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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...

Living on a knife’s edge

by The Starting Chance Team | Dec 7, 2017 | children, education, township

On Monday 4th December 2017 6.55 pm we experienced “living on a knife’s edge” first hand. We have been working in Mfuleni township for 8 years and have always felt safe and welcome. All this changed in the glint of knife’s blade. We had arranged to meet the community...

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...

Volunteering – how it can change the game

by The Starting Chance Team | Jul 4, 2016 | build new schools, children, education, making a difference, township

What exactly does it mean to volunteer? It is always interesting to see how different people respond to this question. I first met Lo Dagerman and her husband Brian Levy at an event held at our hub school in Mfuleni 3 years ago. Sometimes when chatting to new folk,...

Tablets Unite

by The Starting Chance Team | Aug 12, 2015 | children, education, making a difference, township

Tucked away in the heart of Mfuleni township, 20 minutes out of Cape Town, some young children could hardly contain their excitement. It had been quite a long wait but at last on Friday 7th August, it was nearly time. As we made our way towards the classroom door of...

Cape Town Kids touch the hearts of Township Kids

by The Starting Chance Team | Aug 1, 2015 | children, education, township

The Starting Chance Project in Mfuleni township is impacting and changing the lives of children, parents and teachers. But it is also building bridges and building relationships between children across Cape Town. On 21st July 2015, Pinehurst Primary School, led by...

Our unsung heroine

Living on a knife’s edge

Ikusasalethu – our future

Volunteering – how it can change the game

Tablets Unite

Cape Town Kids touch the hearts of Township Kids

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