Township stories and realities - Thabo

 

Thabo is 17 and writes matric finals in a few weeks. 

Most afternoons he studies at the back of the reading corner while the little ones read up front.

Five people share his family's two rooms, and the TV is always on. 

At the corner there's a table, a working plug for his calculator charger, and a pot of something by 5pm.

He's taking Maths and Physical Science and wants to study civil engineering.

 "Bridges, mostly."

 In exchange for the table, he's made himself homework helper for anyone in Grade 6 and up. 

Naledi has started bringing him her Maths questions too.

Have recent matric study guides or past papers at home? 

Message us. Thabo and two classmates could use them now.

 #TownshipStories #Matric2026 #YouthLeadership #Education #SouthAfrica

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Township stories and realities - midweek motivation

 

"Kgomo e tshwarwa ka lenaka, motho o tshwarwa ka molomo." A cow is held by its horn, a person by their word. (Sesotho/Setswana proverb)

Mrs Mahlangu said she'd check in every Monday. 

She does. 

Naledi said she'd come on Wednesdays. 

She hasn't missed one.

 Mama Dikeledi's pot is on before 6am, rain or shine.

Big promises are easy to make. 

The small ones, kept every single week, are what a community actually runs on.

Midweek check-in: who's the most reliable person you know?

Tag them and tell them you noticed.

#MidweekMotivation #Ubuntu #CommunitySolidarity #TogetherWeCan #HopeInAction

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Township stories and realities - Mrs Mahlangu

 

Mrs Mahlangu's list had eleven names.

 As of today, 5 of those children have a graded reader of their own.

10 books came in last week: 5 bought through donations at about R30 each, and 2 dropped off by families whose children had outgrown them.

The hardest to find are still the home-language readers.

We now have 6 in isiZulu, 2 in Sesotho and 2 in Setswana. 

Each book gets the child's name written inside the cover and goes home in a school bag, not back on the shelf. 

Every Monday, Mrs Mahlangu checks whether it got read over the weekend.

Help us finish the list. R30 covers one graded reader through the link below. We'll post when the eleventh name is crossed off.

 #Transparency #Literacy #BookDrive #NonProfitImpact #SouthAfrica

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