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KAYAMANDI LIBRARY STELLENBOSCH
Sister Clare Harkin started this centre five years ago, initially
through BAFAZI- a group of women in Holland. Her learners, mainly women,
live in the squatter camp and township on a hill on the outskirts of the
beautiful farming town of Stellenbosch. There is no beauty here
but the library a window into the other more affluent world through
books. To those for whom reading is a problem Sister Clare and her
team, Mrs January, Ntomboxolo Mto and Henry Linders, provide literacy,
numeracy and now entrepreneurial skills though our Small,Medium and
Micro Enterprises course. This course is available on computers which
were supplied by one of BALCO's donors. The hardware, however needs
upgrading and learners cannot pay for their lessons because they are
unemployed. Some of the learners do seasonal work on the farms
for a livelihood but this is not enoughOur needs were met by the
generosity of the STUTTAFORD FOUNDATION who are now helping us on an
annual basis to keep that centre open and to continue to provide our
learners with quality ABET and enrichment in their lives in the
form of outings, environmental education,etc.
THE FARM RESOURCE CENTRE
- MORGENSTER
This is on the periphery of MITCHELLS PLAIN and we were lucky to
get a room here to house our 10 computers. This is our effort to stem
the growing tide of unemployment. Here we offer Small, Medium and Micro
Enterprises and have two qualified, capable and talented women to guide
our learners who are mainly women though the course on computer.
They are all registered with the Department of Labour which expects us
to find employment for these learners. Since this is well nigh
impossilbe in these times, we equip them with skills to start a sm
EIKENDALLIBRARY--KRAAIFONTEIN
Our learners here come from the neaby squatter camp of WALLACEDENE.
They are mainly rural women who have come to town to set up families
with the husbands who have come to town in search of work. They need
mother -literacy in the main. Those who have a modicum of education
already need English Communication and Numeracy to equip them to use the
language of the economic environment. Our faciitator, Joyce
Sekilani, is an experienced and enthusiastic woman who understands the
needs of her learners very well. She has now started a sewing
centre with the help of another group of community workers and they are
providing skills training which is sorely needed for income-
generation
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