Celeste Helm is fundraising for Stay & Play- Enhancing Early Childhood Education

by Masicorp

Masiphumelele, Western Cape Education Job Creation

Masicorp's Stay and Play program is making a difference for hundreds of pre-school children from the township of Masiphumelele. They provide a holistic approach to enhance early childhood development, as well as serving nutritious meals and snacks to the children on a daily basis. Last year, Masicorp provided 300,000 meals to disadvantaged pre-school children enrolled in their three Educare programs. This is a wonderful cause that is truly making a positive impact on the lives of both children and their parents. For my part, I draft newsletters for fundraising purposes, and I've been living part-time in South Africa for 10 years, observing and participating in Masicorp projects since 2018.
Cathryn Celeste Helm

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R 800

Funded to date

R 10

Goal

This project is raising funds to provide the children attending the Stay & Play programme with nutritious meals to ensure that they concentrate during class activities, as well as provide them with project materials, stationery, and textbooks (educational resources). The children and ECD Carers are provided with reliable transport for them to attend the programme on time and participate in all scheduled activities throughout the course.

Masiphumelele township (aka Masi) is home to over 40000 people experiencing social and economic challenges including high unemployment, low-income among community members, fires and limited educational opportunities for children and young people. These challenges socially exclude the people of Masi and affect their educational aspirations, which makes them hopeless and without many options to improve their livelihood.

Masicorp believes in education as a route out of poverty by offering support to children attending ‘informal creches’ through the Stay & Play Programme. Approximately 6000 pre-school-age children live in Masiphumelele, and many have limited access to any form of structured ECD learning. Informal creches are often privately owned day-care centres which are run by local women who have no formal training in childcare. These creches often have limited resources and space for children to play.

Our Stay & Play trains, supports and upskills crèche owners by raising the standards of ECD teaching in Masiphumelele. Children attend morning sessions with their teacher/caregiver and are exposed to stimulating activities and art therapy which can be taken back to their school and implemented. To keep the children alert while attending the programme, snacks and juice are provided for all the children attending the session.

Masicorp provides the crèches with children's books, learning materials and supplies to use at their schools. We believe it is important for children to have sufficient educational resources while in school.

Annually 17 informal crèches and 300 children participate in the programme. Over the years we have seen significant progress among the children and caregivers. Children have improved their social and cognitive skills through crafts, songs, reading and games. Caregivers have developed teaching skills and apply them at the informal crèches. The playground also provides a safe place for children to improve coordination, gain self-confidence and improve their social skills.

Regardless of the children's background or the community they live in, we want Masi preschool learners to have an opportunity to access quality, structured education and enjoy learning.

Project activity

5

Jan

Allocated R200 to Celeste Helm is fundraising for Stay & Play- Enhancing Early Childhood Education 4 months, 1 weeks ago

Cathryn Celeste Helm has updated their profile picture on their #doDifferent Activist page and completed step 2 of Becoming an Activist. Their NGO received R200 to make a difference in South Africa
Allocated R600 to Celeste Helm is fundraising for Stay & Play- Enhancing Early Childhood Education 4 months, 1 weeks ago

Cathryn Celeste Helm signed up as a #doDifferent activist completed step 1 of Becoming an Activist. Their NGO received R600 to make a difference in South Africa

Celeste Helm is fundraising for Stay & Play- Enhancing Early Childhood Education

by Masicorp

Masiphumelele, Western Cape Education Job Creation

Project activity

Funded to date:

R 800

Funding goal: R 10

NGO: Masicorp

Start: 5th January 2024

End: 26th April 2024