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Swaziland:
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Has the highest rates of HIV and TB in the World
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33% of 15-49 year olds are living with HIV
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There are 13,000 orphans and growing
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33% of under 5’s are stunted due to hunger
Neighbourhood Care Points
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Community response to HIV/AIDS
epidemic - started 2002
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Expansion to national intervention
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Most focus on daily feeding
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National strategy to become hubs for
early childhood education and
development
Community support requests
Communities have asked for support:
- TO rebuild feeding kitchens
- AND ALSO to provide quality early years
education and development services for
the most disadvantaged children in
their communities
Kitchen replacement
kitchen side
schoolroom side
The community contributed labour and food and
accommodation for builders
SHAMBA bought materials. Half of the funds
came from a “buy-a-brick” Christmas present
appeal
Schoolroom is included as this is the key to
breaking the poverty cycle.
Born poor in Swaziland
You will:
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be one in two of your siblings who are stunted due to hunger
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not have access to any books before you go to primary school
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be looked after by a single mother or grandmother who will not have the time
or energy to play with you constuctively
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get a lot of scolding and little praise
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have a high chance of being abused (especially if you are a girl)
Consequently you will perform badly at primary school, repeat
years, not attend high school, lack self confidence, be unable to
find a job and live in poverty yourself.
We can change this
By investing in pre-school education, which has a proven and very high impact,
especially for children living in poverty.
returns are in excess of
8$ of benefit for every $
invested:
Why returns are high
The benefits of pre-school education for children living in poverty are so high because:
A: rapid early brain
development means lack of
early use impares later
capacity
B: children in poor families get
lower quantity and quality
of development
interactions (e.g. verbal)
Children 6 months to 2 years
Yes it does make a difference
“Ayanda” is from a
very poor family in
Mpolonjeni
“Ayanda” graduated from our preschool in Nkoyoyo last year.
She:
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went to one of the better primary schools in Mbabane
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came 6th out of 60 in the first term
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scored above average marks in every subject
Her brother will graduate next year and we have arranged for
a donor to help his family pay for transport and school
expenses to enable him to join his sister at the same primary
school
Do you think “Ayanda” and her brother have a good chance of breaking
out of the poverty cycle?
If so please help fund a preschool place like theirs, because you know
it does make a difference.
Click on the link to join our scheme
