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About Us
What we do.
The Booth Education and Sports Trust
The Trusts ‘vision’ is to inspire the joy of reading and at the same time help lay the basic foundation of learning which is to read! We also believe that education and sport go hand-in-hand and therefore want to encourage physical activity by organising football clinics.
Our Vision
The Trusts ‘vision’ is to inspire the joy of reading and at the same time help lay the basic foundation of learning which is to read! We also believe that education and sport go hand-in-hand and therefore want to encourage physical activity by organising football clinics.
Our Mission
The Trusts ‘mission’ is to contribute to the forming of ” a community of good” which will endow the youth with the tools to fullfil their potential through reading and football.
The Booth Education and Sports Trust is registered as a charitable trust incorporated in accordance with the trust laws of the Republic of South Africa and operating under the rules and regulations of the jurisdiction of the Republic of South Africa.
"NURTURING ATHLETIC MINDS"
Co-Founder, Director & Trustee
Sonia graduated with a BComm in Marketing & Business Management and she was awarded a certificate in Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing & Public Speaking by Harvard University EdX. She is motivated to give back and pave it forward after her challenging upbringing in Soweto and Orange Farm. Sonia manages the book-clubs and spelling-bees within the Trust. She is a serial entrepreneur and has won “Best Innovation in Manufacturing Award” at the SAB Kickstart Awards. She’s also a blogger (Opinion Booth), a podcast host and an author of 3 published books.
Co-Founder, Director & Trustee
Matthew is an ex-professional footballer who heads the ‘sports-arm’ of the Trust by providing coaching clinics to worthy schools, clubs and communities.
Matthew has had a professional football career lasting nearly 20 years which has seen him play for a number of professional teams in South Africa and Russia and represented his country at the Olympics and the World Cup. During his playing days, he quickly realised that football development is virtually non-existent in South Africa and that the formation of the Trust will be able to rectify this even if it’s to a small degree. Matthew graduated with BA degree in Politics. He is a Supersport TV Football Pundit, Artificial Grass SA Director, DC Panel Member for the Premier Soccer League and the SA Institute for Drug Free Sports (SAIDS) and the co-founder and trustee of the SA Football Legends (NPC).
Investor (Cape Town)
Has been employed by the Cape Town City Council for the last 40 years and is an engineer in the Roads Division.
He has also been an active member at Fish Hoek Association Football Club for most of his life at junior and senior level and is at present the Chairman of the club
Investor ( Johannesburg )
Is a football agent and owner of Siyavuma sports management who acts on behalf of some of South Africa’s most exciting football talent and is extremely knowledgeable about the local game.
Investor ( Cape Town )
is a lawyer and CA who has helped enormously to set up the Trust.
