Educational toys for South African street children
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SummaryThe new preschool program at the Delft South housing project ensures children no longer enter grade school far behind their wealthier peers. Educational toys will help them gain necessary skills.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,200 was raised for this project. |
Received $2,200 from 53 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The Delft South projects house families without formal employment. Parents work as domestic workers, often living on less than $50/month. There are no early childhood development programs, and young children roam the streets while parents work. A two-room house is being used to prepare them for school. Funding is needed to purchase educational toys and materials, and an awning to provide shade from the hot South African sun.
Activities
Impoverished mothers with children walk the streets collecting youngsters t bring to school. There, a volunteer teacher, who has completed Waldorf training, prepares the children to attend formal school.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,200
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,200 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $2,200.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The children sing, memorize the alphabet, learn to write their name, and count. The addition of paints, chalkboards, puzzles, blocks, and other educational toys, will help further stimulate their minds, preparing them for school and a bright future.
Project Message
These children have nothing. No toys, no books. Just two empty rooms with a lot of potential.
- Nomakhaya Rubusana, Project Coordinator
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Nomakhaya Rubusana
Project Coordinator
Ipuphalam Educare Centre
63 Bizet Street
Delft South 7100,
South Africa
011-27-21-955-1183
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Women's Hope Education and Training (WHEAT) Trust
P.O. Box 13641 Mowbray 7705
Cape Town,
South Africa
011-27-21-447-3366
http://www.wheattrust.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
South Africa
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on December 17, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 22, 2003
