In April 2018, learners of Enhlanhleni Primary School in rural Danhausser moved out of their temporary pre-fab classrooms and into their brand new school. This project has included the transformation of three mud schools into fully functional, resourced schools that offer the children in this remote area access to quality education. The two other schools will […]
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“In March 2018, Adopt-a-School Foundation and some of our top performing matriculants featured in the People has Heart feature of People Magazine.”
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On Friday 4th August, Adopt-a-School Foundation hosted a career expo in Diepsloot in partnership with Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation as part of its work in coordinating the stakeholder collaboration network in that community. Adopt-a-School’s work in schools often reveals greater underlying social issues affecting the community, including chronic unemployment and the disempowerment of women and children.
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Nearly three quarters of South African children living with disabilities are currently not in school.* As we observe Child Health Month this August, Adopt-a-School Foundation (AAS) urges all stakeholders to work together to develop strategies to support and educate these marginalised learners. “Schools in disadvantaged communities face many challenges. They are very seldom able to
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On 18 July 2017 Adopt-a-School hosted the Back to School for a Day Collective at Bathabile Primary School in Olievenhoutbosch. Bathabile Primary School is a quintile 1 (no-fee paying) school with 1 446 registered learners and no permanent infrastructure. Our Mandela Day activities were structured around Adopt-a-School’s holistic Whole School Development model and addresses issues related to:
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“The IDC’s priority when it comes to our CSI investment is in education. Through our partnership with Adopt-a-School we have been able to make a difference in the lives of young South Africans in the Eastern Cape. We have room to still do much more and we will continue to invest in schools as we
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As we observed Child Protection Week from 27 May to 02 June, the Adopt-a-School (AAS) Foundation called upon government, NGOs and civil society to combine their efforts to protect vulnerable children against neglect, abuse and exploitation. Unless children are properly nurtured and protected from harm, no amount of improvement to schooling will yield better educational
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The learners of Shwashweni Primary School have produced their first annual magazine! This magazine has been conceptualised, designed, written and edited by the learners themselves. The initiative is part of an English Literacy programme facilitated by Mine is Education. Shwashweni Primary School is located in the Patane community in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal. View the magazine
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On 10 March 2017,Industrial Development Corporation celebrated five fruitful years of partnership with Adopt-a-School (AAS) Foundation and the Department of Education at an event in Bushbuckridge. The three schools in Mpumalanga adopted by the IDC have improved their annual pass rates by an average of 20 percentage points, giving thousands of underprivileged learners educational opportunities
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Since 2011, National School Health Week (04 – 08 March), has brought focus to healthcare at schools in areas which lack adequate access to these services. Adopt-a-School (AAS) Foundation partners with civil society, corporate South Africa and the Department of Education to implement programmes tackling a wide range of health issues, from sanitation to sexual
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