Workshop Wednesday 30 June 2021 Time: 9:30am – 13:00pm Sondela B&B4109 Olga Ncivata Street, Samora Machel Observing and Documenting Learning with Children This workshop – aimed at ECD teachers and practitioners – offers an introduction to the use of documentation
The Mirror
November 2020: the magic moment when we were aligned with the universe, captured on video by our own Andrea Couvert.Artists Tommaso Fiscaletti and Nic Grobler shared their journey into the existential aspects of the human-environment-astronomy relationship with children and educators
Women’s Day in Samora Machel
It is National Women’s Day in South Africa. Our team in Samora Machel celebrated it by organizing a special event at the Soup Kitchen initiative in which they are involved. The men cooked and served food, and the women got
2019 Annual Report
Founded in September 2018, the Friends of Thandolwethu Association has had two financial reports drafted and approved, and now an annual report as well, which gives an account of the activities carried out between September 2018 and February 2020. The
Covid-19 is here
Covid-19 is here President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster and issued a lockdown until end of April. Subsequently, the national state of disaster was extended and structured with different emergency levels. This measure, put in place to
Covid-19 Emergency Support
The current restrictions on movement and economic activities put in place to save lives and limit the diffusion of Coronavirus, hit the poor and unemployed especially hard. In South Africa, millions of individuals rely on the informal sector for their
Special Night of Tales with Ufufu
Have you heard the story of Frederick, by Leo Lionni?It’s a story about a group of little mice preparing for winter. They are stocking up on supplies. One of the mice Federick, collects a rainbow of colours, the warmth of
Newsletter December 2019
Video – Kids as seeds of change
“Kids as seeds of change” is a initiative aimed at supporting the establishment of a Reggio Emilia inspired Early Childhood Education Centre in Samora Machel (Philippi), Cape Town, South Africa.
Walkabout – Kids as seeds of change
“Kids as seeds of change” is a series of initiatives supporting the establishment of a Reggio Emilia inspired Early Childhood Education Centre in Samora Machel (Philippi), and is part of the Open Design Afrika festival. One of the initiatives will