Education for underprivileged children, Cape Town

Summary

This project supports the Hope Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, which has been completely funded by donations. The centre provides free entry to pre-school for children whose parents are unemployed or cannot afford school fees. progress report read updates from the field

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	£12 - Will provide 10 children with a hot nutritious meal once a day for a week
	£31 - Will provide teaching resources for 2 classes of 10 children for a month
	£125 - Will provide 20 children with 2 hot meals twice a day for a month
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project answers a significant area of concern in the Westlake community where large numbers of children are not attending a nursery or school and spend days on the streets. These children are extremely vulnerable to being exploited and abused by others as well as the physical dangers of being on the streets unsupervised. Neglect in the early years of a child’s life is often the start of a downward spiral into a number of social issues such as unemployment, substance abuse and criminality.

Activities

The primary goal of the Hope Centre is to get children off the streets and into a positive, motivating environment while providing a foundation of learning and physical development that will stand these children in good stead for future success at school and in life in general.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £2,784
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £4,124
Total Funding Goal: £6,908

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Attending the Hope Centre will lead these children into further education and eventually higher standards of employment and income which will bring benefits to the whole community. The Hope Centre fills a critical void with a lot of potential for growth and development. Not only to support more children but to open up for the wider community and act as a centre for community outreach programs such as training and job creation initiatives.

Project Message

This centre not only helps with physical needs such as education, food and a safe environment but also often neglected emotional needs like love and attention. The impact has already been incredible.
- Riaan Isaacs, Hope Centre Supervisor

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ross Deans,

1st Floor
3 High Street
St Albans, Herts AL3 4ED
United Kingdom
0044 1727 250 250
Email:

Project Sponsor

Global Vision International Charitable Trust--Sponsor

Organisation

Global Vision International Charitable Trust
Third Floor
The Senate
Exeter, Devon EX1 1UG
United Kingdom
+44 1727 250 250
http://www.gvi.org

Learn more about Global Vision International Charitable Trust and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Children.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on February 01, 2012.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 08, 2010.

Latest Update from the Field

Amazing support for the GVI Charitable Trust

By Alice Burrow - GVI Charitable Trust, February 01, 2012 10:31 AM

We would like to share the most recent trustee report from the GVI Charitable Trust. This report covers the six month period from July to December 2011.

This has been by far the most successful period. In six months we have raised nearly as much as we did the whole previous year. This increase in funding has brought a corresponding increase in the impact we have been able to create on our programs around the world.

During this period we have invested in sustainable education across Latin America. This includes support for the elderly in Guatemala and income generation schemes to support education in Honduras and Ecuador. In Mexico we have worked with a community to establish a recycling centre and in Kenya our partners in Mombasa will now see impoverished students complete primary education to earn qualifications for the first time.

These are just a few highlights of an amazing, productive and rewarding six months. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and played a crucial role in these achievements.

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GVI Charitable Trust Annual Report (PDF)

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