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Internship

From Germany to Soweto: An internship at PYMA

Those most likely to be disadvantaged by low levels of literacy are children born into low-income households. Households with less disposable income have less exposure to the broad range of instruments that aid rich literacy such as books, cultural activities, storytelling, imaginative play and embodied games. In this blog Diane writes about her daughter Veyda’s internship to PYMA and how she helped with supporting school literacy challenges.

no child should go to school hungry

No child should go to school hungry

Hunger: A major challenge to learning

When asking children at our charity partner, PYMA, about one of the biggest challenges to learning, the first answer was hunger. Children cannot concentrate or learn on an empty stomach.

Thousands of children in South Africa go to school hungry every day. In this blog, I share some of challenges faced in South Africa and how we are supporting children.

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Falling in love with PYMA

Imagine going to school in a class that is overcrowded. Hungry. You have started school without the basic fine motor skills, or entry level language skills and you just can’t keep up. When you go home after school, you have nobody to help you with your homework, or your caregiver can not read. Your neighbourhood is rife with gangs, drugs, alcohol abuse, crime and high unemployment.