Food Fuels Success
January 26, 2023
No child should go hungry. Working with partner organisations, our feeding schemes provide children the fuel they need to succeed. … Read more
At the ECD centre/in the classroom
Willow Tree Educare Takes Root
August 25, 2014
What a welcoming sight! The singing of children as the sun streams in through the large windows of a freshly painted, beautiful farmhouse in Brackenhill. The reason for their cheer (and the beaming faces of their teachers) is because, after seven long years, they finally have their own preschool building, thanks to a collaborative effort… Read more
iLingalom-Afrika’s New classroom
January 27, 2014
The Knysna Education Trust, Cynthia Totito, her staff and all the children of Ilingalom-Afrika Preschool, would like to thank each and every donor and KET partner for the contributions received towards the building of the new classroom. Ilingalom has been in operation since early 2002, when the need in the community reached near crises point.… Read more
Early Childhood Development Exhibition – October 2013
October 30, 2013
Funded by the Department of Social Development, KET was tasked with initiating a series of parenting information events and development workshops. The focus of these exhibitions was to center on the benefits of Early Childhood Development to a child’s foundation years and how parents are able to support their children’s development in the home. The… Read more
Siyafunda Case Study
September 16, 2013
BACKGROUND Siyafunda Educare Centre in Robololo started early in 2007. The word Siyafunda means “We are learning”. The preschool was started by Ms Etheline Sedibe , a humble, determined woman, who had a vision to help working parents, and in particular single parents, by looking after and teaching their children during the day. At that… Read more
Building of Happy Faces in Hornlee
December 17, 2012
Elizabeth Swartz of Happy Faces has surpassed the call of duty by opening her home to the children in her preschool. After a series of challenges, including the original wooden church which doubled as the preschool burning down and her having to evacuate from the temporary damp facilities of the Catholic Church basement as the conditions were… Read more