A little more about us

Who we are

Touching Africa started more than a decade ago when businesspeople with a Kingdom vision for the workplace came together and started taking hands in their day-to-day operations.

Touching Africa grew into a COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE who share the dream of a healed society.

Our vision is to take hands and BE the difference in a broken world, starting at our workplace and day-to-day reality.

This dream is born from a passion to perfect the following in us:

  • Seek first the KINGDOM of God and His RIGHTEOUSNESS
  • Give a practical corporate expression as part of the BODY of CHRIST in society
  • TOUCH the world with the LOVE of GOD in us

WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE HANDS IN TOUCHING AFRICA!

To give a corporate expression to this dream, we focus to:

  • grow a vision-based community as a movement

  • with an active and strong network of like-minded people,

  • giving this community institutional wings to be a corporate and institutional expression (non-profit, NGO, companies, co-operatives and institutes),

  • develop and implement projects and programs with a positive impact on society

  • working through co-operatives in various sectors including Education and Training, Agriculture, Social Development, Enterprise Development, and Infrastructure Development.

Vision

We are a network of people that share a vision to make a difference in the community of Africa, working together, through numerous co-operatives to develop and implement multiple projects.

WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE HANDS IN TOUCHING AFRICA!

Operating Principles

Operating Principles

  • SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM

  • PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY

  • UNITY IN VISION

  • SMALL BEGINNINGS

  • IMPORTANCE OF THE END USER

  • HOLISTIC APPROACH

  • DISCOVERY OF PURPOSE

  • CROSS-CULTURAL APPROACH

  • TAKE OWNERSHIP

  • SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM

  • PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY

  • UNITY IN VISION

  • SMALL BEGINNINGS

  • IMPORTANCE OF THE END USER

  • HOLISTIC APPROACH

  • DISCOVERY OF PURPOSE

  • CROSS-CULTURAL APPROACH

  • TAKE OWNERSHIP

Where was the Touching Africa vision born?

The KINGDOM OF GOD is the Presence of God made real in your life – every moment of every day. This KINGDOM is not an institution and it is not an organisation. In contrast to this KINGDOM, the world in which we live is affected by darkness, evil, and decay. It is into this world – our playing field that we, as Sons and Daughters in His house – find our opportunity to introduce and make real the Kingdom of GOD and His LOVE.

The authority to touch our world comes from our obedience to this mission, and the power to do this is founded on our daily, our moment by moment walk with the Spirit of God in humility.

Stephan Pretorius

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Where was the Touching Africa vision born?

The KINGDOM OF GOD is the Presence of God made real in your life – every moment of every day. This KINGDOM is not an institution and it is not an organisation. In contrast to this KINGDOM, the world in which we live is affected by darkness, evil, and decay. It is into this world – our playing field that we, as Sons and Daughters in His house – find our opportunity to introduce and make real the Kingdom of GOD and His LOVE.

The authority to touch our world comes from our obedience to this mission, and the power to do this is founded on our daily, our moment by moment walk with the Spirit of God in humility.

Stephan Pretorius

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Meet the Team

Stephan Pretorius

Chair of the Board and Project Overseer

René Maasz

Office Manager and Internal Coordinator

Saki Tlotleng

Community and Social Project Developer

Tiaan Liebenberg

Financial Management and Project Developer

Piet Barnard

Project Coordinator and Community Engagement

Anrie van Rooyen

Graphic Design and Communication

Louisa Ralepelle

Management and Project Developer

Frik Barnard

Strategist and Project Developer

Robert Crosby

Water Projects Developer

Hanneke Pretorius

Projects and Coordinator

Meet the Team

Stephan Pretorius

Chair of the Board and Project Overseer

René Maasz

Office Manager and Internal Coordinator

Saki Tlotleng

Community and Social Project Development

Sankie Monyane

Network Liaison, Project Support and Reception

Piet Barnard

Project Coordination and Community Engagement

Hanneke Pretorius

Projects and Coordination

Tiaan Liebenberg

Financial Management and Project Development

Anrie van Rooyen

Graphic Design and Communication

Frik Barnard

Strategist and Project Development

Louisa Ralepelle

Management and Project Development

Robert Crosby

Water Projects Development