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Hazel is a creche teacher from Sweetwaters, South Africa, who partners with us in our Asidlale programme. At most creches in Sweetwaters, children are loved, fed, and put to sleep—but aren’t stimulated. They aren’t exposed to activities and environments that help them explore and develop their brains, and so they aren’t ready when they start formal schooling. We tell the story of Asidlale over here, and today, we’re joining in with Hazel, one of the teachers mentored in our Asidlale…

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It’s an area where 50% of the people age 25-32 are HIV positive. People have called this the epicenter of the AIDS pandemic. Add in high levels of alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, poverty and poor education, and you’ve got an environment that would make it difficult for anyone to thrive.

We’ll take our drive in a mini-bus taxi, since many of the roads in Sweetwaters are now paved, and that’s how many of us get around. Sweetwaters is the kind-of-rural, kind-of-urban community that iThemba Projects works in. We’re partnering with local preschool teachers, high school teachers, parents, grandparents and community leaders to bring better education and positive role models to young people in the community. Buckle up, let’s go!

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iThemba Projects’ Asidlale programme aims to provide resources, curriculum and support for ECD (Early Childhood Development) educators in the impoverished semi-rural township of Sweetwaters, KZN…

Up and down the hills and valleys around Mbubu mountain in Sweetwaters, South Africa. This is where we run.