Sun Raise

Fees Must (still) Fall! ✊it is with deep sadness that we have to make this call again… After welcoming in a new year, we sadly remain fighting old battles. Join us in supporting students in need; students who have been wronged by the injustice of socioeconomic inequality! Alongside @peoplesempowermentcollective , we are attempting to help the students at UCT currently facing the brunt of financial exclusion. It is only through collective effort that we can make a difference! Join us!! ⭐️ Please comment, share & repost! Attend mass meetings, send money, food, and clothes to anyone in need. If you need any assistance or guidance on how to help, feel free to reach out to us or @peoplesempowermentcollective Peace and Love, The SunRaise Team 💛 #feesmustfall #community #mutualaid #together #southafricanunity

DO(Nation) Campaign 🤎 An Online Donation Drive Our actions, minuscule and big, has more of an impact on our community than we think. It is therefore essential that we remind everyone engaging with Sun Raise to contribute in whichever way you can. We pondered on commemorating June 16 1976. But we had to consider our country’s priorities are today, in June 2025. Our government is far from fulfilling the commitments made to young people and our advancements. The unfortunate reality is that the youth has been placed somewhere at the bottom of the priority list. But defeated we will not be nor remain! We want to take this opportunity with our DO(nation) campaign to encourage a nation that speaks less and does more. Your actions matter! Head over to our website as we continue to raise funds to help Gugulethu Jack graduate. As a community, we’ve done this before! Remember, David Arries will be graduating because of your do(nations). Never underestimate the power of doing. Because together, we can change the narratives forced upon the lives of many of our youth. Original photo captured by @rishi_prg #donate #graduate #feesmustfall #freeeducation #buildingcommunities #togetherwecandomore #humanity #uct

🌟Let’s help Gugulethu graduate!!🌟 As part of our ongoing campaign, we’d like to introduce our theme “Do(nation)”. We want to encourage everyone by letting you know that your contribution, your participation whether small or big matters. Let’s be part of a nation that actions together. Gugulethu is the second applicant we’re campaigning for. Keep your eyes on our website for updates. After completing her LLB at UCT, Gugulethu was awarded R100 000 by Dell Young Leaders in March 2025. She applied to Sun Raise with hopes to cover the remaining R29 834,50 so that she can graduate. The deadline is drawing nearer and in response, Gugulethu has taken out a credit card loan and managed to pay R20 200. Her remaining balance to be paid by 30 June 2025 is R9 443. Gugulethu is a dedicated student and a talented poet. Her dream is for her family to see their first graduate; their first lawyer. She has struggled tirelessly to complete her degree and, in the last stretch, is relying on us-her beloved community- to help her take this final step! For now we are prioritising raising the R9 443, so that Gugulethu can graduate. But the generosity does not need to stop there. Taking out a loan in your early 20s is scary! Feel free to assist with the total sum, so this loan does not set her back as much as it definitely could. ⭐️Together we can DO more!⭐️ When making a payment to our bank account- use the reference “30 June”, or alternatively donate directly into Gugulethu’s fee account and send the proof of your payment to us via email/DM. Her details are as follows: Standard Bank Rondebosch Brand Code: 025009 Acc No: 270689982 Reference: JCKGUG001 Thank you to all donors and all reposter’s- you are why we can make a difference! Peace and Love, The Sun Raise team 💛 #mutualaid #fundraising #soliaritynotcharity #feesmustfall #mutualaidrequest #university #donation #education #graduate #cometogether

Just as Spring signals new beginnings that can be felt in the air, the rising of the sun brings the hope of a new day. It is precisely that hope and opportunity that Andrea Davids (@introducing_anni ) and Lois Flandorp (@loisloisloislois_ ) aimed to channel when they founded Sun Raise – the grassroots organisation that aims to support financially dis-empowered students, through community and creativity. Through community Sun Raise has directed the warmth in the sky to shine down onto David Arries, allowing him the honour of graduating in September of this year - through presence, people and community. Our own @vuyopolson sat down with David(@liberated.thugg ) to hear his story. Read the full conversation at the link in our bio, and stay tuned to @sunraise_cpt for activations and opportunities to donate or volunteer Images by @vuyopolson and @rishi_prg

We are looking to grow the SunRaise team! 🌞🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒💛 So far, our small team has been able to achieve so much through the power of community. This is all thanks to YOU. At this time, we are calling out to you- our beloved community- to help us once again… As our mission continues, the workload is ever-growing and our team could do with a few extra hands! 🌞looking to help mentor students? offer tutoring? assist with mental health support? 🌞do enjoy social media curation? are you looking to gain some experience while supporting a humanitarian cause? 🌞are you good with emails? would you be interested in handling admin? 🌞do you have a small or medium sized business? do you have a restaurant/cafe/venue that could host events? 🌞are you an artist? do you want to offer your skills and talents in fundraising events and activations? 🌞are you able to be a runner at events? interested in events and artist management? If our cause resonates with you, this is your chance to get knee-deep in it, along with founders @introducing_anni and @loisloisloislois_ , as well as press-backbone @zizipho_bam 💛🌞Together we can do more 🌞💛 Once again, thank you to all our collaborators and partners who have joined the cause thus far! We are incredibly grateful to each of you. Head over to our website (link in bio) to apply to volunteer/collaborate with us! #crowdfunding #community #solidarity #donate #donors #donorlove #funding #feesmustfall #mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #university #fundraising #fundraise #giveback #givingback #GivingTuesday #grants #philanthropy #capetown #capetownstudent #capetownartist #capetownlove #capetown

We are happy to share that a milestone has been reached! Because you cared, one of the Sun Raise applicants will be graduating this year 💛 We reflect on how this all started because Andrea from @nnsc_____ saw a fellow creative, @loisflandorp in need of funding and together they decided to birth, Sun Raise. A movement, something much greater than our capabilities as individuals. So we invited our different communities and reached out to businesses in the CBD of Cape Town to join us. Through, the two activations we hosted and private donations, we raised just over R11K. Showing that buying a ticket, sharing the website link, telling someone about Sun Raise does go a long way and makes a big difference. In community we can shift narratives, break through limitations placed on us and encourage the power of togetherness. Again, much appreciation to everyone who cared. Recently we sat down with @capecreativecollective and our first successful applicant. Read the full story in our bio. The mission continues! See our website for more information. 💛💛💛💛

The PEC is hosting a Zine-making workshop on Wednesday @ntirhisanocc from 5-8, please join us as we reflect on the theme of our first Xitsungu issue: Sound.

We’re reflecting on Move With Intent curated by @nnsc_____ which took place last month at @one_park_cpt As this year marks ten years since #rhodesmustfall where a brave then student Chumani Maxwele responded to the lack of change in our universities and country , we remember that we still have such a long way to go before we can put this social ill to rest. We will share what we’ve learned from our first and second activations shortly. More importantly, we will share the milestones we’ve been able to accomplish with the help of YOU, the community. We give thanks to @wallflower_idle @zizipho_bam @in2une_ @ufarrah_khataza @loosidofficial @threesixcpt @loveyousake @hannah.allchurch @peoplesempowermentcollective 🖤 The mission continues! If you want to know how to help? Share our website with someone who needs the help and with someone who can help. Thank You 💛

“This year’s #FeesMustFall protests were reminiscent of what we have read in history books. Quelled post-pandemic, the strike action involved sit-ins, sleep-ins, traffic obstruction, and total shutdowns. The students are speaking loudly, and no one is listening…” Read Ash’s full article via the link in our bio 🩶🔗

Move With Intent, hosted by @nnsc_____ and housed by @one_park_cpt was an absolute blast 🕺🌞 Last Sunday, the 30th of March, we Moved with Intent indeed, raising just under R10 000 for students in need! Thank you to all the artists and collectives involved: @zizipho_bam @wallflower_idle @threesixcpt @in2une_ @ufarrah_khataza @loveyousake @hannah.allchurch @loosidofficial @peoplesempowermentcollective photos: @rishi_prg And an extra special thank you to all the donors, ticket-buyers, volunteers and helpers. Together we can do more! 💛 Reminder: we still have donation drives running at @clarkescapetown and @nappystudioza TONIGHT there will be a donation drive @one_park_cpt , check @cocoon_sound & @surrealsessions & @lenaya.pgp for more details on their event! See our website for more details About Us, link in bio. #feesmustfall #solidaritynotcharity #mutualaid #capetown #freeeducationforall #cptfunderaiser

Leading up to our next activation at @one_park_cpt tomorrow evening, we’re reflecting on some of the moments we had at our last activation. Captured by @rishi_prg on 16/3/2025 outside @clarkescapetown with @streetexperimentsafrika , we had a beautiful day in the streets of Cape Town. Thank you again to everyone who supported us! We raised just under R5k and gathered donations of toiletries for the students in need. Together, we truly CAN do more! Special shoutouts to: @thatsnotfunnycpt @slamcitysa @verve_magazinecpt @lowaltitude_mag @panicmixie @lyrique_like_lyric @thandiwe_nqanda @zizipho_bam @leratosferniture Head to our linkree (link in bio) to find our website and all the details on how to get involved, volunteer, and donate. Tickets for tomorrows activation are in our bio! R100 early bird, R120 door, and a 50% off for students at the door. #feesmustfall #solidaritynotcharity #mutualaid #capetown #freeeducationforall #cptfunderaiser #livemusiccpt #cptcreatives

"10 years later, students are going through the same thing. We can't just wait for them to get tired and go home. We need to help them, now." First, Sun Raise (@sunraise_cpt ) activated the city at The Bree Street Experiment. The community came together to support students unable to continue their studies due to financial exclusion. Now, Sun Raise hopes to bring us together again this Sunday at One Park. The goal remains the same - be there, spread awareness and support all those students chasing a future, those who feel unseen. Find us Moving With Intent this Sunday 30th March at One Park, 5pm til Late. We hope to find you there too. Be present, be conscious, activate. images by @vuyopolson