HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDELA!! HUGE thanks to TeleEye, Phillip Smerkowvitz, Andy McGibbons, Cindy Alter, Stewart Irving from the amazing famous band ALTER IRVING… and all the guys from Guitar Excellence – Tyrone, Anthony, Ilia, Richard and Craig for the AWESOME concert for FEED SA and for the hand over of 10 BRAND new guitars to the Phutaditjaba Community Centre in Alex ! THANK YOU for the best time on Mandela Day .. you guys ROCKED !! LET THE MUSIC PLAY !!!! x x x
Thanks to KU TRADING who so kindly donated some warm beanies, scarves and socks to FEED SA.
We distributed these warm woolies to our beneficiaries right in time for the Winter season , and now we have made lots of kids “snug as bugs” for the Winter season.
Thanks again to KU trading for being so generous towards FEED SA year after year.
Gauteng Baobab Early Childhood Training Programme is an organization that has been established in order to provide accredited early childhood training for child minders and care givers in the communities. The facilitators are accredited assessors and are included on the EDTP SETA (Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority) data base.
Many employed child-minders and care-givers in both Soweto and the Alexandra communities, want to establish best practice in the way that they teach children.
These teachers do not have the financial means or even the appropriate educational levels to go to professional colleges or Universities. BAOBAB will be providing this training to the Preschool teachers who are supported by FEED SA at a very minimal cost to the learners. All lectures, educational teaching material , stationery and emotional support will be provided for by BAOBAB. The weekly transporting of the learners to King David Linksfield will be sponsored by FEED SA .
At the end of the training course the learners will receive an NQF level 1 accreditation. The mission statement for BAOBAB is to empower care-givers and child-minders to advance their teaching skills, as foundation learning for all children and to foster commitment for future education and training.
BAOBAB and King David Linksfield (PPS) together with FEED SA are going to lead our teachers to a brighter educated future for our special South African children.
The Ronnie and Rhona Lubner Child and Youth Care Center at Phutaditjaba Community Centre.
On March 2nd, FEED SA’s Co-Executive Directors attended the opening of the Ronnie and Rhona Lubner Child and Youth Care Centre in the heat of Alexandra Township – one of South Africa’s most densely populated and impoverished areas.
The centre has been designed to accommodate 200 children aged between 2 and 6 in a formal ECD programme , and another 200 primary and high school participants in the formal after school ” Child and Youth Development “programme that compliments their formal schooling years.
Involvement and extra mural activities at the Centre include sports training (gymnasium and boxing), dancing, music and computer training.
After the launch, an official plaque was unveiled, where FEED SA, along with other huge organizations, was recognized as an official partner to the center.
FEED SA continues to supply Phutaditjaba Community Centre with monthly food parcels catering to Vulnerable Children and bed ridden citizens, as well as the organizing and arranging of sponsorship towards food parcels, sweets and presents for the centers year end Christmas parties. These parties cater to 3000 elderly citizens and 500 children!!
We are very proud and grateful to be recognized by, and a part of such a well respected, community orientated, generous and contributing organization such as Ma Afrika Tikkun and we wish them the BEST of luck, happiness, and joy with their new centre!
HERE’S TO EDUCATION – AND FULL TUMMIES!
MANY THANKS to King David Victory Park, who treated all the kiddies from Rhonda’s Day Care, to a fun, fabulous and memorable Christams party, which was held at the KD nursery school !
The kiddies were welcomed by all the other little kids who attend KD, snacks were given upon arrival and each kid was delighted to be treated to such a fun time.
All the kids bonded so beautifully, and shared a day of laughter, joy, eating ice cream, riding bicycles, painting, climbing and much more.
The highlight of the day was when EACH kid was given a present , personally wrapped and labelled, and handed out by the kiddies from each grade.
The teachers, parents and students truly went out of their way to make this as special and festive a day as possible.
FEED SA is truly grateful to King David Victory Park for having sponsored Rhonda’s Day Care!
FEED SA hosted the most incredible, fun, festive and memorable Christmas party at Sithandiwe Home for the Mentally and Physically Retarded, in Alexandra Township.
The event was one to be remembered by all, for a very long time. There was music and dancing, thanks to Alex FM, who played the best music and set up groovy sound.
Father Christmas came to hand out presents to EACH child, who personally received a gift, given to them by Clamber Club, wrapped and all. Many thanks to Clamber Club for this special gesture, and for making their day even more special.
Delicious Christmas lunch and snacks and sweets was enjoyed by all. It was truly a day of laughter and joy!!!
A huge thanks to DJ Matsie, from ALEX FM, who interviewed FEED SA during her slot on the radio… Check her out on her show, weekdays between 12 and 3pm
Another wonderful and festive event was held at Banakekeleni Hospice, in Alexandra Township, where a delicious Christmas lunch was served, and snacks and treats were enjoyed by all.
Each special and committed staff member received a food hamper to take home – and an energy of joy and delight filled the air.
FEED SA made sure that this Christmas was extra special, for many of the people there, this was their last Christmas.
On 1 Dec 2010 FEED SA went into Alexandra township and we played Santa Clause. We delivered close to 700 gifts, each wrapped and addressed to each specific child.
Each child in the crèches FEED SA supports received a gift. What a honour to be able to make so many kids smile. It truly is priceless!
Thanks to all involved who helped make this possible!
Jordan Belfort , author of the “wolf of the wall street “ visits Alexandra Town ship during his visit to South Africa and visits some of FEED SA schools we support.
Thanks to Silver Star Casino and Gammatek , FEED SA are now able to feed 336 vulnerable kids in the West Rand area. These kids will get a food parcel to take home once a month ensuring them meals at home. No more coming to school on an empty stomach.
FEED SA believes that education begins on a FULL tummy !!!
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