There are many challenges that undermine effective learning at Phangindawo Primary School in Cato Ridge, KZN. As part of Whole School Development, the Foundation runs a visual support programme which brings eye-sight testing clinics to schools in rural and township areas and provides spectacles to learners with visual impairments. In partnership with funder, Beiersdorf Consumer […]
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Africa Foundation for Sustainable Development is in the process of installing a 7kW solar system at Emjindini Primary School. The system will save the school at least 10% off their total electricity bill. A local electrician is being trained to become the systems on site manager and deal with any issues which may arise. All
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“I have become the change I want to see in my school…” – Mandisa Marosha, learner from Boitlamo Secondary School While most matriculants are working hard to ensure they acquire the university entry mark, Mandisa Marosha, the secretary of the Learner Representative Council from Boitlamo Secondary School is helping fellow learners to improve their marks.
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“The organisation of ordinary citizens to support the education of our children is limited only by the boundaries of our collective imagination”. These were the words of our chairman Cyril Ramaphosa following the launch of Adopt-a-School’s Back to School for a Day initiative in May 2012. Three years later this annual event continues to make
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17 July 2014 – Forty South African companies will tomorrow (18 July 2014) head back to school for a day in honour of Nelson Mandela International Day. This is part of the third annual Back to School for a Day initiative organised by Adopt-a-School Foundation. Over 45 schools are ready to benefit from the time
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Sharing intellectual property for the greater good of education in South Africa is the big idea behind the newly launched partnership between the Shanduka Foundation, Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department of Education. On 12 March 2013 these organisations signed a memorandum of agreement that will see them harnessing their respective well-established credentials as
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27 dynamic young girls from 8 of Adopt-a-School Foundation’s Adopted Schools have become part of the Girl Child Institute of Mentorship. On 29 May, all of these young girls were introduced to their mentors. They were given Samsung Tablets and 3g in order for them to maintain monthly communication via skype with their mentors. View
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29 May 2014. The Girl Child Institute of Mentorship, a new Cell C initiative, has connected 27 Grade 11 and 12 learners from Adopt-a-School Foundation’s rural and township schools to some of South Africa’s successful women leaders. View the gallery here Today, these dynamic young girls will be introduced to their mentors and under their
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Those that can, do. Those that can’t, find a way and then teach. It is generally held that for any education system to function effectively, a combination of good overarching policies and state action from above, and diligence, determination and self-initiated action from those on the ground, is required in almost equal measure. Yet this
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From celebrating excellence and building new schools to planning fundraising parties and volunteer days, we hope you enjoy the latest update from Adopt-a-School Foundation. Adopt-a-School Foundation is demolishing three mud schools and building entire new schools in Kwa-Zulu Natal, as part of a project by the Department of Education to eradicate mud schools in South
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Nkandla celebrates top performing learners at Bizimali High School On 15 March, Bizimali High School welcomed Zandile Mncandi-Mpanza, Mayor of Nkandla, Peggy Nkonyeni the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for education, nearby school principals, community members, learners, parents and educators to celebrate excellence in the school. Top performing learners in mathematics, science and English were presented with certificates
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There are still 400 schools build from mud in South Africa. Adopt-a-School is demolishing three such schools in KZN and rebuilding three whole new schools. The three schools fall under the Amajuba district in the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.
