In Stellenbosch, as elsewhere in the world, individuals and organisations formed support systems in response to COVID-19. Measures to contain COVID-19 led to unusual collaboration across different disciplines, across different institutions, and between persons trained...
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GSDT and StelCovid Action Group establish screening stations
StelCovid Action Group: COVID Station Actions, Vision and Story – by E. Kruger (PhD Anthropology) Initiation of StelCovid Action Group StelCovid Action Group started with concerned Stellenbosch residents living on a communal farm in Paradyskloof, and from Enkanini...
Covid-19 Informal Tourism Entrepreneur Support
Community-based tour guides, crafters, entertainers and hosts brings a unique flavour and vibrancy to our region. Covid-19 has wholly and suddenly stripped them of their income and prospects, leaving many destitute and vulnerable.Most enterprise support on offer...
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Soup-er chefs step up to the plate (extracted from The Daily Maverick, Bianca Coleman)
The Constitution of our fine country states: “Everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water” but the sad reality is that people are starving, due to unemployment and desperate poverty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. High-profile kitchens...
Remote learning during lockdown
A majority of learners completed homework on IXL during the lockdown. The lowest response per class was 63% (Grade 1). The average for the school is 72%, with 83% the highest. The teachers can see remotely who completed a lesson and how well each child performed. The...
VisionV aftercare learners put on winter holiday performing arts event
Vision Vlottenburg’s aftercare winter holiday programme culminated in a public performance of stories, poems and dance routines. The two-week initiative, which was hosted by Vlottenburg’s primary school, offered learners from Grade R to Grade 3 a range of fun-filled...
‘Three Countries on Three Continents’ holiday programme broadens learners’ horizons
A group of international students from Stellenbosch University put on a holiday programme for Vision AfriKa students at the end of June to help them learn about other cultures. Just over 100 learners from the educational development NGO’s primary school and its high...
Vision AfriKa teams with Stellenbosch Uni’s campus radio station
A group of Vision AfriKa learners visited the University of Stellenbosch’s campus radio station at the end of June to kick-start what is intended to be a long-term relationship between the two organisations. The Grade 9 students went along to the MFM_92.6 (Campus...
Vision 2s complement Life Skills learning by trip to Cape Town aquarium
A group of Grade 2 learners visited Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium in mid-June to learn more about the sea life they have been studying as part of Vision AfriKa educational programme. After taking a mini bus to the Aquarium, the Vision AfriKa Primary School students...
Team4Tech visit transforms tech learning at Vision AfriKa Primary School
A visit by volunteers whose aim it is to promote the use of technology in education around the world has transformed the way the subject is taught in Vision Afrika’s Primary School. Team4Tech, an initiative created by blue-chip IT companies including Intel, Adobe and...
Vlottenburg fundraising event strengthens community ties
The VisionV Aftercare facility and Vlottenburg primary school got together at the start of May to hold a collaborative community fundraising morning. The event started with a five kilometre fun walk from BP Longlands petrol station to Bonfoi farm. Participants then...
Wildlands teaches Vision AfriKa learners about environmental conservation
An environmental organisation has visited Vision Afrika to encourage its learners to think about the conservation activities they can undertake in their everyday lives. The Wildlands Conservation Trust, which is based in KwaZulu Natal, provided 68 Grade 8 and 9...
Growing Kayamandi tourism enterprises
Through a joint effort of Kayamandi based entrepreneurs, two cycling tours were recently hosted by Kayamandi Creative District (KCD) for international youth travellers, consisting of respectively 22 and 24 participants. KCD is a tourism focussed social enterprise...
Easter school holiday programme is resounding success
Vision AfriKa’s one-week Easter school holiday programme was such a success that the learners even asked to come back for more. About 80 students participated in the programme, which started at 9am and finished at 2pm each day after lunch, during the first week in...
Vision Vlottenburg celebrates Easter in style
Vision Vlottenburg ended the school term in style by holding an Easter Hunt for its aftercare learners in a bid to teach them the true meaning of the Christian festival. The fun-packed event, which took place at the end of March, started when the students were divided...
Vision AfriKa’s performance is smokin’ hot during fire evacuation exercise
Vision AfriKa has successfully completed its first fire evacuation exercise, taking only four minutes to gather nearly 300 staff and learners at the school assembly point. Because the educational development NGO consists of up to 500 staff and students, undertaking...