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Empowering young children with knowledge, nourishment and nurturing is key to setting them on the right path to thrive at school, and beyond. 

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Bonisa Edcare

PHILIPPI EAST - WESTERN CAPE

Brenda Ntsila is the amazing and determined founder of Bonisa Educare. Since 2005, she has selflessly cared for 30 young children in a makeshift shack beside her home. Brenda and the moms are thrilled about the new building, which is now complete and accommodates 98 children. The Bonisa Nursery is a lifeline for the community, providing a safe haven where kids can thrive while their parents work.

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SEMELA'S IMPACT

  • We have contributed to the new building
  • We will also set up a vegetable garden
  • We will  Purchase a curriculum from Grow Educare

Little Darlings

WYNBERG - WESTERN CAPE

Little Darlings ECD Center started back in 2010, welcoming kids aged 3 to 5 from all walks of life. At one point, it was bustling with over 30 little ones, even from as far as the northern suburbs, located conveniently at the terminal corner. Unfortunately, the pandemic brought significant challenges, and Shafeeqa had to make many difficult decisions, including relocating the whole operation from a dedicated building to her own home instead.

SEMELA'S IMPACT

  • We have set up temporary infrastructure for them so they can expand their capacity
  • We have set up a vegetable garden for them
  • We have set up their play area
  • We plan to help them implement a new environmental-focused curriculum in 2024
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CMR ECD Centres

MPUMALANGA AND LIMPOPO

CMR is a non-profit organisation that facilitates outreach projects in communities from rural locations. Their primary focus is establishing, facilitating, monitoring, and fundraising for small-scale ECD centres. Volunteers in the communities provide teaching and facilities for young children who would otherwise not have adequate daycare.

SEMELA'S IMPACT

  • We ensure that children receive daily meals as well as educational toys and games.
  • This year, we are sending teachers for training and are funding a portion of their community vegetable garden.
  • Our longer term goal is to implement an approved curriculum at all 26 teaching centres and track data time for efficacy

I Can Academy

PARKWOOD - WESTERN CAPE

Alletta Frans commenced her involvement in this program while serving as a teacher in a school, initially named “Help to Read”. Later, she expanded her dedication beyond the school setting to encompass the wider community, investing nearly two years in this initiative. Alletta now ensures the provision of daily porridge to over 80 children and distributes loaves of bread to about 500 individuals every Friday. Notably, she warmly welcomes children without birth certificates and those living on the streets into her care.

SEMELA'S IMPACT

  • We have paid off their curriculum debt under Grow Educare
  • We have assisted with painting of their play area and providing of planter boxes for a vegetable garden
  • We are committed to upgrading their school fence to enhance security
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Pinocchio ECD Centre

ATLANTIC SEABOARD - WESTERN CAPE

Pinocchio was opened in Green Point in 1984 to care for the children of domestic workers, nannies and gardeners who work in the Atlantic Seaboard area. Pinocchio has a long history of supporting a community in need, and of keeping the children within its walls safe and happy – and within close proximity to their parents, which is a rare occurrence. Pinocchio is dedicated to its mission, often spending years fundraising to provide their children with the best facilities for their education. Despite this, there are many area that need assistance through more substantial funding.

SEMELA'S IMPACT

  • We have paid off their curriculum debt under Grow Educare
  • We have assisted with  painting of their play area  and providing of planter boxes for a vegetable garden
  • We are committed to upgrading their school fence to enhance security

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