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A dual goal - South African volunteers will help children in their local school learn to read and achieve in education. These unemployed adults will gain valuable training and work placements. Literacy rates are increased through community involvement and unemployment rates are reduced.
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Situation
South Africa has come a long way but the gap between rich and poor is still wide and there is a high level of unemployment. The education system has many under-resourced and over-crowded public primary schools. Children who are struggling to read in English are often in large classes and do not receive the support they need. In the township communities there are many literate unemployed adults with the ability to help but lack of opportunity.
Solution
On average each help2read school has 20 children benefitting from 36 hours of free literacy tutoring in an academic year. We work with primary schools to recruit volunteers from the surrounding community who receive training and are supported by the help2read staff team in South Africa. The learners are helped on a one-to-one basis, receiving two sessions a week at school. This support significantly increases the children's literacy level, confidence, self-esteem and develops a love of reading