The Project
The purpose of this project is to raise R4.0m for the re-construction of a preschool educare building in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
The Progress to date
To date, over R2,341,500 has been collected, and the project has enough funding to reach the end of the second of four phases.
The Need
Phase 3 and Phase 4 still need funding, totalling a further R1,7m. Once the building is completed - further donations could be put to excellent use with helping to refurbish the new center
The Existing Building
80 children have to cram into this dilapidated, dangerous building - which is not conducive to learning and good health. Help us make the children safe by donating to this worthy cause.
The History
Mrs. Florence Memani started the pre-school as a church project in 1990 with 12 children in the home of Mrs. Eunice Hlwele under the auspices of the Dorcas Foundation.
In 1996 the Adventist Chruch Community Services in the Western Cape assisted in procuring funds from Old Mutual to erect a pre-fabricated building in which the school operates today. Subsequently in 1999, the Adventist Church took over the project and moved the building to a site they owned in Khayelitsha.
The Purpose
Children of the informal settlements enter the schooling system at a disadvantage as many of them have never built a jig-saw puzzle, used a pair of scissors or turned the pages of a book. Nor have they had access to the educational programmes on television.
A pre-school facility provides opportunities to learn these basic building blocks of the educational system. Children are provided with a daily nutritious meal cooked at the premises. In addition, children are cared for during working hours.