Chelo is a project management and funding platform that prides itself on security, transparency and accountability.
Chelo makes it easy for businesses and philanthropists to fund projects by operating as a platform through which funders can actively trace the progress and fund distribution of a specific project.
Schools on the platform will create simple yet adequately detailed projects that will give funders sufficient information, while making it easy for them to contribute funds at the press of a button. Chelo provides a feedback loop to the entire community to follow the progression and lifecycle of the project.
The projects cover the entire schooling spectrum, ranging from infrastructure to schooling activities. Contributing as an Alumni or any other funder, you create a positive ripple effect within society. Chelo operates as a digital platform where projects for Corporate Social Investment (CSI) targets can be sourced. Project makers partnered with Chelo to create projects that need funding through a rigorous and secure process specifying their monetary needs to attract funders. Chelo provides a feedback loop to the entire community to follow the progression and lifecycle of the project.
Our story begins in 2017 on Matlala Road in Mashashane, Vaalkop with a routine visit to a former high school, PAX Secondary School.
A fundraising initiative at the school to repair the pavements not only warmed our hearts but reminded us that there are people with both the desire and the means to improve the deteriorating conditions of their previous places of learning. This routine visit to his alma mater turned inspiring as the school was setting up a fundraising initiative to repair the school infrastructure, which had proved detrimental to learning.
Our name is derived from a Sepedi term “Tšhela”/Chela. Together, re tšhela ka mo sekhwameng to help the school (we pour into the fund to help the school). Chelo is derived from a Sepedi term, “Tšhela”/Chela”, which means to pour into. This act of pouring back into the community inspired the desire to find like-minded individuals across the country who are seeking to give back to communities. Thus, Chelo was born.”
Our Mission
- To establish a network through which communities can build themselves and each other.
- To help maintain and further propel already developed educational institutions.
- To establish quality and educational infrastructure for previously disadvantaged and developing areas.
- To encourage a culture of accountability
Our Vision
- To create a world where every child has equal quality, well-rounded and comprehensive education.
- A world where giving back is not hindered by maladministration.
What Sets Us Apart
Our systems are structured to create an environment which will achieve and uphold our values and objectives:
Accountability: To provide the comfort of knowing where your contributions are going and how they are being utilised, institutions registered with us are required to provide detailed information and progress reports throughout the life cycle of their projects. Our platform provides transparency between you and the institution you are supporting.
Convenience: Chelo provides the convenience of placing a collection of various initiatives at your fingertips. Payments are also seamlessly digital.
Security: We put effort into making sure that all schools are verified. The renowned payment gateway we use guarantees secure payment.
Education: Being the pillar of society, we hold education near and dear, and because we understand the role it plays in the development of our communities, we advocate for quality education for all.
Continuity: In the words of the English playwright John Heywood, “Rome was not built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour.” Propelled by the spirit of Ubuntu, we encourage Alumni and corporations to be active ambassadors and philanthropists of the schools and communities where they come from and, therefore, ensure intergenerational solidarity continues to build perpetual development.
Impact: By accessing a larger scale of funders we can minimise the amount each funder can donate to a project/school, while the act of giving creates ample opportunity that would have not been accessible.
Our leadership team
Maketele Khalo
Founder and CEO
Maketele Khalo
Founder and CEO