SACRED UPDATE

The Mission

• The mission of SACRED (South African Resource for Education and Development) Trust is to provide the children of South Africa the ability to break the poverty cycle they are in, a chance to choose there own destiny. This is made possible through providing continual access to education and by setting up projects that encourage people to help themselves. 

SACRED EDUCATION SUPPORTFOR 98 CHILDREN

SACRED support 98 children with school uniform, stationery, school fees and transport to and from school.

Most children walk almost 5 – 10 km one trip to school each day. The wake up at 5am to make time to walk to school each day.

Some of the SACRED supported children walking their way to school.

Long and tiring journey in search for better education and life.

Thanks to SACRED that we can now pay for transport to take us toschool.

The Feeding Project

Identifying the land for the vegetable garden project5 hectares of land identified to suppliment the feeding scheme.

School Vegetable and Feeding Committee elected from 6 schools.

Getting the tractor to work on the land.

Garden tools and equipments delivered at the garden.

SACRED sponsored and funded all the vegetable garden tools and equipments.

Volunteers  starting their own vegetable beds after training at Riversand Feeding scheme.

Learning the tricks of  making vegetable beds.

WHAT A CHALLENGEHOW DO YOU SUSTAIN 5 HECTARES OF LAND WITHOUT IRRIGATION

• SACRED CAME TO THE RESCUE ‘ OHH NOW A BOREHOLE, THANKS TO SACRED.

Delivering the seeds for the vegetable garden.

Learners learning the skills from the Department of Agriculture.

Learners  planting the first cabbage seedlings after training from Department of Agriculture.

Department of Agriculture joined forces with SACRED to support the Vegetable and feeding scheme by providing training and additional tools.

Using watering cans to water the garden.

Really unbelievable,  Fresh vegetable coming out.

Members receiving practical training on vegetable gardening from Riversand Feeding Scheme.

Riversand Vegetable Garden and Feeding Scheme is the best practice model in South Africa.

Committee members learning cooking and hyginic lessons from Riversand Feeding scheme.

SACRED and GZA funded and sponsored the training

Reaping what you saw.

The vegetable garden support 6 schools with fresh vegetables each week

Vegetables distributed to schools.

Vegetable garden volunteers wheel‐barrowing fresh vegetable to one of the schools

Hlabelela Combined School teachers receiving vegetables for their feeding scheme

Some of the kitchen equipments donated by SACRED to Sitjejiwe Primary School which is hosting the vegetable garden

Volunteer preparing meals with fresh vegetables supplied from the Sacred sponsored vegetable garden

School kids waiting impatiently to be served with their daily meal

Finally the time arrived for kids to be served

Now time for children to enjoy their meals. Oh Thanks to SACRED.

Oh What a delicious meal, thanks to SACRED5000 children now benefiting from the feeding scheme.

Mobile Laboratory Project

GZA National Director of Sales and SACRED Charity Administrator during the launch of the mobile laboratory project

GZA/SACRED has contracted TRAC to rum and administer mobile laboratory project for 8 schools in Ekangala Township

GZA National Director of Sales and SACRED Charity Administrator meeting the Executive Major of Ekangala during the mobile laboratory launch

The Executive Major thanked SACRED for support given to learners, educators and the schools in Ekangala.

One of the learner thanking SACRED and Grundfos for their support of the mobile laboratory project.

School Principals and Department of Education officials at the mobile laboratory launch.

It was now time for the learners and educators to test the newlyacquired mobile laboratory equipment during the launch.

Science, maths and technology learners saying “Thank You SACRED”during the launch of the mobile laboratory project.

Learners and educators doing laboratory experiments in preparations for the exams.

GRUNDFOS/SACRED Mobile lab  Report 1st Quarter

2009

INTRODUCTIONThe first quarter has been a learning curve for me as the newly appointed personnel at TRAC SA. The work is a challenge but the support one gets from all stakeholders within the project (School management, Sponsors, Educators, Subject facilitators) is remarkable. Learners love the programmeand will benefit from it.PROGRAMME NETWORK Karen Kornet Subject Facilitator: BRONKHORSPRUIT 082 229 3845 kornetj@telkomsa.net

•School contact numbers Strauss 013 935 7010Ekangala 013934 4155Setjhejiwe 013934 4467Lingitjudu 084876 6363SCHOOL VISITS

•School calendar for this quarter started on the 14 -01-2009 till 27 -03-2009. Therefore 52 school teaching days. STATSISTICS

Learner ExposuresTotal number of learners exposed to TRAC demo’s0Total number of learner exposures to TRAC hands-on experiments930Total number of Exposures with demo’s0Total number of Exposures with hands-on2248Total hours active with learners188h 10 min

Grade 10 Learners in Ekangala Comprehensive High School are more as compared to learners from other schools, as a result that ledto the formation of 7 members per groupTeacher training

The teacher workshop that was scheduled for the 14 –February – 2009 took place on the 19 – 02 -2009 after the mobile lab launch.13 teachers wereworks trained. Activities done on that day were : M6;M7;M9M2;EM1MM2;CC7

UMnyango WezeMfundoDepartment of Education

Lefapha la ThutoDepartement van Onderwys

Enquiries: Karen Kornet Reference:Tel:Fax: 0866918230 Email: Karen.Kornet@gauteng.gov.za

Cell: 082 229 3845

Area: School Principal/HOD Responsible teachers Contact numberDan Kutumela Mr Ngwenya Mrs Rose Mokwena 078 074 1491

013 937 0126Mphumelelo Me NH Sekgobela 076 024 1478

Bronkhorstspruit

Wozanibone Mr Maluleka Mary Jane Raphiri 013 932 1196083 328 6887

Cullinan Combined Mr GJ Swart Mr Jacobs and Mrs Deacon

012 734 1015072 244 4734

Chipa Tabane Mr T Ngwane (acting Me T Uoane 012 732 0779076 644 4675

Edendale Pepps Mr W Dormehl Mr P Katsedzira 012 808 4035076 670 2579

Cullinan

Lesedi Mr vd Westhuizen Mrs A Idiculla 073 506 2237

To: SACREDGauteng NorthOffice: 012- 420 4941Fax: 012- 420 4906

Mobile: +27 83 320 5213FROM : Ms K Y Kornet

Physical Science facilitatorDATE : 19 May 2009

Dear Martin,RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL MOBILE LABORATORY SUPPORT IN DISTRICT GAUTENG NORTHWith reference to our meeting on 13 May 2009 at Lingitjudu and our telephonic conversation on 18 May 2009, I would like to express our appreciation for the input of your company and the sponsors to help the 4 schools in Ekangala to improve their Physical Science marks by providing help to the educators and learners. The TRAC mobile laboratory is an excellent tool used in helping learners to do practical work and teach them skills. I have been to the schools,unannounced, to monitor the programme and it is done in an excellent way. You have an excellent tutor, Pilane Sehole, that knows what he is doing and alsohow to work with the learners.I hereby request you to include the following schools also in the programme, since they lack the necessary facilities to do practical work with the learners.Names of schools in Bronkhorstspruit and Cullinan for additional Mobile laboratory support in Physical ScienceYours in Tirisano__________________________Me Karen Kornetenior Education Specialist: Physical Science

WIRELESS INTERNET PROJECT

SACRED sponsored the erection of the main wireless transmission tower to support 6 schools with internet connections.

The 6 schools currently do not have access to e‐mail and internet. So learners and educators cannot access learning materials, research papers and link to other education institutions.

Individual  antennas linking with the main tower supplied to all the 6 schools.

SACRED funded and sponsored wireless internet and e‐mail infrastructure to all the 6 schools.

SACRED supplied 2 new computers to each of the 6 schools for wireless internet connections.

Now all the 6 schools have access to e‐mail and internet.

SCHOOL LIBRARY PROJECT

Delivering a containerised library in one of the schools in Ekangala

SACRED has donated two containerised libraries to schools in Ekangalaas part of the roll out. We still need more funds to roll out to 4 remaining schools.

The interior of the containerised library with book shelves

We urgently need to equip each library with a new computer and desk to have a data of all books.

A consignment of new library books donated by SACRED for two schools 

All the 6 schools supported by SACRED does not have libraries and learners do not have access to reading materials.

• SACRED now has a positive impact on the Education & Development of 5227 children.

Fund Raising 2009/2010

Climb For Change 2007

• Raised 120 000€

• 15 people climbed

Climb For More Change

8th March 2010

Climb For More Change

• Our aim is to raise a further £50,000.    With these funds we will: ‐– Secure the education of children for up to 5 more years.

– Provide more computers for the schools inc. WiFi

– Expand the feeding schemes.

– Increase the number of mobile laboratories.

– Increase the number of mobile libraries.

– Expand the AIDS awareness program

• Donate at www.justgiving.com/c4mc