Help uplift early learning centres caring for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

We empower Early Childhood Development centres in the Western cape of South Africa to provide knowledge, nourishment and nurturing so children can thrive at school, and beyond. 

Most South African children start school already at a disadvantage.

Only 44-55% of children in South Africa aged 4-5 attend some kind of ECD centre.

We empower Early Childhood Development centres to provide knowledge, nourishment and nurturing so children can thrive at school, and beyond.

57% of children attending an ECD centre are receiving a poor standard of education.

That 57% is only of the 44-55% of children who are attending an ECD. The remaining 45% are not even attending school. 

High-quality early education sets children up for a higher income in adulthood. 

They are also more likely to do better in school, to finish high school, and to progress to tertiary education.

Millions of children are not getting the education they need and deserve.

When children lack a quality education before the age of 5, they enter the school system without the tools required to learn. This disadvantage carries enormous consequences for their – and South Africa’s – future.

With your help, we can change that.

We’re changing lives, one ECD centre at a time.

Closing the gap

We aim to break the poverty cycle by closing the gap between ECD centres with resources and those without.

Nurturing a safe space

We facilitate the training of teachers to practice positive affirmation and appropriate discipline.

Preparing the next generation

The path to future success is forged in early childhood development. We want to give children in South Africa the best start. 

You can give a child a better future.

With your help, the Western Cape’s ECD centres become places where children are safe and encouraged to explore, learn and play. Places where young minds and tummies are nourished. Where no matter their location, each early learning centre becomes a starting point for excellence, that readies young learners to thrive at school, and beyond.

You can give a child a better future.

With your help, the Western Cape’s ECD centres become places where children are safe and encouraged to explore, learn and play. Places where young minds and tummies are nourished. Where no matter their location, each early learning centre becomes a starting point for excellence, that readies young learners to thrive at school, and beyond.

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