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Active Campaign Johannesburg / Worldwide Est. 2010 2× Your Impact · Match Running

Building
nations,
one beat
at a time.

Founded by Nkosinathi Maphumulo — Black Coffee — the foundation channels music, momentum & community into the rehabilitation of South Africa's most underserved.

SINCE 2010 · FOR THE PEOPLE · SINCE 2010 · FOR THE PEOPLE ·
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Education
Back to School — 1,902 uniforms sponsored across KZN & Eastern Cape
Poverty Relief
Mthatha Floods 2025 — Emergency response to displaced families
Education
Rewoven Her — 30 women trained in tailoring at Tiphini
Health
Gift of Sight by Black Coffee — Free eye care for learners
1,902
School uniforms sponsored through the Back to School Campaign across KZN and the Eastern Cape.
200
Families in the Tiphini community supported with ongoing food parcels & ID assistance.
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Women trained in tailoring through Rewoven Her — building sustainable local enterprise.

From the booth to the streets.

Since 2010, the Black Coffee Foundation has been committed to providing support, empowerment, and opportunities to South Africa's underprivileged and differently-abled communities — assessing real needs, then delivering sustainable, long-term initiatives across education, health and poverty relief.

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Active Program
Worldwide Impact

Sustain dignity through education.

Over the past three years, our Back to School Campaign has sponsored 1,902 school uniforms across KZN and the Eastern Cape — alongside undergraduate bursaries and our annual Music Conference & Exhibition. Every uniform, every bursary is an investment in a child's ability to choose their own future.

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From the Founder
Est.
2010
From the Founder

Music gave me a voice. The foundation lets it carry weight.

For the kids, the elders, and the communities that raised me — this isn't a side project. It's why the music matters. The set never ends, it just changes venue. From the booth to the streets, from the streets to the schools.
Nkosinathi Maphumulo
Black Coffee · Founder
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Mthatha Floods 2025 — Foundation mobilizes large-scale humanitarian response

Poverty Relief · June 2025
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Food Bank Mthatha marks year three — essential parcels to disadvantaged families

Poverty Relief · 2025
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Gift of Sight by Black Coffee — free eye care reaches learners across South Africa

Health · 2025
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Rewoven Her tailor training — 30 women at Tiphini build sustainable skills

Education · 2025
Our Partners

Built on trust.

The Black Coffee Foundation runs on the conviction of dozens of partners — corporate, cultural, and community — who have backed real work, year after year. A handful of those who make this possible:

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