2 minute read
Homelessness & The Inkathalo Conversations
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
COMMUNITY CHEST: ECD PRACTITIONER DEVELOPMENT
Advertisement
Learning in Reach is a Community Chest supported NGO based in Lavender Hill working towards expanding Early Childhood Development (ECD). Their foundation phase educational services includes mentorship programmes for parent and caregivers, resource sharing and cultivating community food gardens.
Despite the challenges of the national lockdown, in addition to already existing personal and environmental challenges, Learning in Reach expanded their offering to formal ECD practitioner training and we were happy to collaborate with them.
We helped towards the sponsorship of 10 bursaries for ECD practitioners on a Montessori enrichment programme. In December 2020, the 10 students proudly graduated at an emotional ceremony at the V&A Waterfront.
Community Chest is committed to changing the trajectory of Early Childhood Development and Education through partnerships like these.
EDUCATION MATTERS!
In the past year, our partnership with Van Schaik Bookstore took new heights when they donated a consignment of more than 3000 books with stationery through their Community Involvement Programme.
Our joint commitment to invest in communities and to be active citizens is a common key focus area in education and literacy. Through this phenomenal investment, we supported institutions, organizations, high schools and community projects with academic resources to enable continued learning through much needed resources. More than 20 institutions including Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Cornerstone Institute, Victoria Hospital Nursing College, The South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP), TSIBA, Tygerberg Nursing College and the Edith Stephens Nature Reserve collected resources for their oncampus libraries and students.
Thank you, Van Schaik, for your continued support. This Academic Book Drive of stationery packs, textbooks and research material to various high schools and academic institutions across the Western Cape was an invaluable.
