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The Robin Hood Foundation's Love to Read campaign launches
The Robin Hood Foundation's Love to Read campaign launches
The first five years of a child's life are fundamentally important. They are the foundation that shapes children's future health, happiness, growth, development and learning achievement at school, in the family and community, and in life in general.
Recent research confirms that the first five years are particularly important for the development of the child's brain, and the first three years are the most critical in shaping the child's brain architecture. Early experiences provide the base for the brain's organizational development and functioning throughout life. They have a direct impact on how children develop learning skills as well as social and emotional abilities.
Sadly, in our communities, most of the children in the more rural areas are just left with an untrained care giver at a 'crèche' or Day care facility whose main function it is just to see that they are fed and looked after while their Gogo or single mum / dad work and whilst we are seeing and meeting some incredible people in the community that are starting these crèches with such good intention, the reality is they just do not have the funding to provide any proper educational value to these children making the gap to bridge when starting Grade R at 7 years old, even more of a leap.
How you can help: Donate Brand New Colouring In books and crayons, Donate excellent condition 2nd hand books for ALL ages and educational toys / puzzles, (only complete pieces please), Donate Marshmallow Easter Eggs for their Easter parties, Corporates "Make your mark" and donate a bookshelf with a plaque for R1000, Zapper scan here to donate R50 Love to Read"
If you'd like to get involved, please contact Kim Griffith Jones on 076 612 9060 or email robinhoodfund@telkomsa.net