Living on a knife’s edge
On Monday 4th December 2017 6.55 pm we experienced “living on a knife’s edge” first hand. We have been working in Mfuleni township for 8 years and have always felt safe and welcome. All this changed in the glint of knife’s blade. We had arranged to meet the community...
Where there is a whisk there is a way…
It is always exciting for Starting Chance when we are contacted by young people wanting to make a difference. But it is even more exciting when we see passion and dedication. Ines Feik is a beautiful young teacher from Germany. She has worked all over the world and...
Grade R gets going – a field workers perspective
Research has shown that the Grade R is critical to prepare children to be ready for school. With this in mind, Starting Chance employed a new field worker this year to support and train our teachers to be best practice for Grade R. Bonita, our field worker, shares her...
Improving Enterprise Sustainability
Every year educares lose teachers over the December-January period. The reason? No money to pay salaries because parents don’t pay fees when they take their children out of school for the holidays. We are working to change that as part of our Professional Development...
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