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To enrich the educational and cultural life of the
people of South Africa
Commemoration
The Foundation commemorates the contribution of the English-speaking
Settlers to South Africa by
• facilitating public debate and open discussion
• promoting and sharing the English language and the
English heritage in South Africa
• maintaining the 1820 Settlers National Monument in
perpetuity as a living monument devoted to the spiritual and
material well-being of the people of South Africa
The English Language
The Foundation aims to
• enrich the study of the language
• promote its use as a vehicle of communication
• improve the quality of English teaching
The Arts
The Foundation supports artistic endeavour by
• providing facilities for performers
• encouraging participation in the performing and visual
Arts
• promoting South African art, culture and literature
The Sciences
The Foundation promotes a culture of science in South
Africa by
• providing scientists with opportunities to make science
accessible to all
• showing that science, engineering and technology permeate
business and everyday life
• encouraging enquiry into the origins and different
disciplines of science
Education
The Foundation works towards the expansion of opportunities
in education
• within formal and informal sectors
• in the teaching environment
Conferences
The Foundation believes in free and open debate and discussion,
and to this end
• facilitates conferences and seminars on matters of
national concern
• provides venues where other organisations may confer
The Foundation's intention is expressed in the words
around the fountain in the memorial foyer of the Monument.
That all might have life and have it more
abundantly
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