Township stories and realities -The Children We Don't See

 

Every child deserves the chance to dream beyond their circumstances.

A child living in poverty doesn't dream of being poor.

They dream of becoming a teacher.
A doctor.
An engineer.
A business owner.
A footballer.
An artist.

Sometimes what stands between a child and that dream isn't ability.

It's a school uniform.
A textbook.
Stationery.
A safe place to learn.
Or simply someone who believes in them.

Education doesn't just change a child's day. It can change the direction of an entire life.

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Township stories and realities - A Happy Lindiwe

 

We read Lindiwe every comment you left her. All 12 of them.

She listened sitting on the floor of the reading corner, aircraft book on her lap.

A nurse. 

A teacher from Polokwane. 

A man who wanted to be a taxi driver and now owns three. 

A pilot from Durban who said she's exactly right about taking off into the wind.

The pilot was her favourite. She asked us to write his name down so she can "check him on Google" when she's older. 

Then she asked if we had a book about air traffic controllers, "in case the pilots need help." We don't. Yet.

Got a children's book about flight, space or how machines work? Message us. Lindiwe has her own list now.

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Township stories and realities - Gogo Storytime

 

Week two of Gogo Storytime, and Mrs Mahlangu came to watch.

She sat at the back on a borrowed chair while Mam' Thandi read, then stayed to listen to three of "her" children read to the gogos one by one. 

One of them was on her list two weeks ago. Yesterday he read a full page in isiZulu without stopping.

Afterwards, the teacher and the retired teacher compared notes over a second bowl of porridge. 

Mam' Thandi taught Grade 3 for 31 years. Mrs Mahlangu teaches Grade 4. 

They worked out that between them they've taught most of this street to read.

Gogo Storytime runs every Saturday at 10am. 

Help keep the shelf stocked with home-language readers through the link below.

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