POVERTY AND NATURAL DISASTERS PLACE LEARNERS AT A DISADVANTAGE
Due to South Africa’s economy poverty will always be a part of our landscape and as a consequence of high population density, shack fires and flooding which are a regular occurrence. This can result in the loss of learners books and learning materials.
THE RIGHT2WRITE FREE SCHOOL EXERCISE BOOK PROJECT
This ongoing programme will contribute in helping to alleviate the desperate need for school exercise books by facilitating, with your generous support, a regular print run of 500 000 “Flip Style” free school books which will be distributed to learners who are in need by the Gift of the Givers Foundation.
The RIGHT2WRITE PROJECT is a South African initiative, in support of the many South African learners in need. The design work and production is done by a Cape Town based, JSE listed company, thereby
supporting the urgent need to provide local employment
The books are of a high quality, and printed on a sustainable paper source.
WHY THE UNIQUE FLIP STYLE A4 EXERCISE BOOK?
The high levels of poverty in our country means that thousands of learners either can’t afford a book in which to write, and are often forced to share a single exercise book. Rural learners often resort to using a plastic shopping carrier bag to carry their books to school. The “Flip Style” A4 size 168 page exercise book, allows learners to now use only one book for two subjects. This means that both learners and teachers have fewer books to carry to and from school on a daily basis.
The local school curriculum requires learners to do between six and eight subjects per standard, so learners will receive a pack of 6 x A4 168 page exercise books.
(5 x flip style books for general class work, and a single A4 168 page Exam Pad)
A1 WALL HANGING GRAPHIC POSTERS
Hundreds of rural schools have little or no wall charts to which teachers can refer to in order to enhance the learning experience. In this regard our vision is to print
100 000 A1 size full colour posters, which can be hung on the walls of a classroom. 50 000 of these posters will be printed to suit the junior school environment, and 50 000 posters for the high school environment.
5 000 packs containing ten assorted “Junior school” appropriate posters will be in each pack, with each poster folded down to an A4 size for ease of transport, with the same amount being produced for the high school education.
THE WORK OF THE GIFT OF THE GIVERS FOUNDATION
The Gift of the Givers Foundation is the most profound, proactive and reactive humanitarian organisation on the African Continent and in many other parts of the world.
Their humanitarian reach is driven by those in need of help and support as a result of poverty and natural disasters.
The recent earthquake in Türkiye is a typical example of their reactive humanitarian support. Within 48hours of the disaster, the Gift of the Givers Foundation was onsite in Türkiye with medical support, food, and vital recovery assistance.
The reputation of the Gift of the Givers Foundation within South Africa’s borders is without question, and remains the No.1 “go to” organisation regarding humanitarian support, and is supported by both local and governmental donors. The organisation is audited on a regular basis, fully accountable and totally transparent with regards all its operational undertakings and worthy of local and international donor support. It it is our privilege to be associated with such an esteemed, and impactful humanitarianly focused organisation
