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Our unsung heroine

Our unsung heroine

by The Starting Chance Team | Aug 16, 2019 | education, making a difference, township

A tribute to Poulina: “Go through whatever difficulties will be along the way; and there will be some because a journey is a journey, and journeys have difficulties. But stand up and be yourself. Our families, our marriage, our kids – they let us down, but don’t hang...
Where there is a whisk there is a way…

Where there is a whisk there is a way…

by The Starting Chance Team | Oct 26, 2017 | children, education, making a difference

It is always exciting for Starting Chance when we are contacted by young people wanting to make a difference. But it is even more exciting when we see passion and dedication. Ines Feik is a beautiful young teacher from Germany. She has worked all over the world and...

Meet Lo and Brian: volunteers to help raise money for township children

by The Starting Chance Team | Mar 27, 2017 | friends, making a difference

Lo Dagerman and Brian Levy have been friends of Starting Chance for several years. Lo volunteers for us each year. They decided to host a special dinner in their home in Washington. Lo sweated over a hot stove, they sourced an interesting video and invited good...

Meet Eva Lund: she’s raising money with her friends

by The Starting Chance Team | Mar 27, 2017 | friends, making a difference

Eva Lund and her husband Christopher have been friends of Starting Chance for a while. Eva took up the challenge last year and decided to rope some friends in too. Her book club got together and instead of buying new books, they shared the books they had and sent the...

Meet Arjan Den Otter: he’s taken the challenge to raise money to educate township children

by The Starting Chance Team | Mar 27, 2017 | friends, making a difference

Arjan visited us in South Africa a few years ago and was involved in one of our former projects. When I sent him the challenge he was delighted to do something. He decided he was going to cycle every day to work and back – some 100kms! Greasing up his bike and...
Ikusasalethu – our future

Ikusasalethu – our future

by The Starting Chance Team | Jan 31, 2017 | build new schools, education, making a difference, township

What does our future look like in South Africa? Well for some pretty bleak. But for the children of Ikusasalethu and their parents the future has just got a lot brighter. Without a doubt, if we are to change the course of South Africa’s future, we need to be...
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