By Harrison Dax Nash | Charity Director and Project Leader
During the course of this year, our residential centre has supported 38 children and young people!
Through the continued support of our donors, we are able to provide a safe and stable environment where children can grow, develop and access the care they need. The Siyakatala name of our centre actually means: 'We Really Care' :-)
Of course, education remains a key focus, with children currently attending five different schools based on their individual needs. These include one primary school, two special schools and two mainstream high schools. We continue supporting each child’s academic development through close involvement with their educational progress, with homework support and reading groups.
One of our youngest girls has recently shown such improvement in her mathematics results that she was chosen to represent her school in a competition against seven other schools.
We also have children recently placed in a special school who are now thriving and showing great improvement in all subjects. 2 children from our centre were also chosen to represent this school in a provincial football tournament, which was incredible as only 3 children in total are chosen every year.
It is continued to be reinforced to us that we must look at each child individually, identify their strengths and cater to their specific needs. It is important to put them in the right school so that they can thrive and learn valuable coping skills. There is so much that can only be achieved thanks to the support of you reading this right now!
Thanks to your support and donations, we have achieved this in the last year:
Total number of children who received residential care services: 38
Total number of children currently in primary school education: 22
Total number of children currently in special schooling for intellectual disability: 11
Total number of children currently in high school education: 5
Together, we can always do more. Every contribution makes a world of difference. Thank you for being part of our Maranatha family!
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