South African Public Benefit Organisation PBO 930063611  •  Section 18A approved
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Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa

Healthier people. Stronger communities. Lasting change.

Invest in practical, community-led solutions for health, education and opportunity.

Your support is accountable. Eligible donations may receive a Section 18A tax certificate.

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Why we exist

Change begins when people have the chance to thrive.

Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa is a South African Public Benefit Organisation working for holistic change across every part of human life — educational, medical, physical and mental wellbeing — alongside community development for people in need.

We bring healthcare professionals, partners and communities together to prevent disease, build employable skills and open pathways out of vulnerability.

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Our mandate

01

Community-led projects

We promote community-based projects built on self-help, empowerment and capacity-building skills development.

02

Training and support

We provide training, support and assistance to the community projects set out in the PBO deed of trust.

03

Disease prevention

We work to prevent infectious disease and run education programmes on COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other preventable illnesses.

04

Health education and dignity

Primary health education, sexual education, family planning and the prevention of gender-based violence.

Our focus

Where your support creates change

Four active programmes. Practical interventions. Community-centred delivery.

01
Protection & access

Safe Travel To School

Learner transporter and children

Learner transporters carry more than 80 000 children to and from school every day in the Western Cape. When classrooms reopened, they were among the last to receive protective equipment — leaving drivers and the children who depend on them exposed.

We joined the Safe Travel To School (STTS) project to fund PPE packs. Each pack holds a thermometer, hand sanitiser, surface sanitiser, reusable masks and a spray bottle, and covers one transporter and roughly 15 children for two months.

02
Prevention

Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention

Community health education session

COVID-19 spreads from person to person, which makes prevention a shared responsibility. Our education work turns six precautions into everyday habits.

  • Clean your hands often
  • Cough or sneeze into your bent elbow — not your hands
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
  • Limit social gatherings and time spent in crowded places
  • Avoid close contact with someone who is sick
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces
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03
Skills & livelihoods

Internship Training For Medical Receptionists

Medical reception area

Youth unemployment reached 59% in the first quarter of 2020, according to Stats SA. Of roughly 20 million young South Africans, more than 11 million are without work.

Our three-month internship pairs on-the-job practice with coaching, giving suitably qualified candidates real workplace exposure in a healthcare setting.

  • Skills and knowledge for the healthcare industry
  • Office administration
  • Basic business management
  • Communication skills
  • Safety at the workplace
  • A certificate of completion at the end of the programme
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04
Safety & dignity

Gender-Based Violence Intervention

Gender-based violence awareness march

Gender-based violence reaches almost every part of South African society. Up to 40% of South African women have experienced emotional, physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime.

Our intervention work addresses the root causes:

  • Empowering women and children
  • Challenging patriarchy and toxic relationships
  • Developing livelihood strategies that reflect on social norms around gender and the use of violence
  • Facilitated discussion of the forms of violence affecting participants and their communities
  • Awareness of the laws protecting the rights and dignity of women and children
  • Practical education on how not to become a victim of gender-based violence
  • Self-defence for women
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Ongoing & past projects

Work already changing lives

Students at an internet training course

IT Education Projects

Computers and health education

An IT course for disadvantaged people, taught around health education.

Internet training at Simunye

Students complete the internet training course at Simunye Primary Healthcare.

Clinic waiting area

Circumcision & HIV Prevention

HIV prevention through circumcision

II4A sponsors voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) camps to reduce the incidence of HIV.

Professional training

Health professionals are trained in safe circumcision techniques.

Screening and testing

Prevention of Disease

Workshops and education

Regular lifestyle-change workshops to combat chronic disease.

Health education

Blood pressure, diabetes and weight workshops, with HIV testing and counselling.

Women’s and men’s health

Preventative health checks and awareness of regular screening for breast and prostate cancer.

Our impact

Measure what matters. Share what changes.

We report verified results, not activity. Every programme shows who was reached, what changed, where the work happened and how funds were used.

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01 People reached Verified and updated quarterly
02 Active communities Named locations, not estimates
03 Programme outcomes Reported, never implied
04 Funds to programmes Published annually

Our team

Decades of clinical and community experience

Dr Cyril Parker

Founder

MBChB (Wits), BSc (Wits), Diploma in Anaesthesia (SA), FRACGP (Australia), ACRRM (Australia), Certificate in Dermatology (Monash)

Dr Parker graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1981 and earned his Diploma in Anaesthesia from the College of Medicine in 1984. He worked at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto before establishing the first one-stop primary healthcare facility in rural Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg.

Practising across rural and urban settings took him to New Zealand and Australia, where prevention became the centre of his work. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1998 and of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine in 1999.

Returning to South Africa in 2006, he founded Simunye Primary Healthcare and the Simunye Circumcision Centres in Cape Town, and is the lead developer of innovative medical circumcision devices. He brings more than 30 years of primary healthcare experience to his role as founder of II4A.

Section 18A Approved

Trust & accountability

Give with confidence.

Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa is registered as a South African Non-Profit Company and an approved Public Benefit Organisation. Governance documents, annual reports and donation guidance are available on request.

NPC registration 2016/463932/08
PBO number 930063611
Tax status Section 18A approved

Our partners

ChildSafe Safe Travel To School Simunye Primary Health Care Partner in Health Western Cape Government

Questions & answers

Frequently asked questions

Something else you’d like to know? Email info@impactinvest4africa.org.

What is Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa?

Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa (II4A) is a South African Non-Profit Company and approved Public Benefit Organisation based in Sea Point, Cape Town. It works for holistic change in educational, medical, physical and mental wellbeing, through disease prevention, health education, skills training and gender-based violence intervention for people in need.

Is Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa a registered charity?

Yes. It is registered as a Non-Profit Company (NPC 2016/463932/08) and approved as a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO 930063611) with Section 18A approval. Governance documents, annual reports and donation guidance are available on request from info@impactinvest4africa.org.

Are donations tax deductible in South Africa?

Eligible donations may receive a Section 18A tax certificate. South African taxpayers can use a Section 18A certificate to claim the donation as a deduction. Email info@impactinvest4africa.org after donating to request your certificate.

How can I donate?

Donate by EFT to Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa NPC, FNB, account number 62653307788, branch code 250655. For sponsorships, other ways to give or a Section 18A certificate, email info@impactinvest4africa.org.

What programmes does Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa run?

Four active programmes: Safe Travel To School (PPE kits for learner transporters in the Western Cape), Covid-19 pandemic prevention education, a three-month internship for medical receptionists, and gender-based violence intervention. Past projects include IT education, voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention, and chronic disease prevention workshops.

Who founded Impact Invest 4 Health in Africa?

It was founded by Dr Cyril Parker, a medical doctor with more than 30 years of primary healthcare experience and founder of Simunye Primary Healthcare, with co-founder and operations director Dr Elisabeth Pillgrab-Parker. The team includes Prof Peter Millard, Dr Norman Goldstuck and accountant Steyn Schneider CA(SA).

How can my organisation partner with or volunteer for II4A?

Companies, clinics, schools and individuals can partner, sponsor a programme or volunteer. Email info@impactinvest4africa.org or visit 13 Regent Road, Sea Point, Cape Town.