- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=AMWAY SOUTH AFRICA: Tutudesk Campaign Aims to Deliver 20 Million Desks by 2020 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45137?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45137?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45137?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=AMWAY SOUTH AFRICA: Tutudesk Campaign Aims to Deliver 20 Million Desks by 2020&body=ESG News from Amway https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/45137?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # AMWAY SOUTH AFRICA: Tutudesk Campaign Aims to Deliver 20 Million Desks by 2020 ##### Portable desks are called Tutudesks in honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu Mar 26, 2014 10:20 AM ET Campaign: [\#AmwayVolunteers](/news/campaign/amwayvolunteers) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/thumbnails/124478/thumbnail-124478_0001.png) ▶ Video ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/SA_TutuDesks_0.jpg "Tutudesks get their first use by students.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Tutu1-199x300.jpg "Amway Business Owner Anja Schwarz delivers portable lap desks to students.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/SouthAfricaTutudesk3jpg-1024x673.jpg "Somebody's glad to have a new desk.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/SouthAfricaTutudesk5-1024x681.jpg "1,500 Tutudesk await presentation to students.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/tutu4-1024x677.jpg "Students cradle their newest possessions.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/tutu31024x678.jpg "Amway and school officials unite for a formal presentation.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/JacobTutudeskAmway-1024x682.jpg "Students patiently await the delivery of their own Tutudesk.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/tutu5-1024x680.jpg "It was a special day of celebration!") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/ThandekaTutuAmway-1024x682.jpg "Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe spoke to learners on behalf of Archbishop Tutu, her father, emphasizing the value in each student, challenging them to “Reach for the moon. If you fall, you fall among the stars.”") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/videos/thumbnails/124478/thumbnail-124478_0001.png?h=fad68cf3) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SA_TutuDesks_0.jpg?h=31c0b79e "Tutudesks get their first use by students.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Tutu1-199x300.jpg?h=bf372811 "Amway Business Owner Anja Schwarz delivers portable lap desks to students.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SouthAfricaTutudesk3jpg-1024x673.jpg?h=a3e47efc "Somebody's glad to have a new desk.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/SouthAfricaTutudesk5-1024x681.jpg?h=69f2b9d0 "1,500 Tutudesk await presentation to students.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/tutu4-1024x677.jpg?h=16013371 "Students cradle their newest possessions.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/tutu31024x678.jpg?h=16013371 "Amway and school officials unite for a formal presentation.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/JacobTutudeskAmway-1024x682.jpg?h=69f2b9d0 "Students patiently await the delivery of their own Tutudesk.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/tutu5-1024x680.jpg?h=50844e28 "It was a special day of celebration!") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/ThandekaTutuAmway-1024x682.jpg?h=69f2b9d0 "Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe spoke to learners on behalf of Archbishop Tutu, her father, emphasizing the value in each student, challenging them to “Reach for the moon. If you fall, you fall among the stars.”") [Amway One by One](http://blogs.amway.com/onebyone/2014/03/24/travel-with-us-to-south-africa/) **Travel with Amway to South Africa** Late last year, Amway introduced you to the [Tutudesk Foundation](http://blogs.amway.com/onebyone/2013/11/07/what%e2%80%99s-a-tutudesk/), which provides innovative desk solutions for schools in South Africa. We just released a video that takes you on a journey to a small school in Queenstown, where children are learning about their value through a simple – but effective - gift. Also, below is a blog post that was completed on November 7, 2013, just days after the delivery of 1,500 portable lap desks to students. Their spirts, happiness and joy were undeniable! **What’s a Tutudesk?** Last week we participated in the delivery of 1,500 portable lap desks to students in Queenstown, South Africa. Amway Business Owner leader [Anja Schwarz joined us](http://blogs.amway.com/onebyone/2013/11/06/from-the-road-south-africa), on behalf of ABOs across Europe and Africa who have been raising funds and awareness about this program for the last couple of years. These portable desks are called [Tutudesks ](http://www.tutudesk.org/)in honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who lent his name and his story to help meet the needs of the crowded classrooms and homes of children in South Africa, and across the continent. The Tutudesk Campaign aims to deliver 20 million desks by 2020, and has already distributed 2 million through partnerships with Amway and others. The desks are given to each student. They include a list of Child’s Rights, a child hotline telephone number, the alphabet and times table. When you join a Tutudesk delivery, it’s an entire experience. Jacob Ramaru, who grew up in Soweto and knows the challenges learners face, turned the event into an empowerment session for children and the entire community. He works for the Tutudesk campaign, and travels from school to school, spreading hope and setting high expectations for the dreams of the students. We were joined by local mothers, government and school officials, and even a police escort. Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe spoke to learners on behalf of Archbishop Tutu, her father, emphasizing the value in each student, challenging them to “Reach for the moon. If you fall, you fall among the stars.” It’s a special initiative to be part of, where you can truly see change happening, one by one. *Thanks to Karin Schmid, Sharon Apollis and all of our many partners who have made this program successful.* [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/AmwayLogo.jpeg)](/profiles/amway) ### More from Amway ###### [Malnutrition Mapping Project Featured by Harvard Kennedy School](/news/malnutrition-mapping-project-featured-harvard-kennedy-school) Oct 19, 2017 9:05 AM ET ###### [On World Food Day, Amway Ran a "Power of 5K" Virtual Race](/news/world-food-day-amway-ran-power-5k-virtual-race) Oct 17, 2017 9:35 AM ET ###### [Amway Open Meeting Video | Trendspotting: CSR with the Power of 5](/news/amway-open-meeting-video-trendspotting-csr-power-5) Sep 20, 2017 11:15 AM ET ###### [6 Hours + 200 Amway Volunteers = 1 Custom Playground for 1,000 Children](/news/6-hours-200-amway-volunteers-1-custom-playground-1000-children) Jul 11, 2017 9:05 AM ET ###### ['Navabharat' Honors Amway India for CSR Initiatives](/news/navabharat-honors-amway-india-csr-initiatives) Jul 7, 2017 9:25 AM ET ###### [Amway Charity Foundation Showcases “Mompreneur” Program at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia](/news/amway-charity-foundation-showcases-mompreneur-program-st-petersburg-international-economic) Jul 6, 2017 8:55 AM ET ###### [Amway Taiwan Awarded Global Views CSR Award ](/news/amway-taiwan-awarded-global-views-csr-award) Jun 12, 2017 10:55 AM ET ###### [Amway’s Nurtilite Power of 5K Virtual Race on Facebook LIVE Wednesday, May 10](/news/amways-nurtilite-power-5k-virtual-race-facebook-live-wednesday-may-10) May 8, 2017 3:35 PM ET