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Education
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) support
Over 15 000 learners in 15 primary schools benefit from the
‘Primary Science’ project in Ekandustria. The aim of the project is to
make Science appealing to learners in lower grades and inspire them to
choose Science at high school.
The intervention includes Science shows and Science Clubs. In the
Science Clubs, 100 learners participate. They have extra
lessons for robotics and are encouraged to use technology and
innovation to solve problems.
Through the support received in the project in November 2019, Science
Club learners from Sinenhlanhla Primary School successfully participated
in a robotics competition at the Deutsche International School,
Johannesburg. The project also supports 40 teachers through
training workshops in Mathematics and Science.
Through the career guidance project 1 961 high school
learners were individually profiled to establish their academic
capabilities and personal traits in order to guide them on careers they
could pursue.
Recognition of learners for performance in matric is essential to promote
excellence in schools. 547 Learners in Badplaas and
Bronkhorstspruit received Merit Certificates for Grade 12 academic
performance in 2019.
Early Childhood
Development (ECD)
Over 2 000 children have access to
our mobile toy library in Ekandustria. The
library exposes learners to a wide variety of
exciting toys that cultivate creativity and help
develop numeracy, problem-solving and
language skills.
in KwaZulu-Natal 814 children benefitted at
20 centres in Richards Bay and Ethekwini.
790 children, 28 practitioners and
14 site managers receive comprehensive
support in 15 centres in rural Nkomazi Local
Municipality Mpumalanga. The centres are assisted
with registration requirement in order to qualify for
government subsidies.
Good infrastructure contributes to quality education and human dignity.
We supported construction of a school kitchen facility in
partnership with UMK Mine in Hotazel, Northern Cape.
In partnership with Exxaro Mine in Delmas, Mpumalanga, we supported
the rebuilding of two classrooms at Botleng Secondary
School that had been destroyed by fire.
Centres are required to comply with health and
safety standards. 26 managers in
Rustenburg and 18 in Ekandustria were
afforded an opportunity to attend safety training.
On completion of the course each centre received a
safety kit complete with first aid equipment and a
fire extinguisher.
508
primary
school
learners
participated in the ‘Try a Skill’
workshops which promotes
technical education to
Grade 7 learners.
Skills
development
The inclusion of people living with disabilities in
mainstream economy is an important element of our
interventions. We partnered with ‘Living Link’ to
enable 12 intellectually challenged
young adults equipping them with tools and
skills to participate in the economy.
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