Better Opportunities for Children in the Townships of South Africa!

Golden Sunbeams e.V. specifically supports disadvantaged children and their families in the Cape Town townships.

Projects

20 years ago, we began the first kindergarten “Helderberg Golden Sunbeams” in the township of Macassar near Cape Town for about 100 children. Today, we take care of about 15 kindergartens with about 1.000 children in total. And there should be many more!

1. Helderberg Golden Sunbeam, Macassar:

It all began with this kindergarten 20 years ago

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.

2. Emfundisweni, Nomsamo:

Award-Winning Green Oasis

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.

3. Brak en Jan Creche and Pre-School, Raithby, Stellenbosch:

A prime example of 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…

Proud Founding Members

On June 6, 2018, our association Golden Sunbeams e.V. was founded by the 1st general meeting in Alsbach near Darmstadt. The founding members are longtime friends and supporters of Bernd Holtkamp’s kindergarten projects, experts and lovers of the Cape region.

Dedicated Volunteers

In March 2018, three architectural students travelled to Cape Town from Stuttgart, for the planning and implementation of a kitchen house in a township. The project “Bau Raum Afrika” was planned and executed with ecological, sustainable and economic aspects in mind.

Last Blog Post

Proud to the Matric ball!

Dear friends of Golden Sunbeams One of our former babies has just reached a big goal. Mauricia Hartnick had played and learned in the first kindergarten "Helderberg Golden Sunbeam", which we built in 1998. On September 19, 2019, Mauricia was allowed to attend at the...

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