August 2022 Meet Siyabonga Zikalala A15-year-old boy who lives in Masiphumelele. He is a quiet boy with big dreams and lives by his motto,” YOU MAY SEE ME STRUGGLE BUT YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME QUIt”. This is so powerful for a young 15 year old boy who already has the will to give 100% and doesn’t use his circumstances to define him but rather to come out stronger. He often helps his dad fix cars in his free time and has joined in to help the mechanic at their academy in servicing their bicycles. He joined the program at Songezo Cycling Academy that focuses on education, sport and nurturing
August 2022 Story about Esona Esona is a 17 year old girl doing Grade 11 at Masiphumelele High School. We caught up with her and this is what she had to say… “I joined Songezo Cycling Academy in 2021. Joining the academy was probably one of the best decisions and life changing opportunities for me. I am super blessed to learn the academy values and live by it. It brings a lot of structure to my life. I am the oldest of four siblings raised by my mother, so I play a role model role to my younger siblings as well. I wasn’t interested in any of the usual sports at school. I heard from a friend that a cycling team in the township called Songezo Cycling Academy offers education support, cycling opportunities as well as nurturing talent. The values that the academies live by helps carry me through life. When I grow up I want to do Nursing. I want to help people, maybe work in my community. I would love to see change in this township of Masiphumele.
August 2022 After a 7 week winter league 3 of the riders at Songezo Cycling Academy made the final selection to represent Western Province. This selection criteria was based on overall performance. To do a Western Province race is a great achievement, but to represent the region competing against other regions is something magical and definitely a platform to dream. We’re very proud of the young development children who competed and secured a second place during the Youth Festival.
June 2022 On Wednesday 15 June James Golding has been forced to abandon the Race Across America after experiencing ongoing difficulties with his breathing, eating and fluid intake between time stations 5-6 at Congress, Arizona on Race Across America 2022. A decision was made by James crew to immediately take him to a local doctor where he was quickly moved to A&E upon initial assessment. Following, X-rays, blood tests and a covid test James unfortunately tested positive for Covid19 experiencing continued shortness of breath and a fever. After being kept on IV fluids for couple of hours as a precaution, he was released at 7:30pm local and unable to continue RAAM. After years of preparation for this event, with the support of some incredible sponsors, friends and family, James and his team are understandably devastated. With an incredible preparation and training period carried out for RAAM 2022, James demonstrated impressive performance in the races early stages. Sadly, his 2022 race was ended by something totally out of his control. We would like to thank all of those who have supported James and the team at RAAM2022.
June 2021 Were super thankful for Loyd a local cyclist in Cape town who donated £1000 to their foundation. Loyd competed in the Redbrain Challenge and fundraised for Brain Tumour Research. The event was hosted by Redbrain from the 31st May- 6th June 2021. Redbrain offered prizes to the top 3 individuals who cycled the most kilometres for the week. He finished 2nd overall securing £1000 which was donated to his charity of choice which was the Buffalo Foundation. We caught up with the man himself and he said, “I decided to donate my winnings from the Redbrain challenge to the Buffalo Foundation because I
May 2021 It wasn’t a very pleasant Christmas for Sidney Lubabalo a Mechanic and Coach at Songezo Cycling Academy. Whilst out training he received a phone call that his house was on fire during the mass fire in Masiphumelele. He lost everything. The buffalo foundation immediately reached out to support and launched an emergency appeal to make sure he had a roof over his head. Today we can confirm with everyone’s kind contributions Luba is in a brick building and happier than before but thankful too for
March 2021 We would like to congratulate the matriculants at Kwano Cycling Academy on passing their Matric exams. After an unpredictable year with many uncertainties the student managed to succeed triumphantly. Kwano has confirmed a 100% pass rate and because of this they are now getting a huge amount of learners wanting to join the program. .
June 2020 The Buffalo Foundation held numerous fundraisers as a result of the direct impact Covid-19 was having on the families of the academy students. The main emergency appeal was for funds to assist with providing food parcels to every family. This made sure families were able to have a meal every day for 1 month. Covid-19 has had a massive impact on the nation and still so. This results in many deaths, businesses not operating, and many people unable to work. The global pandemic has seen many people rush to shops to stockpile food and toiletries. Only a few people
March 2020 It was a great week with Greame Freestone King, a professional mechanic from London, who hosted our mechanical course in Masiphumelele for our students to learn new key skills in how to fix and maintain bicycles.
October 2018 Participants in the Rainmaker Rollercoaster visited Kwano Cycling Academy on the final stage of the 7-day race, the world’s first gravel cycling race. Rainmaker Solutions staff, as part of the relationship with the Foundation, participated in a training session and ride with members of the Academy.
September 2018 The Foundation provided support for Shameeg Salie’s tertiary education in South Africa. A rising star in semi-professional cycling, Shameeg’s ambition to continue his education alongside his passion for cycling is an embodiment of what the Foundation aims to achieve.
July 2018 The Foundation hosted the launch of the Buffalo Club at 67 Pall Mall, one of our event partners. The evening introduced new donors to Kwano Cycling Academy and encouraged people to register to join the Club. The night raised over £23,000 in support of Kwano.
April 2018 The Buffalo Foundation receives official accreditation as a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1177994
April 2017
November 2016 Fundraising for 2 coaches and young gymnasts from Abingdon Gymnastics club to train with the coach of the US 2016 Olympic Team.
April 2016 Fundraising event in support of Songo.info who provide sport and education opportunities to children living in the impoverished community of Kayamandi, South Africa.
March 2016 Fundraising event in support of a Royal Marines charity that picks up the pieces for the brave servicemen and women and their families when they are injured or killed in the line of duty.
March 2013 The Buffalo Foundation is set up to give back to segments of society that need support, in line with what Rainmakers are passionate about.
Siyabonga Zikalala doesn’t use his circumstances to define him.
Esona
Development riders makes it to Western Province.
James Golding has been forced to abandon the Race Across America.
Loyd’s Redbrain Challenge
Fires hitting close to Songezo Cycling Academy
A 100% Matric rate for Kwano Cycling Academy
Food Distribution
Mechanic Workshop for young students
Rollercoaster visits Kwano
Supporting Shameeg’s education
Buffalo Club launch dinner
Registration as a charity
Day of Giving for KWANO
Fundraising Event for Abingdon Gymnastics Club
Fundraising Event for Songo.info
Fundraising event for Royal Marines Charity
Buffalo Foundation created
Registered Charity Number 1177994
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