Education Zimbabwe Project #6129

Help 100 Underprivileged Kids in Zimbabwe

by Tekeshe Foundation

Project Report | Apr 15, 2019
Kids Who Participate In Our Youth Cares Program Lend A Hand To Help Victims Of Cycle Idai

By Thelma SITHOLE | Project Leader

Scouts Exploring Devastation After Cyclone Idai

Thank you for your continued support of our Youth Cares program. This program is at the heart of our organization and is our strategy for empowering young people to grow up to be successful well-balanced citizens. It is based upon the principle that young people need more than just academics, they also need to be taught life's lessons which are not taught at a desk in the classroom. It emphasizes the importance of young people's personal development and their contributions to their communities.

Why The Youth Cares Program Is Important

According to research after-school programs do much more than keep children occupied when they are not in school; kids who participate in after-school programs perform much better academically than their peers and they exhibit notable improvement in work habits and behavior as well. Here are some of the ways that after school activities can help kids:

Team work - Activities such as, soccer, scout clubs, dancing and music etc require kids to work collectively toward a common goal. As a result, kids develop the skills necessary to work as team. Most importantly, extracurricular activities enable kids to build relationships and socialize with peers who share their interests.
Making a Contribution - Extracurricular activities allow kids to make a contribution to their communities, which is an important step in preparing them for life beyond the classroom.
Goal Setting - Most extracurricular activities entail achieving a goal. While kids are having fun they are also getting opportunities to develop their goal setting skills.

In keeping with this approach we provide opportunities for the youth to get involved in community service in their villages. In mid-March after Cyclone Idai caused so much devastation in villages in Chipinge, the kids in our Youth Cares program visited families in Rimbi and Mbeure villages who were impacted to bring them hope and to assure them that help was on the way. In the pictures you can see the kids in our youth program working in collaboration with the community leaders to distribute food and clothing items that were donated by the Manicaland Provincial Scout Commissioner. The pictures also show some of the kids from our youth program wearing their scout uniforms. We are very proud of them for lending a hand. We thank our assistant Youth Program director, Mr Matende for the time and effort he is devoting to making the program a success.

The program is having a positive impact in the lives of rural kids. Here is what two of the scouts had to say:

In His Own Words By One Of The Scouts
We are grateful to be given the opportunity to do our duty to help members of our community who were affected by Cyclone Idai. Scout law number 3 says, “A scout’s duty is to be useful and to help others.”

In Her Own Words By One Of The Scouts

We are saddened by the destruction caused by the Cyclone. Today we distributed food and clothing to the families affected by Cyclone Idai. Scout law number 4 says, “A scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other scout.”

Through your donations you are playing a major role in shaping the lives of the young people in these rural areas.

Thank you so much!

Best wishes,

Thelma

Scouts Exploring Devastation After Cyclone Idai

Scouts Distributing Food And Clothing

Scouts Singing To Lift Up People's Spirits

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Sep 10, 2018
Education Program - 2018 Accomplishments

By Thelma SITHOLE | Project Leader

Rimbi High School Students Who Receive Help

Thank you so much for your continued support of this project. Providing an education to disadvantaged rural kids is at the heart of our organization. Education is one of the keys for lifting people out of poverty. Empowering a kid to acquire an education not only unlocks doors of opportunity for that kid to get out of poverty, but also helps the family and the communtity as a whole. That is why so many poor families in the rural areas are desperately doing all they can to get money to send their children to school. They know that the fate of their children depends on it. Sadly, due to extreme poverty education is inaccesible to many kids in the rural areas.

The vision of this program is to provide access to education to underprivileged boys and girls to help unlock doors of opportunity for them and to give them a better head start for the future. In keeping with this vision we provide school fees, school uniforms, books and school supplies to underpriviledged kids. This program also places special emphasis on empowering girls to acquire an education. Life is not easy for girls in these rural areas. Gender disparity is still a real problem.The preference for poor families is to send boys to school and marrying off the girls as this brings money into the family. People in the rural areas perceive girls as a source of income for their families, and they would rather marry off the girls to raise funds for educating the boys.

As I mentioned in a previous progress report, rural schools in Zimbabwe are operating on shoe string budgets and they are struggling to provide quality education to the students. Through this program we donate educational toys and books to Rimbi Primary and Rimbi High schools.This is what we have accomplished together so far:

This year we are providing school fees to 20 primary school students and 10 high school students. The total amount is $2,100.00 for 3 terms. Here is what one of the parents had to say

In Her Own Words By One Of The Mothers Whose Son Is A Beneficiary Of The Program
"Thank you very much for helping my son with his school fees. After my husband's untimely death I didnt know how I was going to raise the funds to send my kids to school. My son was worried that he wouldnt be able to complete his high school education. The Tekeshe Foundation offered to pay his school fees. I want to thank you again for the help your are providing my son through Tekeshe Foundation."

Pre-School Program Progress

Your donations also make it possible for the Tekeshe Foundation to provide a free playtime program which promotes early childhood development and learning through play. This year we plan to start construction on a new building that will house our pre-school and our youth center.

We have accomplished a lot together! As you can see from the faces of the kids you are helping, your donations you are playing a major role in transforming the lives of rural kids. These accomplishments would not have been possible without your support. Thanks again!

Best wishes,

Thelma

Rimbi High School Students Who Receive Help

Rimbi Primary School Students Who Receive Help

Mbeure Primary School Students Who Receive Help

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Jun 4, 2018
Midyear Report - What We Have Accomplished Together In 2018

By Thelma SITHOLE | Project Leader

Rimbi Primary Students

Thank you so much for your continued support of this project. Providing an education to disadvantaged rural kids is at the heart of our organization. We strongly believe that education is one of the keys for alleviating poverty. When you empower a kid to acquire an education, you are not only unlocking doors of opportunity for that kid to get out of poverty, but you are also helping the family and the communtity as a whole. Sadly, rural schools in Zimbabwe are operating on shoe string budgets and are struggling to provide quality education to the students. This is due to the fact that rural areas are underserved as development is disproportionately concentrated in urban areas.

1. Education Program Progress

Through our Education Program we provide school fees, school uniforms, books and school supplies to disadvantaged students. We also donate educational toys and books to Rimbi Primary and Rimbi High. This is what we have accomplished together so far:

Your donations made it possible for The Tekeshe Foundation to give pencils, pencil sharpeners and building blocks to the grade one class at Rimbi Primary. As you can see from these pictures the kids are ecstatic to use the blocks for learning.
This year we are providing school fees to 20 primary school students. Total amount: $600.00 for 3 terms
This year we are providing school fees to 10 high school students. Total amount: $1,500 for 3 terms
We gave notebooks, backpacks, crayons, pens, pencils and erasers to over 75 kids

2. Pre-School Program Progress

Your donations make it possible for the Tekeshe Foundation to provide a free playtime program which promotes early childhood development and learning through play. This is what we have accomplished together so far:

Through your donations we are able to enroll 30 children in our pre-school.
We are now providing porridge to the kids in order to comply with pre-school requirements. As you can see from the pictures the kids really enjoy the porridge!
We have added another resource to help us prepare the porridge at a pay rate of $50 a month
We received a donation of dolls for the pre-school. As you can see from the picture, the kids are having a great time playing with the dolls!

Goals for 2018
Start construction on a new building that will house our pre-school and our youth center

As you can see we have accomplished a lot. These accomplishments would not have been possible without your support. Through your donations you are playing a major role in transforming the lives of rural kids!

Best wishes,

Thelma

Rimbi Primary Students

Some Of The Beneficiaries Of The Education Program

Pre-school Kids Eating Porridge

Serving Porridge To The Pre-school Kids

Kids Playing With Toys Donated To Pre-school

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