By Sonja Heineck | Marketing Manager
As we wrap up an amazing year at DAKTARI, we are looking ahead to another great year in 2017! Last year, we worked with 295 learners in Grade 8 from four different schools. This year, we are hoping to reach five schools and even more children.
One measurement that we use to see if the teaching program is working is to perform a survey when the children arrive and again when they leave. Volunteers will ask the children 16 questions on Monday morning and then the same questions on Friday morning. We compare the results to see what the children have learned.
In 2016, the children improved their results by 37% on average. This shows great progress towards understanding the importance of protecting the environment and learning necessary life skills.
In the coming year, we are planning to increase the amount of one-on-one time that the students have with their volunteer teachers. We are also going to try teaching the children in smaller groups. We want to create a strong contrast to how they learn at their school, where they are one of 70-80 students in a classroom. We want to make sure each child feels important and valued and we want to know that each child is actually learning.
Another change for 2017 is that we have a new volunteer coordinator! Patience, our previous coordinator, will be attending nursing school in Johannesburg this year. She was a fantastic addition to our team and we will truly miss her. Our new coordinator, Pretty, is already busy and is excited to have her first group of children in just 10 days!
None of this work would be possible without you and your support. If you are interested in continuing to support DAKTARI throughout 2017, consider making a recurring donation. A monthly donation provides DAKTARI with reliable income and greatly expands your impact across the entire year.
Plus, GlobalGiving will match your recurring donation at 200% so there has never been a better time to start!
Thank you again for all that you have done for DAKTARI. We can’t wait to embark on the new year together!
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