Inaugural Project

Meet the Staff and Children of the Nokwanda Educare Centre

PYA specifically targets its efforts toward the education and development of school-aged children in Africa. Our inaugural initiative is a complete re-build of the Nokwanda Educare Centre, a pre-school or “crèche,” in the Khayelitsha township outside of Cape Town, South Africa. The centre is a vital resource that provides education, security and sometimes 24-hour care to the children in that community.

The centre operates under the most basic conditions. Toilet facilities, running water, and educational materials need updating.

The centre, established in 2011, is led by Nomthandazo Mvana, known as “Nokwanda,” an amazing woman who—with just one helper—cares for 50 children in a tiny, two-room RDP* house made of corrugated metal and cinder blocks. She’s off to a great start, but needs help to fulfill her dreams of caring for children in a facility that provides a better environment that fosters their education.

*An RDP home refers to the basic two room cinderblock homes that the South African government provides to disenfranchised Black South Africans through the Reconstruction Development Program.

In its current state, the centre is over taxed and in need of a complete rebuild to make the structure safe and more conducive to learning. Plans are underway to demolish the existing structure and rebuild the centre from the ground up into a bright, safe, fully functioning facility that will make it possible to educate twice as many children. During construction, Nokwanda and her students will be relocated to a nearby school facility.

Project YES Africa has already engaged an architect who has designed the new building and begun the approval process. When the new centre is completed it will include the following additions:

• Two-story facility with six rooms
• Expanded kitchen with new appliances
• Improved sanitation facilities
• Upgraded electrical and plumbing
• New sick bay

Project Yes Africa will also provide:

• Enhanced learning curriculum for the children
• New desks, activity tables, chairs, shelving, and playmats
• Professional training for the staff

Your Gift Will Go Far!

	A gift of $25 can help us purchase textbooks or storybooks for 4 children.
	With a gift of $50, we can provide Early Childhood Development Kits (education materials, storybooks, notebooks, puzzles, pencils, art supplies) for 2 children.
	$100 will help fund 3 desks, one activity table, a shelf/bookcase or play storage units.
	A gift of $250 can help us buy kitchen and sanitation appliances for the new facility.
	A generous gift of $1,000 can support construction materials and supplies to ensure safety in the new structure.

You may choose to give a general one-time or recurring gift. The choice is yours. Learn about the various ways that you can contribute to this project.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Your donation will give over 100 children a new, healthy and safe environment for learning.