Educare & Wandering Teachers

Phakamisa supports people who run Educare Centres for children of 0-6 years in very impoverished communities, by providing training and support for the teachers. The centres often have no ameneties or equipment. They make improvised games and equipment from anti-waste, to provide opportunities for the children to engage in active learning.

In contrast to Educare Centres, the Wandering Teachers provide free pre-school education for destitute children living in abject poverty. Weekly psychomotor classes are given to each class

Monitors assist in the practical implementation of all aspects of Phakamisa.

Caregivers

Caregivers provide spiritual and emotional support and training for people caring for orphaned and abandoned children.

During fortnightly workshops, caregiver representatives receive training in basic skills, which they share with their groups back at home. Some caregivers produce beadwork and others sew for orders, to support their orphans. Caregivers are taught to grow vegetables and cook and process them, to feed their dependents. Water tanks provide irrigation which is necessary in our harsh climate.