Partnerships That Strengthen Impact

The courses offered through MiniChess are designed to do more than teach content. They help learners strengthen the underlying skills that support success across school and everyday life, including reasoning, concentration, creativity, spatial awareness, resilience and decision-making. Across its programme range, MiniChess uses structured, play-based and neuro-based methodologies to help children engage more actively with learning while building strong developmental foundations.

The work of Entrust Foundation is supported by established roll-out partners who bring specialist knowledge, proven programmes and practical implementation experience. Through these partnerships, the foundation is able to create learning opportunities that support early childhood development, critical thinking, leadership growth and long-term community impact.

Partner of Entrust Foundation

MiniChess is a uniquely South African programme developed over many years in collaboration with specialists. It is designed to help children learn through creative, complex play and has been implemented across multiple African countries, Central Asia and pilot regions including the United States and Australia. The programme is widely recognised for helping learners strengthen logical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, concentration and socio-emotional development. The current Entrust Foundation Partners page also includes a quote from Garry Kasparov describing MiniChess as a highly scientific programme linking chess with education.

Partner of Entrust Foundation

MindCo Unlimited is a training and development partner focused on preparing people for the demands of a fast-changing world of work. Its methodology combines dynamic play, interactive group learning and practical reflection to develop human capacity in ways that are engaging, non-threatening and relevant to real workplace and leadership challenges. On the current Entrust Foundation site, MindCo is positioned as a programme that helps participants strengthen resilience, leadership communication, strategic thinking, critical thinking and team contribution in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.