{"id":77274,"date":"2016-09-01T04:53:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T02:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/value-retailer-boosts-education-by-supporting-literacy-development\/"},"modified":"2016-09-01T04:53:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T02:53:15","slug":"value-retailer-boosts-education-by-supporting-literacy-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/value-retailer-boosts-education-by-supporting-literacy-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Value retailer boosts education by supporting literacy development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Value retailer boosts education by supporting literacy development<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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Ackermans Ububele School event celebration – Ackermans Buddy Bear<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In 2015, value retailer Ackermans partnered with the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign Nal\u2019ibali, and Wordworks to start the Ackermans Ububele School to support early childhood development. In 2016, the 14 schools totalling 458 children in Grade R and 1,037 in Educare Centres. The participating schools are divided into two clusters, Belhar and Langa, each with a leading primary school and an Educare centre that feeds each primary school.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur School and governing body was keen to support the programme for the community and the parents. It is preparing for the future and if we are preparing for the future we must start at the base.\u201d said Fezile Mguqlwa, principal of Zimasa Primary School in Langa.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeveloping literacy among young children is one of the first steps towards unlocking a child\u2019s potential and building a brighter future for them through education,\u201d says Tracey Jager, HR Director of Ackermans. \u201cRecognising that parents and teachers in developing areas have greater challenges when it comes to providing for children\u2019s educational needs, we partnered with Storyplay, Nal\u2019ibali\u2019s latest literacy approach.\u00a0 We have also donated stationery and assisted with much needed classroom upgrades.\u201d<\/p>\n

These extra donations include 1,235 back packs and 2,315 story books.<\/p>\n

Ackermans Phadimas (as the staff are known) have also contributed by donating cushions, rugs, puppet theatres and sock puppets.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat this programme has done for the children is made them think broadly and has opened a lot of their thinking skills,\u201dsaid Langa based, Monwabisi Pre-school principal Tutu Nontuthuzelo Sibenya.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of Bringing Value to Life means making a real difference in our communities and showing that we care about the future of our children,\u201d says Hanifa Jassiem, CSI spokesperson at Ackermans. \u201cThe word Ububele means kindness and generosity and through this we would love to see our Ackermans Ububele Schools grow. We are in the second year of a three year plan and we hope that the results will testify to the value it delivers and that the programme has room for growth to more schools in the Western Cape and eventually other provinces too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ackermans Ububele School event celebration – Boy in Blue<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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