, United States
Prof. Linda Ronnie
EDUCATION COMMITTEE | Experience: Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at UCT; Education and Transformative Education specialist
Ian Russell
CHAIRMAN: CHRISTEL HOUSE SOUTH AFRICA | Experience: CEO BXC; Experience in Business, Finance, Marketing, Communication and Technology
Tania Slabbert
MARKETING COMMITTEE