Only quality education will ensure a stable future for our country.
Eureka! I have done it! Note that this above is not a posed photo, as I took it during their class time.
Our country faces severe unemployment problems and it is stated that we have one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. Thousands of children go to bed hungry at night and as a charity we are trying our best to enlighten their burdens.
The Papillon Foundation aka @papilloncharity supports a school feeding scheme at 21 schools in the area, but this is not enough as there are many children that are not at school. At the moment, we are also considering a partnership with a community feeding scheme.
But how do we really make an impact on this debilitating situation?
Education and skills training is the answer.
Here below you can see the joy of achievement by the dancing girl.
The trainer, a professional coding wizard, doing his thing with the children.
Skills training is of the essence, and for a long time I dreamt about launching a free quality coding training course for the children. Their uniforms are supplied by the Imibala Trust and this is their computer training center. The first time that I saw this center I knew that it would make a perfect place for my dream to take place. We started the pilot towards the end of last year and there are now great expansion plans, as the course has become wildly popular.
We don't have the funding yet to expand the amount of students, but I am sure that we will reach our targets somehow.
We also have another volunteer coding trainer that is more familiar with Java computer coding. And the first trainer is a specialist in Python computer coding. We are discussing how to implement the different coding programs as the kids progress.
Here we have Randall at the left, Marian in the middle, and Pieter on the right looking very happy.
The first batch of 20 Samsung tablets have arrived, and as the student numbers grow more will arrive by a corporate donor that is very impressed with the coding skills training course.
Finally, we returned home from the visit and Marian was doing her normal thing.
Not every child can be trained as a coder and we know this, thankfully at Imibala there are also many other skills training courses for free to poor children. Things like ballet, music, art, drama, cooking, mathematics, dancing, and a few others. Our focus is on the coding training as IT is the future.
The Papillon Foundation also supports the police victim support unit, the local Rape Crisis Center, the Little Angels Home for disabled children, and of course the feeding projects.
Our aim is to give the children in the coding course a secure future and the course runs over 3 years.
First the short "Scratch" course to orientate the children, then Python training in the second year and finally the Python exam at the end of the third year.
Somewhere during this period we will also fit in the Java training and exams.
We have to do what we can to provide as many opportunities and empowerment for others. Just that hand-up and help can mean the difference between success and failure, or having provision or living in poverty. We pray that we will be able to help many more to provide for their families and to step into the next level in their walks in this life.
Thank you for your continued support for @papilloncharity
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Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera
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