Pre School and After Care Programs

We are now supporting three children (aged 7, 8 and 3) who come from a very impoverished home situation in which even their basic needs were not being met. Our support of these children now allows them to participate in a school program that provides food, a safe environment, educational and literacy guidance, encourages extracurricular skill development such as music and art, and gives them the warm feeling of love and support.

This was where the kids had been living. It's an old changing room and hence has no electricity, water or heating with 5-7 other adults none of whom work and many who have serious problems with alcohol

Kim (our South Africa Director) with the three kids we are now supporting

The kids after we took them into our scheme

School Fees Grant

We have started a system of paying for children’s education where there is a genuine need. There are strict criteria to ensure that the correct people are receiving the help, and any money is paid directly to the school concerned.

The amounts are trivial to a person working with English pounds, and would even seem a small amount to someone working with a steady job in the towns and cities of South Africa, however, to a person living in the township, struggling to cope with looking after their entire family (often around seven people) on less than R1250 per month (about £100) whilst paying all their rates and bills, the R150 per month (a little over £10) for primary schools or R800 per year (around £65) for high schools can be crippling.

Denzel Buffel

DOB: 10-08-1998

R350/year

Denzel lives with his mother and two siblings, they also look after their grandmother at their home.  His mother is a single parent, and so earns the only salary coming into the home.  Recently she has also taken in her sister's two children after she passed away, making a grand total of seven people to feed on her salary, whilst coping with bills, taxes and school fees.  For less than £30 per year (£2.50 per month) we can take some of this burden from her shoulders and ensure Denzel stays at school to complete his education.

Olweta Ndgingani

DOB: 06-05-1997

R900/year

Olweta has been taken in by her grandparents after her mother died due to her father's alcoholism and therefore his inability to look after her properly..  This means that her granparents are trying to support her and their extended family on her grandfather's meager state pension.  For £6.50 per month we can pay for Olweta's education, allowing her grandparents to spend more of their pension on food and the basic supplies needed for life.