Following the end of apartheid and the establishment of a new democratic government, all kindergartens in the Helderberg region were either closed or lost their support. The impact on families living in the townships was devastating: without access to childcare,...
Years of dedication and teamwork at Nomalizo’s EmfundiSweni Kindergarten have truly borne fruit—literally. The digging, planting, and harvesting efforts have resulted in a thriving vegetable garden where healthy, nutritious food is grown. We continue to supply a...
Bernd Holtkamp had a vision: to create a kindergarten rooted in sustainability—energy-efficient, environmentally conscious, and community-oriented. His search for the ideal location led him to Raithby, a small, rural settlement where farmworkers and their families...
To house this kindergarten, we built four separate houses and planted a large vegetable garden. In 2012, a large part of the kindergarten was destroyed by arson. This was very tragic, because in this area of the Helderberg, the people in the townships are...
This very large kindergarten with more than 120 children, now has official approval and is therefore funded by the government. Nevertheless, the equipment is very basic and its condition is inadequate: originally clay soil floors were in all the classrooms, it had a...
This kindergarten does not have official approval and is therefore, not sponsored by the government. However, this kindergarten has a very dedicated kindergarten leader, Principal Nomthamzamo. For many years she has been dedicated to the development and education of...
