Hello friends, Wow! Thank you for your incredible support thus far during the COVID-19 lockdown. We sincerely appreciate your willingness to share the heavy burden of hunger relief, your encouragement and messages of support, and every single donation. We couldn’t have done this without you. We’re over 40 days into lockdown and our communities are … Read more
Coronavirus causes shut down of non-profit activities On a “normal” day The Clothing Bank NPC would be operating 3 programmes (The Clothing Bank, The Appliance Bank and GROW Educare Centres) to help eradicate poverty among men, women and children in developing communities across Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and East London. This would take the format … Read more
A message from our CEO – 3 April 2020 In response to Coronavirus: It’s never been more important to support women-owned micro-enterprises and young children. Although all our GROW Educare Centres have been closed since 18 March we’ve certainly not been on a holiday! Our priority is to support ECD owners, equip parents so that … Read more
January 2020: From Merewent to Midrand to Manenberg. All over South Africa, young children whose parents believe in the power of education to eradicate poverty are arriving at their pre-school, ready to learn through play. GROW Educare Centres is a local nonprofit organisation that partners with Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre owners through a social … Read more
Your child deserves a great preschool, close to home. We know how difficult it can be to get access to good quality education if you live in a neighbourhood where educare centres are under-resourced. That’s why we’re bringing excellent educare to your community. Help your 2-5-year-old get ready for school and life at one of … Read more
5-Star Upgrades for three top-performing Educare Centres in under-resourced neighbourhoods Three ECD centres achieve 5 Star rating For many children from Philippi, Maitland and Durban a safe, loving, and constructive pre-school environment is simply a dream. Three educare owners are challenging the current situation and are the first to deliver 5 Star ECD education, making … Read more
ECD teacher internship is creating new futures YES (the Youth Employment Service) is a collaborative South African economic enabler that acts as an “engine of jobs creation”. Under the YES programme businesses create one-year paid internship positions for unemployed youth aged between 18 and 35 with a minimum paid stipend, all with the aim of … Read more
The 1st of August 2019 marked an important milestone in the lives of many as it denoted the official opening celebration of Bonisiwe Gwala’s newly upgraded Pre-School, Entokozweni, a proud Grow ECD centre, located in an area called Kwa-Nqetho, just 5kms outside of Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal. Over 60 guest, including the Chief of Kwa-Nqetho, Mr. Mbengu, … Read more
