Posts by Siyakwazi
Celebrating our NCB Programme
Linathi Faku, age 7 years old, was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy in 2012. He has also been diagnosed with developmental delays. Linathi, like many children with disabilities who live in rural South Africa, is unable to attend a mainstream schooling environment. Linathi began working with Siyakwazi’s Non-Centre Based (NCB) programme in August 2015. Together with…
Read MoreImplementing an Inclusive Learning Model
21 March is celebrated in South Africa as Human Rights Day. It is also celebrated amongst the International Community as World Down Syndrome Day. According to the World Down Syndrome Day website ‘What I bring to my community’ is a key theme for this year’s celebration. We take a look back to an article that…
Read MoreGrowing Dreams: Siyakwazi’s Resource Centre
Siyakwazi’s Resource Centre has been a lifelong dream of our organisation. A dream conceived even before we had properly established ourselves within the KwaNzimakwe region and formalised our programmes. It is so exciting to finally see that dream grow into a reality. At the end of 2017 we saw Phase 1 of the Resource Centre…
Read MoreEarly Identification in ECD
With some out of the box thinking and collaboration to kick off 2018, Siyakwazi worked on developing a new early identification tool which will be put into action in the first Term. Our aim is to reach the estimated 5000+ children across ECD centres and Grade R in 2018 and screen for any red flag…
Read MoreSiyakwazi 2017: A Year in Review
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 was a great year for growth at Siyakwazi. Our success would not be possible without the generosity and commitment from so many companies and individuals who assist with funding and make what we do possible. From monthly donations to, collecting waste, to donations for our second-hand shop and…
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