Our Team

Hope Through Action depends on a significant number of dedicated people who work tirelessly to bring about positive change in the lives of many young people. Without this team, we would not have been able to achieve our objectives over the last 15 years.

Patrons & Founders

Philip and Judy Green, working with Phil Bland, established Hope Through Action in 2008  as the vehicle for their work in the townships. They had also identified the development of life skills through sport and education as their priorities – these have been our focus for the last fifteen years.

Hope Through Action is now working in township communities in the Western Cape. There is no doubt that thousands of lives of underprivileged young people have been transformed by the team’s work and partnership with SCORE.

Hope Through Action is  hugely grateful for the efforts made by so many people, in both the UK and SA. Their major priority? Continuing to secure adequate funding to ensure a dynamic and impactful future for the investment in all the centres.

Philip Green was appointed CBE for services to businesses and charity in the UK and Southern Africa

Philip-Green
Judy-Green

Trustees & Senior Leaders

The boards of Trustees are ultimately responsible for all that happens in the name of Hope Through Action. They take their responsibilities seriously but recognise the privilege of being part of an incredible organisation.

Phil Bland

MBE (services to the water industry)
Chair of Trustees of
HTAF and HTA

Sandra Randall

Trustee of HTA UK

Stu Crawford

Trustee of HTAF

Fred Laker

Trustee of HTAF

Betty Kgomotlokwa Lallie

Executive Director,
SCORE and Executive Committee member

Stefan Howells

MBE (Services to Sport and Social Development in Southern Africa)
– Executive Director SCORE and Executive Committee member

Steve Wilkinson

Trustee of HTAF

Konrad Laker

Trustee of HTAF

Jan-Hendrik Erasmus

Trustee of HTA UK

Pete Thomspon

Trustee of HTA UK

Ayanda Mkhize

Trustee and Financial Director of HTAF

High Level Relationships

Ambassadors

Hope Through Action has six Ambassadors who have gained worldwide recognition for their achievements. They support our vision and are committed to raising the profile of Hope Through Action amongst their networks and contacts. They provide guidance, advice and regular support.

Ryk Neethling

Olympic gold medallist and the first South African to have competed in 4 consecutive Olympic Games.

Reuben Riffel

Well-known, leading South African chef with three restaurants, several books and a number of television programmes. Reuben was a MasterChef judge and was born in Groendal, Franschhoek.

Melissa Crosbie

Melissa and Simon Crosbie own Rickety Bridge and relocated to South Africa to rejuvenate the estate and expand its wine selection. Melissa actively engages with the Franschhoek Valley community and supports Hope Through Action to help those in need.

Marais Erasmus

South African former first-class cricketer who is now an international cricket umpire and a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.

Gary Kirsten

Legendary South African cricketer. Opening batsman for South Africa and coach for India and South Africa. Has scored a century against every Test-playing nation.

Ernst van Rhyn

Professional South African Rugby player. Captained the Junior Springboks, played more than 50 games for the DHL Stormers from Cape Town and currently plays for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership.  Ernst hails from Paarl, where he attended school and later graduated from Stellenbosch University.

Delivery Partners

Hope Through Action works closely with several partners to deliver programmes and life-changing projects.

SCORE has been the lead partner for over 15 years.

SCORE is a South African non-governmental organisation involved in community engagement, educational programmes, entrepreneurship, and development through sport. SCORE manages our Sport and Learning Centres and is the lead implementation partner for coordinating all programming, activities and training conducted both at the Centres established by Hope Through Action or under its auspices.

SCORE has over 34 years’ experience working in communities across Southern Africa that face a range of social problems, often linked to poverty. SCORE is registered with the South African Qualifications Authority.