One of the main reasons, appropriately, is trust. “We have always kept our word,” she says. “There is a overwhelming trust placed in us and we make sure we never let people down.”

So project leaders always deliver on their promises, action which builds mutual relationships of trust, which incubates co-operation. Together these lead to development.

But this chain of events rests on another enormous expectation: funds. Because development rests on the continuous fulfilment of obligations, the Trust strives always to maintain a financial safety net. But this amounts to full-time striving. So now the project co-ordinators are aiming to raise funds to invest in an endowment which would ensure the Trust’s future. This endowment would be a jointly built fund – no donor feels comfortable assuming sole responsibility for a project so Hantam’s endowment trust would be spread between a variety of donors.

Community members will continue to contribute what they can when they can, deepening their stake in the Trust and strengthening their belief in themselves. But they need partners who believe in them too.

The aim of the Hantam Community Education Trust is straightforward. It exists to offer skills and opportunities and support until people are self-sustaining.

It exists because people like you believe in people like us.