Reading Power Programme Progress Report – Dec 2011

Centre/ project: Amukelani

When we look back at what has happened throughout this year we are encouraged. The hand of the Lord was with us. We have been able to support over 80 children with the Reading Power Program.

Supporting, encouraging and motivating the children continued to be our culture at our Reading Power Programme. Coming back from maternity leave I was surprised by the enthusiasm the children continued to have on the programme.

The reports show that many of our children have improved a lot with their reading, comprehension and correct spelling. However, there are some of them who need constant support before we can see good results. We are grateful that we can be there for them. We feel glad to wake up every morning knowing that each day is an opportunity to make a difference in their lives.

We had a day of THANKSGIVING and GRADUATION on the 6 Dec 2011 at the Alliance Church of Marite.

We handed out reports of progress to each child who attended the program. The children were very excited. It was a good day, celebrating in various ways, music, dance,poems,talk shows etc. Primary caregiver/guardians were invited and between 25 and 30 of them attended.

We are grateful to the Lord for the donation of two laptops from Joshua Door Furniture Shop in Hazyview. In total, we now have seven laptops to facilitate the Reading Power Programme.

Accessible library

Our library is open to borrow out books to the children since the beginning of August 2011. “We enjoy working in the library and we learn a lot from the books we are reading said the SizaBantwana Library Prefects (SLP)”. Together with our library prefects we encourage the children to borrow out books to read at home and ask their guardians to read with them. We also train them to be responsible to bring back the books on due dates. The library will open again on the 16 January 2012.

The six of our library prefects received  certificates of LIBRARY SERVICE EXPERIENCE as well as a brand new T-shirt donated by Induna Adventures.

The Reading Power Programme will re-open the 16 Jan 2012.

We thank all who made it possible for us to run the READING POWER PROGRAM through their financial support, stationery donations and story books. Through your donation, you too took part in making a difference in the lives of these orphans and vulnerable children of the Marite /Alexandria area under the Bushbuckridge municipality in the Mpumalanga Province.

Plans for 2012

• Facilitator’s weekend training January 2012 in Pretoria. We need about R3.500.00
• Extend book shelves in our library. We need about R2.500.00
• Stationery about R300.00 pm.
• We need three more laptops to enable us reach over +/-110 children per afternoon.
• About 25 workbooks for 25 children about to start level A1 of the program @ R60 per workbook.