
SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
Action In Autism
Afrisun & Domestos Sanitation Project
(Dabeka High School, Hambanathi Senior Primary School, Kasrba Ganotti Primary School, Kwangoza Secondary School, Longcroft Primary School, Vusukukhanya Primary School)
Amandla Esizwe Creche Amaphuphesizwe High School Blackburn Creche Chief Albert Luthuli Skills Centre (CALSC) Children’s Assessment And Therapy Centre Sherwood Clowns Without Borders Day Dawn Domino Foundation Inkosinathi Secondary School Nonhlevu Secondary School Sabuyaze Secondary School Sacred Heart Secondary School Sisebenzile High School Thubalethu Secondary School Velangezwi Secondary School Vukile High School Zephaniah Secondary School
Educate Teachers to Educate Our Youth (ETEY)
(Ashram Primary School, Dinophuzo Primary School, Melville Primary School, Radha Roopsingh)
Esikhululiwe Primary School Fingers Of Love Feed The Babies Gandhi Development Trust Groutville Secondary School Hulsug Primary School Khanyanjalo Primary School KZN Science CEO Academy Lungisisa Indlela Village (LIV)
Matric Academic Development Initiative (MADI)
(A.M Moola Secondary School, Inkosi Albert Sivananda Secondary School, Magudwini Junior Secondary School, Manaba Secondary School, Manzini Secondary School, Mshiyane High School, Mzingezwi Secondary School, Phuzulwazi Secondary School, Stanger M.L Sultan Secondary School, Ubuhlebesizwe Secondary School, Uyikhulu Secondary School)
New Beginnings New West Secondary School Qalakahle Creche Rafal Riverview Primary
School Sibonginhlanhla Primary School Siyakhula Creche Sizani Primary School Stanger
Creche Training and Resources in Early Education (TREE) Vukuzakhe Waterloo ECD Centres
(Bhekimpilo Creche, Bhukani Creche, Christ Miracle Creche and Pre-School, Ekukhanyeni Creche, Langelihle Creche and Pre-School, Learning Together Creche, Little Minds Creche and Aftercare, Lonwabo ECD Creche, Melokuhle Creche, Othandweni Creche, Siphelele Creche, Siyakhula Creche, Sizakancane Creche, Sukude Creche, Tholulwazi Creche and Pre-School)
Waterloo Primary School West Park School Westridge Vocational High School Zenzeleni Primary School
FEATURED PROJECTS
The Matric Academic
Development Intervention
(MADI)
The key to a brighter future for young South Africans lies in high quality education and organisations that go the extra mile to make this happen.
The Matric Academic Development Initiative (MADI) is a project dedicated to giving young South Africans a brighter future through high quality education. The initiative is designed to eradicate the cycle of poor resources, short cycle of educational development and lack of motivation that exists in schools. MADI has partnered with 11 pilot schools and aims to have an impact in five areas: the learners’ curriculum revision and individual development support; teacher skills development, technology in learning, infrastructure upgrades and leadership/management skills for principals.
R10 million has been committed over the next three years to support schools in the programme and to improve the Matric pass rate. An investment is being made to change the very destiny and lives of the youth in this district. The Sibaya Community Trust is partnering with the Department of Education in the ilembe District to meet the Provincial Improvement Plan goals and to make our MADI schools a blueprint for success throughout the country.
Chief
Albert Luthuli Skills Centre
(CALSC)
A state-of-the-art training centre has been launched in KwaDukuza to empower unemployed young people with technical skills needed in the building industry.
Courses such as welding, bricklaying, electrical work and plumbing will be offered to students from Grade 10 upwards. The centre also aims to provide job linkages for students once their studies are complete.
The 700-square-metre facility includes three lecture rooms, a large workshop, an admin block and reception area, as well as ablution facilities. The project is being driven by partnerships with local government, tertiary institutions and educational bodies, as well as national and provincial corporates.
Unemployment levels in KwaDukuza are unacceptably high, owing to the slow rate of development. It is hoped that the centre will unlock jobs for many underprivileged youths in the years to come.
“It is critical that the poor get opportunities to acquire skills,” stated KwaDukuza mayor Ricardo Mthembu, “and this project provides just this.”
The project is managed by the Sibaya Community Trust, with the assistance of Certified Workforce Trainers, a consulting firm committed to developing unique solutions to educational challenges.
KZN
Science
Centre
The KZN Science Centre’s vision is to be a leading educational centre, focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Through interactive exhibitions and curriculum-based resources, they are fostering a love of the science in learners who may have had limited to no exposure to these fields. In so doing, the Centre not only stimulates the development of enquiring minds, but also contributes to a brighter future for our country.
Through funding from the Sibaya Community Trust, the KZN Science Centre offers an educational outreach programme, engaging learners in the theory and practice of science from a young age.
The project delivers science engagement and learning to disadvantaged schools and communities across the province, assisting learners in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in the practical application of science.
The Mobile Science Lab in a bus funded by the Trust is reaching over 1 000 learners in Ndwedwe this year. It is giving learners hands-on exposure to the experiments covered in their Matric exams, as well as supporting teachers with the CAPS curriculum in Physical and Life Sciences.
NONKULULEKO SIBIYA – TRAINING AND RESOURCES IN EARLY EDUCATION (TREE)
AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER WHO TRAINED AT TREE AND BENEFITED FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCED BY THE SIBAYA COMMUNITY TRUST.
I am an Early Childhood Development Practitioner, currently teaching four year olds.
My passion for early childhood education began when I was about four years old. I was living in an informal settlement and the only access we had to learning was through a lady from Howard College who would come to the settlement twice a week and call all the children together in our neighbour’s yard. We would sing, read books and play.
I find my field of work immensely rewarding. Every morning, the children run up to greet me and give me a hug.
The accommodation facilities that were provided by funding from the Sibaya Community Trust make a huge difference to TREE students. When you have to travel to the centre every morning and home again every night, it’s difficult to have enough time and energy to finish all our assignments. Now all we have to do is walk to the training rooms from where we stay.
My belief in Early Childhood Development is stronger than ever. Children need to get an education from a young age, when their minds are like sponges and they are able to absorb and retain information easily.