May 2022
“Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.” – Nelson Mandela
Hlanganani Orphan Care strives to give the children under their care the best chance to succeed. One of the main factors is helping them with their educational journey in regards to school supplies, fees, clothes, and tuition needs. Sadly, within the South African government education system, only 55 % of children who enter school end up passing matric; a staggering 45% either fail or drop out of school – we desire for all of the children to pass!
However, many of our Hlanganani children are failing or struggling with crucial subjects, specifically Maths and English. Therefore, we felt it was imperative to intercede to help the children have a successful school experience. As the old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child” therefore, we reached out to our “village” – wonderful church members and others within our local community to help rectify this matter. After going through an interview process with Ryan, we were highly encouraged to have a group of volunteers commit to tutoring the children twice a month after our bimonthly mentorship groups on Sunday afternoons.
As a baby must first learn to crawl before it can walk effectively, so our tutoring program has slowly gotten up and “walking”, with a few kinks we are working out on the way. It has been priceless to have volunteers willing to give their time and expertise to help our children learn and grow.
Every time we have a tutoring session for the +/- 40 children it is very expensive to transport them to the meeting place… if you wish to support the tutoring program with a donation towards transport fees, every cent counts and is much appreciated!
One session: Transport – R1,200 / $80
Click here to make a donation and help the children have a brighter future!
Thank you!
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