The Trust has been recognised by:
Education Africa Award for the Northern Cape (1995 winner).
Gilbeys National Literacy Award (1995 runner-up).
Irene Menell READ Award (1996 winner).
Presidential Award (Northern Cape) for Community Initiative (1997 winner), presented by former President Nelson Mandela at the opening of Parliament the following year.
Education Africa Award for the Northern Cape (1998 finalist).
Impumelelo Innovations Award Programme (1999 finalist).
Finalist in the Ashoka Citizen Based Initiative Award Programme (2005)
Winner of the Community Builder of the Year Award in the Northern Cape (2005)
Winner of the Ashoka Citizen Based Award (2006)
Visitors to the Hantam Community Education Trust are always moved. They’re moved by an energy that’s creative, a passion that’s catching, and a warmth that makes you want to join in. A growing number of award judges feel the same.

Editorial Consultant Gavin Stewart has also visited Umthombo Wolwazi. He wrote in the visitors’ book: “The school out of nowhere that is always going somewhere."

Ashoka Citizen-base Initiative Programme
The Hantam Community Education Trust has been chosen one of the 3 winners of this prestigious Award for 2006

Ashoka is a global organization that finds and funds leading social entrepreneurs to implement innovative ideas for change in their communities, regions, countries, and continents. They work in six different fields: Learning/Youth Development, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Civic Participation, and Economic Development. Founded in 1980, Ashoka has elected more than 1,500 Fellows in 53 countries since 1982.