The Metropolitan Foundation is an independent, section 21 company in the process of applying for s 18 A tax status.

Our vision To inspire and empower those most "at-risk" and vulnerable in Southern Africa to advance their health and education through collaborative interventions and partnerships.

Our mission

• To effect partnerships and collaborative interventions with organisations which share common values and goals
• To facilitate the mobilisation of resources to communities and/ or projects
• To deliver sustainable & cost effective programs with measurable outcomes
• To reduce HIV and related opportunistic infections and facilitate increased access to treatment, care and support
• To enhance access to quality education and resources
• To use the Live the Future model and associated tools to inspire and empower

Our aim is to achieve a Summer for All by closely following our mandate and foundation principles, in essence, the soul our Foundation:

	Everything we do must effect direct behavioural change among private citizens, civil society, the public service and corporate entities; even if at first it's a minor change
	We must impact peoples lives at both a grassroots and policy-making level
	We undertake to maintain transparent and clear reporting to all our stakeholders and interested parties
	We undertake to ensure strict corporate governance and ethical behaviour towards all our partners, stakeholders, beneficiaries and employees

Each of these attributes are key to our success and are the factors against which we, and the broader public, holds ourselves accountable. We are confident that by following this ethos and by effectively pursuing our and our partners' projects, we will achieve a Summer for All in 2025