Community Development

Community Development

An Update on our Initial Relief Work in Fiji

At its peak, Cyclone Winston was estimated to have sustained winds of around 230 kmph (143 mph), gusting to 325 kmph (202mph), making it the second strongest hurricane ever recorded around the world. The path of destruction caused catastrophic damage throughout the nation. Entire villages were flattened with thousands of homes lost and in many

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Scabies Eradication at Pallaruthy Relief Settlement

What is scabies? Scabies mites live under the skin in burrows, and at night, they expand their burrows and lay eggs. It is this nocturnal burrowing activity which causes such distress in those with the condition. The skin – especially in armpits, groin, elbows and hand – becomes dry and damaged, susceptible to further infections,

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Updates from Cape Town, South Africa

Nceduluntu Edu-Care Last year one of our big projects was the building of an extension onto the Nceduluntuedu-care center. Up until earlier this year, it was a blank canvas. The volunteers were aware of the curriculum objectives and started the programme with great enthusiasm. Numbers, colours, and alphabet are some of the concepts the children focus on in their

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Monitoring Early Childhood Development in Cape Town

Our goal is that at least 80% of the children will be achieving at their age appropriate level on concepts such as recognizing numbers, shapes and colours. We support the children to reach these developmental goals by providing fun, interactive learning experiences in partnership with the local teachers. We are so pleased to announce that

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Navunisea School- Electricity in the Library

Students, volunteers, and teachers at Navunisea Primary School (NDS) have benefitted hugely from the addition of the library in 2014. It provides a space where one-on-one work, literacy groups, planning and training can take place. As well as housing reading resources and teaching materials! Now we are using your donations to connect the library to

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