The philanthropic strategy of each foundation within the ELMA Group is guided by its own Investment Framework, which defines the foundation's focus areas, goals, and measures of success. Choose a foundation to see its framework. Explore The ELMA Group of Foundations • About Us • Investments • News • © 2018, The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.) Inc. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

OUR FOUNDATIONS OUR INVESTMENTS NEWS & STORIES ABOUT US ELMA Commits ZAR2 Billion to COVID-19 Photo: Ubuntu Pathways The COVID-19 pandemic has strained already vulnerable health systems, forced millions of families into poverty, caused school closures and learning loss for children, and disrupted maternal, newborn, and child health services. At the start of 2021, the African continent had 2.3 million cases and 52,905 deaths*. To address this profound humanitarian crisis, ELMA has drawn on 15 years of experience investing in and with African governments, community-based organizations, universities, and non-governmental organizations to deploy over ZAR2 billion to mitigate the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on children, families, and communities across the world, primarily in Africa. The majority of ELMA’s COVID-19 investments have been made in the following areas: Direct COVID-19 Response: controlling the spread of COVID-19 and mitigating its direct medical impacts Protecting Essential Services: ensuring that maternal, newborn, and child health care is protected and maintained during the pandemic Supporting Early Childhood Development and Learning: reducing the impacts of school closures and early childhood development and learning Safety Net Support for Vulnerable Communities: supporting the basic needs of particularly vulnerable communities during the pandemic ELMA COVID-19 Response Investments: The ELMA Foundation The ELMA Relief Foundation The ELMA Growth Foundation The ELMA Music Foundation The ELMA Vaccines & Immunization Foundation The ELMA South Africa Foundation • About Us • Investments • News • © 2018, The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U.S.) Inc. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER