To help people succeed and reach their potential, holistic investment in every step of their life journey is critical.

Most South Africans living in poor, rural communities face numerous challenges through the different stages of life, from preconception through babyhood, young childhood, primary and high school, all the way to finding employment as young adults. We work to remove barriers to success for every life in our communities.

Our 5 Year Goal

Effectively drive human development outcomes for all stages, from pregnancy to employment, by investing in integrated and systematic programs focused on local needs.

Opportunities to realise this goal:

1

Building love and connections for children

2

Give every child the benefit of quality early childhood development

3

Improve the quality of education (primary to high school)

4

Create new opportunities for young people to access work (post-school training)

5

Build and expand student-to-work linkages (post-school training to work)

6

Integrated program implementation towards a common goal

Our work

cultivating community engagement and ownership

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SmartStart

Nal'ibali

SSSEF

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REAP

Flourish

SmartStart

Nal’ibali

Isibindi Ezikoleni

SSSEF

BUZZ

REAP

1

Building love and connections for children

1

Building love and connections for children

Assist caregivers to create supportive and developmentally conducive environments for children.

Find and test social network models that increase the social and economic capital of households to reduce their vulnerability, creating stable environments for children.

Invest in ways to support and include the elderly in our programs.

2

Give every child the benefit of quality early childhood development (womb to Grade R)

2

Give every child the benefit of quality early childhood development (womb to Grade R)

Empower moms with access to antenatal and postnatal classes to support healthy pregnancies.

Catalyse community health workers into champions for children who support moms and children under the age of two.

Provide universal access to quality early learning so that every child enters Grade R ready to learn.

Provide nutritious food at early learning facilities to improve nutrition.
Implement language and literacy development programs that develop early oral language and literacy.

3

Improve the quality of education (primary to high school)

3

Improve the quality of education (primary to high school)

Invest in school management, capacity building and accountability initiatives to improve schools’ governance, teaching, and academic outcomes.

Improve foundation phase literacy and numeracy scores through better learning programs including reading and maths catch-up and accelerator initiatives.

Decrease learner disengagement and dropout rates and support pregnant learners.

Establish and strengthen academic pathways for learners exiting in Grade 9 with vocational and technical streams to improve their chances of finding employment.

4

Create new opportunities for young people to access work (post-school training)

4

Create new opportunities for young people to access work (post-school training)

Help learners access post-school education and training courses.
Provide targeted, relevant information so young people, especially those who are not in education, employment or training, can successfully access services and opportunities.
Support young people to complete industry-aligned skills development programs.

5

Build and expand student-to-work linkages (post-school training to work)

5

Build and expand student-to-work linkages (post-school training to work)

Help young people complete work readiness programs that connect them to work opportunities.
Provide ongoing training for young people to succeed in work experiences or their first job.
Assess local employment opportunities by analysing sectors with high demand.