Better Opportunities for Children in the Townships of South Africa!

After the end of apartheid, with the establishment of a new, democratic government, all kindergartens in the Helderberg region were either closed or no longer received financial support. The resulting consequences were devastating for the families in the townships: without childcare parents could not look for jobs; no work meant no wages; no wages meant there was no possibility to adequately take care of one’s family – a vicious cycle.

Digging, planting and harvesting in Nomaliso’s kindergarten, Emfundisweni, was worth it! Years of community work have resulted in a vegetable garden where healthy food is grown. We provide most of the plants on a regular basis. “Live” nature, children’s participation in planting, cultivating and harvesting the various types of vegetables prove the project’s sustainability.

Bernd Holtkamp had a dream: Kindergartens based on a sustainable, energy-saving and environmentally-friendly model. Looking for a suitable location, he met a small Methodist community in Raithby. In this spread-out area, farm workers and their families still live in small, widely scattered communities. Urban sprawl makes it almost impossible to provide children with regular care and education. For this reason…