| Yet 22 years ago, she was a domestic worker on a nearby farm and a single mother. Born on a farm “that side”, Thembakazi went to school in Colesberg. But she had to leave when she had her baby and return to farm life. She was lucky to get a job cleaning a farmhouse. Now this qualified Grade R teacher conducts her class in two languages simultaneously, assisted by Intern Roos Pergoo, to accommodate the learning needs of all her charges. She speaks quietly but her voice is clear. “The Trust gave me a future,” she says, leaving her classroom in time for her meeting with Margie. Thembakazi has completed her Level 5 ECD training through Khuleleka Community Development Centre and is presently studying for her National Professional Diploma in Education through the University of the Free State’s distance learning programme.
The Trust encourages and financially supports teachers to study further:
Helené Mitchley, Nombulelo Matyeke, Hanna Mphemba and Roos Pergoo - NPDE
Angelina Allens - Level 5 training through Custoda Trust
Anne-Marie Viljoen - B.Ed.(ECD) degree through UNISA.
Marié Botha – B.Ed (Hons) Univ. of Northwest
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