Our last post was just after Christmas 2021. In January we managed to return to South Africa after an absence of two years and we were excited to see how our projects were running and how life was in general in S A. It was interesting that Covid rules were starting to be relaxed although it was still the law to wear face mask in busy public places and shops. It was also interesting to note that everyone was following the rule.
The Komati Care Centre was up and running again with a full compliment of around 60 pre-school age children. Although in the past we have made many improvements to the school our main commitment at present is to help to provide money to buy food. Feeding 60 children twice a day is an expensive business. On our visits there it was wonderful to see the children enjoying all the center has to offer.
Our other project, educating six children at the Bushwillow academy in Komatipoort is producing amazing results. At the present they are all in one classroom even though they range in age from six to fourteen years old but, because none had been in education before they need to be assessed before they can be put into different classes. Their form teacher Cynthia Magwenya is super she has really connected with them and they are making excellent progress.
