STEAM Foundation is proud to be a member of NASCEE (National Association of Social Change Entities in Education). STEAM was a founding organisation when the constitution was approved in May 2019.
NASCEE is a voluntary member-based organisation that works in a systematic framework so that they can offer the most value to our members which includes:
- Creating opportunities
- Fostering good governance
- Extending capacity & facilitating improvement
- Promotion of project impact
- Experience-based advocacy
As the Constitution of NASCEE states:
3.1 The main object of the Association is to build a high quality equitable education system for all South Africans. This object shall be achieved by, inter alia:
3.1.1 Forging a strong collaboration between education non-profit organisations and becoming a strategic partner with its members in achieving their objects;
3.1.2 Setting up networks between education non-profit organisations, government institutions and the philanthropic community;
3.1.3 Strengthening the capacity of education non-profit organisations so that they have the capability to render quality services, address the social issues which hinder education and engage successfully in the education space;
3.1.4 Promoting and raising awareness of the work of education non-profit organisations, for proper appreciation of their functions and challenges; and
3.1.5 Advocating for quality education by harnessing the knowledge and information from the sector to influence education policy.
3.2 These objects of the Association shall be carried out in a non-profit manner, and with an altruistic or philanthropic intent and the activities of the Association shall be for the benefit of or widely accessible to the general public at large.
