Colour matching
Did you know that babies can see colour as well as adults from around the age of 6 months? They
SINGAKWENZA, MEANING "WE CAN DO IT!" IN ISIZULU, AIMS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
BASED IN KWA-ZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA, OUR CHARITY ORGANISATION USES RESOURCES MADE SOLELY FROM RECYCLING TO HELP CAREGIVERS PROVIDE FUN, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT ENABLE YOUNG CHILDREN TO LEARN THROUGH PLAY.
Did you know that almost 80% of a person’s brain potential is developed by the age of 4?
Did you know that most of this potential is built while a child is playing?
Most caregivers in crèches around South Africa are not aware of the fact that they are holding the future of our country in their hands. What an exciting - and daunting - prospect!
However, so many young children (our future engineers, doctors, teachers...) spend most of their days in a barren room with an unskilled caregiver as the high cost of training and educational toys makes them unavailable to many crèches.
Singakwenza decided that a creative and sustainable solution to this problem was needed...
Singakwenza trainers mentor crèche caregivers in their own crèches one day a week, every week, for a minimum of two years. They teach each caregiver how to educate her children using resources made from recycling and the significance of each activity in terms of Early Childhood Development. Their role is to walk alongside these crèche teachers, guiding and encouraging them towards a daily fun, structured, educational programme, so that when we leave, the programme will continue without us.
Our fun, hands-on workshops teach all caregivers of young children (parents, educators, community workers, etc.) how to make their own toys and teaching materials using household packaging that is usually thrown away. We focus on the importance of learning through play and each workshop covers a different area of learning (eg: Gross Motor, Fine Motor, etc.). These are run in areas throughout South Africa and other countries where access to resources is limited.
Be Inspired! Watch this short clip of our programme in action.
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P O Box 260
Hilton
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
3245