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EKWEZI EDUCARE: THIEVES WREAK HAVOC
Crèche vandalised CARINA ROUX
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kwezi Educare Centre, the only community crèche in Kalkfontein, was badly vandalised during the lockdown. Leanne Stellenberg, founder of the Association for Healing through Art (AHA), who is voluntarily redoing the paper work for the crèche, is appealing for assistance to get the facility repaired. Thieves tried to remove the geyser which got damaged in the process. There is water damage to the ceiling in the ablution area and windows have been shattered at the rear of the building. Water pipes at the back of
the building are damaged and parts of the fence were stolen. All the cleaning aids and food items in the kitchen were also stolen. Electric wires were cut and pulled out, and light fittings have been damaged. All outdoor playing equipment were stolen or damaged. Only the frame of the swings has been left behind. Ekwezi Educare is a registered non-profit organisation and a member of the ward 19 Early Childhood Development Forum, that provides day and educare facilities for children from age six months to six years, says Stellenberg.
The crèche can accommodate around 60 children and there are six staff members – the principal, three teachers, a cook and a cleaner. Stellenberg says the crèche is in a renewal phase and requested AHA’s assistance to regulate all their outstanding compliance issues. “It is battling financially due to cash flow problems caused by non-payment of fees and the fact that most parents enrol their children in February and remove the children at the end of November.” Stellenberg says normally most of the children don’t attend during the June holidays and the parents then often don’t pay fees for
the month. This is despite the enrolment contract that state fees are payable for the full twelve months. “Since inception of the crèche the issue of payment of fees caused cash flow challenges.” Stellenberg says this issue is not unique to Ekwezi, but the norm in most of the crèches in poorer communities. The crèches thus base their budgets on the income of nine months of fees. “Some of the parents even battle to pay for the nine months,” says Stellenberg. V Call Leanne Stellenberg at 082 371 4252 if you can assist with building materials, paint or cleaning aids.