Breadline Africa’s Big Make-over for Zukolwethu Educare Centre

Here at Breadline Africa I am always called out to communities who have an urgent need for proper infrastructure.  Their desperate plea is to have better and more spacious facilities for their children.  They are anxious to have better classrooms than just a little shack which is extremely hazardous to fire.  They need proper and more hygienic toilets.  Many of the children in the educare centres are still exposed to the bucket system. The lack of proper ablution facilities is a big worry as it is extremely unhygienic and one of the major causes of diarrhoea .  Many of the educare centers also do not have a proper kitchen.  The cooks have to cook in one of the classrooms with the big gas stoves on the floor and the washing bucket on the side of a table.  The kids then have to pile into a corner to make space.

Recently, we were approached by the Principal of the  Zukolwethu Educare Centre in an informal settlement in Monwabisi, Khayelitsha.

She was at her wits end as parents kept bringing their children for enrolment at her school but her facilities were  not at all suitable. She did not have a proper classroom or a safe kitchen.  However with the help of our Irish Advisory Committee who raised funds for this project, we were able to have the most amazing make-over happening in this community.

We renovated two second hand shipping containers into a beautiful classroom and a safe kitchen for this Educare Centre.

Before The Zukolwethu Educare Centre, Monwabisi.

After The Zukolwethu Educare Centre, Monwabisi, Khayelitsha

A big thank you comes your way from all the children and teachers at Zukolwetho Educare.

The Principal, the teachers and the community living in this informal settlement could not believe it when these two containers arrived for delivery. It was extremely difficult to get the truck up the road to deliver the containers, but with much perseverance and the help of everyone the containers were successfully put into place.

The children as well as the teachers were extremely happy. They could not believe that these containers could make such a huge difference.   We are very proud of our achievement and grateful to our Irish Advisory Committee and their friends for helping us make this make-over happen.

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