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Year in Review: South Africa
To enable access to
quality early learning
opportunities and
develop strong
foundations
for STEM careers.
What we delivered
Early Childhood Development
and Education (ECDE)
Enhancing quality early care and education can offer a win-win solution for re-mobilising
the workforce, developing an up-and-coming talent pool and increasing economic
activity now and in the decades ahead.
Why we Intervene in Early
Childhood Education
The Sasol Foundation supports South Africa’s
National Development Plan’s assertion that
Early Childhood Education is the bedrock of
building national capabilities. As a result, we
seek to contribute towards the achievement of
the country’s goal to provide universal access to
two years of compulsory quality early learning
before children start formal education.
Recognising that early learning forms the basis
for life-long learning, our aim is to contribute to
the architectural foundations supportive of the
holistic development in young children, ensuring
they are cognitively stimulated, that stunting
is prevented, and the children are ready for
school. The Sasol Foundation therefore guides
the design and implementation of programmes
delivered by the different implementing partners
in our fenceline communities to ensure holistic
development is of high quality and is aligned
with government priorities.
ECDE programme elements
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ECDE Training
Toy Libraries
Resources
accredited and
non-accredited
training of managers
and practitioners
mobile and
purpose built
learning, indoor
and outdoor
play equipment
Nutrition
Safety Training
Advocacy
food packs and food
gardens
first aid training for
practitioners
communities of
practice for NGOs that
support the sector
to enable access to
resources and provide
general support on
policy matters
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Leadership
Training
general management
and leadership training
for owners of Centres
Comprehensive
Programmes
ie offering
services such as
training, nutrition,
infrastructure etc as a
package at Centres
