Hayley Reichert
Founder
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London-based South African who is a U.K. Mortgage and Protection Adviser helping many South Africans navigate the complex property market.
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Voluntarily assisted the global South African community for over a decade through community, charity, business and political activities.
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Engages with the IEC, numerous opposition party leaders and other civic and charity groups.
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Does not hold membership to any political party.
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Runs Saffa Works for South African business owners in the UK
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Sponsored a young lady to complete matric (2023) & currently assisting with costs to ensure she completes a one-year patisserie course at International Hotel School in Durban.
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Registered an NPO Ihlombe Lokhalela Care Givers (NPO 306-676) in May 2024 to support a community in Molweni, Upper Highway, Durban near her hometown.
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Initiated a project to assist fellow South Africans fleeing Ukraine. They helped 150 people (50 students, 50 South Africans and 50 relatives e.g. Ukrainian spouses/children).
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Assisted the Mpumalanga bursary students in Russia when their studies were at jeopardy due to non-payment of fees, accommodation and stipends from government. Minister Blade Nzimande issued an attack statement against her in retaliation of her ENCA Interview.
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Raised awareness of the medical graduates from the Russia program who were unable to register with Health Profession Council SA and sit their board exams due to government incompetence. Due to applied pressure, some students were finally able to write their exams in November 2023.
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In 2020 co-founded Home Away From Home repatriation project along with volunteers, the DA Abroad and the DA. Together they assisted over 22,000 people who were stranded abroad with returning to SA.
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Simultaneously ran Project LISA (Locked in SA) where the team had to lobby then apply for urgent high court action to allow 20,000 South Africans to travel abroad during Covid SA airspace closure. In the 5 month period the team dealt with numerous government departments, arranged charter flights and helped with a number of traumatic and tragic cases.
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Sat on ExCo of Move One Million, holding a successful launch in Trafalgar Square, London, with 600 South Africans on 5 September 2020 despite the UK being in lockdown and being threatened with a £10,000.00 fine from the Metropolitan Police.
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Former DA Abroad committee member who initiated the loss of citizenship campaign which, after a 9 year legal battle, the DA won the Supreme Court of Appeal in June 2023. (Currently awaiting approval from the Constitutional Court before this law changes)
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Has voluntarily helped thousands of South Africans with various Home Affairs related issues including citizenship queries, emergency travel and overstay ban cases, long overdue passport applications, regularly liaising with senior government officials to resolve these matters.