Breadline Africa

"A child born in South Africa today is expected to reach only 43% of their potential by adulthood."

This is a stark reality that demands our urgent attention. In his insightful opinion piece, Breadline Africa Chairman Khulekani Dlamini discusses how enhancing the quality—not just the accessibility—of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes holds the key to unlocking a future where we fulfil our potential as individuals and as a nation.

Together, we can create a brighter tomorrow.

Visit www.breadlineafrica.org to learn more about how you can support quality ECD in South Africa.

Transforming South Africa’s future through early childhood care and education | News24 South Africa faces a pivotal moment in addressing deep-seated inequalities that have hindered its development for generations. Despite significant investments in health and education, outcomes for the country’s children remain distressingly poor and uneven.

Fancy yourself a designer? Design a pair of the funkiest socks you can think of for and you could win one of three PNA vouchers!
To enter, download the PNA Funky Socks template, design your Funky Socks, and post an image in the comment section of the participating post on PNA’s page using the hashtag . Amazing prizes await! 🎉🧦
The winners will be determined via Facebook likes.
Get your funky socks template here and let the creative juices flow!: https://pna.co.za/funky-socks-day-2024

Join the Funky Socks Day movement, supporting children in need with essential classrooms supplies. Brough to you by PNA - Colour your World, Sock Doctor and Breadline Africa.

🧦 You could win! To enter, download the PNA Funky Socks template, design your Funky Socks, and post an image in the comment section of the participating post on PNA’s page using the hashtag . Amazing prizes await! 🎉🧦
The winners will be determined via Facebook likes. The design with the most likes will receive:

🥇 First Prize: R1 000 PNA voucher
🥈 Second Prize: A R600 PNA voucher.
🥉 Third Prize: A R300 PNA voucher.

Find the Funky Socks template at https://pna.co.za/funky-socks-day-2024/

Good luck and may the quirkiest and most fabulous pair of Funky Socks win! 🧦✨🎨

T’s & C’s apply. Competition ends 13 September 2024

Breadline Africa Sock Doctor

Want to win R5000 for your school? Get your school to participate in Funky Socks Day on the 13th of September, in support of early childhood development.
Purchase your Funky Socks Day stickers from PNA and share a photo or video of your school rocking their funky socks on Facebook or Instagram.

Use and tag PNA - Colour your World to enter.

All funds raised goes toward providing ECD's in need with essential classroom materials and stationery.

🧦🌈 Schools can win R5 000 cash! To enter, purchase your Funky Socks Day stickers from PNA, and share a photo or video of your school rocking their funky socks on Facebook or Instagram. Use and tag PNA to enter. Terms and Conditions apply.

Remember, this competition is exclusively for schools, so make sure you represent your educational institution proudly. 🏫 The school with the most Facebook likes will win

So, get your Funky Socks on, gather your schoolmates, and show us your incredible Funky Socks Spirit!

Don’t forget that this is for a good cause – to help 50 ECD centres with much-needed school packs. So remember to purchase your R10 Funky Socks Day sticker at your nearest PNA store.

Breadline Africa & Sock Doctor

🌟 FUNKY SOCKS DAY 🌟 Friday, 13 September is your chance to show off your flair by wearing the brightest, funkiest socks in your sock drawer, and support early childhood development!

Get your sticker at any PNA branch for just R10 and help us provide children in need from 50 ECD centres across the country with essential school supplies and stationery.

Don't forget to share an image or video at school, work, or wherever you are sporting your funky socks using . Let's make a difference together! 🧦✨

PNA - Colour your World
Sock Doctor

It’s Almost Time to Sock and Roll: Funky Sock Day is on the Way! Sock savants, champions of collective change or anyone who needs no excuse to be funky for a good cause, get ready

ONLY 3 DAYS TO GO!!!
On the 3rd of August, The Champions4Charity White Collar boxing event will be held at the Royal Elephant Hotel & Conference Centre in Centurion, presented by Pirbsa.

You can help the Breadline Africa Blue Corner fighters raise funds to knockout dangerous school pit toilets by donating to their fundraisers at www.champions4charity.co.za .

Let's get behind our champions!!

🎉 Get ready to rock your funkiest, brightest socks for a great cause! Join us on September 13th for Funky Socks Day, brought to you by PNA - Colour your World, Breadline Africa, and Sock Doctor. Wear your coolest socks to school, work, or out and about, and share your pics with to support early childhood development in South Africa. 🌟

Don't forget to buy your Funky Socks Day sticker at any PNA branch for just R10. Every purchase helps supply essential stationery and school supplies to children at 50 ECD centres across the country. Let's make a difference together! 💖👧👦

"Adequate investment in early childhood development is the most effective action a country can take to break cycles of intergenerational poverty. This means ensuring children attend quality early learning programmes, are safe, cared for and have access to nutritious food so that their bodies and brains can grow and develop."

Five opportunities for Early Childhood Development in South Africa's 7th administration:

DGMT Equality Collective Ilifa Labantwana SmartStart South Africa Grow Great Campaign

Five opportunities for early childhood development in South Africa’s social compactFive opportunities for early childhood development in SA’s social compact Putting children at the centre, nutrition support and a reduction of food costs are among the key focal areas for South Africa’s national development. Here’s why.

We are thrilled to welcome Amakou Telar to our ambassador team at Breadline Africa. Amakou is a professional model, actress, and peace activist, renowned for her influential presence and unwavering commitment to humanitarian causes. Her passion for fostering peace, love, and kindness shines through in her every endeavour, making her an inspiration to many.

With a heart dedicated to uplifting the less fortunate across Africa, Amakou’s philanthropic efforts resonate deeply with our mission. Her zeal for making the world a better place and her ability to touch lives in meaningful ways perfectly align with our values. As a reliable leader and devoted team player, Amakou is the ideal fit for us. We are proud to have her on board and look forward to the incredible impact she will make as our ambassador.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Amakou Telar to the Breadline Africa family. We are excited to have her join our team as an ambassador.

As the rain bears down on Cape Town today, many Capetonians' plans for Mandela Day activities may have been affected. But you can still share some kindness by making a donation to our Mandela Day Winter Food Parcel Drive. We will be distributing essential ingredients for warm meals to the community of Capricorn, near Muizenberg, where the recent storms have taken a toll.

Please visit www.breadlineafrica.org/make-a-donation to make a donation of any value today and help families in need put food on the table this winter season.

BLUE CORNER!!

Our contenders in the Breadline Africa Blue Corner are gearing up for the Champions4Charity boxing event on the 3rd of Aug, presented by Pirbsa.
Joshua Kitenge, Natalie van Heerden, Nolo Nyambe, Roan Van Heerden and Bongani Dube are raising funds for Breadline Africa, to support our campaign to replace dangerous and undignified school pit toilets with decent flushing facilities.

You can support their fundraising campaigns by making a donation at https://www.champions4charity.co.za/

So wonderful to see people coming together to show support for our work. A big thank you to the folks at Daemon Solutions for raising funds for our cause!

No idea what to do for Mandela day? You can support Breadline Africa's Winter Food Parcel drive!
Make a donation of any value at www.breadlineafrivca.org/make-a-donation, and you can help is provide essential food parcels to families in need in the Capricorn community, near Muizenberg.

Food parcels cost approximately R400 and contains staple ingredient to make warm meals, helping these families stave of the cold.

Let's spread some joy this Day!

Thanks to amazing partners like The Star Foundation, children are able to use decent flushing toilet facilities in their places of learning. No more pit toilets!

As part of our Mandela Month initiatives, we collaborated with Breadline Africa, a non-profit organization committed to improving school infrastructure. Their mission is to replace unsafe pit toilets with hygienic, flushable alternatives. Pit toilets pose serious health risks!

To read more about this story and find out who our beneficiaries were click here: https://bit.ly/4bSRuuR

EducationMatters

We urge you to read this sobering article covering the current state of school pit toilets in South Africa and what our learners face daily.

Breadline Africa is on a mission to change this, replacing dangerous school pit toilets with decent flushing toilet facilities.

We are incredibly grateful for the support we have received for our pit toilet replacement campaign, and for the thousands of learners whose dignity has been restored.

But much more is needed...

Visit www.breadlineafrica.org/toiletcrisis to learn more about how you can add your support.

‘Reading this should make you sick’: The plight of thousands of schoolchildren still using pit toilets Despite a 2019 initiative aiming to eradicate pit latrines, pupils at more than 3,500 schools still use these illegal and unsanitary facilities.

URGENT: WARM HEARTS NEEDED THIS MANDELA DAY!

Please support our WINTER FOOD PARCEL DRIVE by making a donation of any amount at www.breadlineafrica.org/make-a-donation.

As the Cape storms wreak havoc on disadvantaged communities this week, your donation can help provide the sustenance they need to see them through.

Each year, Breadline Africa supports a community in need with food parcels stocked with essential ingredients for warm meals to stave off the winter cold. This (18 July), food parcels will be distributed to families in the community of Capricorn, near Muizenberg in the Western Cape.

Let's make a difference in the lives of those who need it most by providing warmth and comfort. (Please use "Food Parcel" in the donor comment field)

It is wonderful to hear such positive feedback from the teachers and principals we have supported. We wanted to share these beautiful words from Principal Constance Mpanza of Siwelile Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal, whose dilapidated pit toilets were replaced with new flushing toilet facilities, thanks to the generous support of Old Mutual South Africa:

"On behalf of the entire staff, student and governing body here at Siwelile Primary School, I want to express our deepest gratitude to our sponsors today, Old Mutual and Breadline Africa. Thanks to your incredible generosity, our school has undergone a significant transformation.

For too long, our students had to make do with outdated and unsanitary toilet facilities. These new flushing toilets represent a major leap forward in terms of hygiene and dignity for everyone at our school.

This is especially important for our students, many of whom come from challenging backgrounds. We are a Quantile 3 school, and a significant number of our students come from child-headed households or families struggling with unemployment. Your investment in our school shows that you care about their well-being and their education.

We are truly happy and overwhelmed by your generosity. These new toilets will make a real difference in the lives of our students, and we are incredibly grateful for your support."

Add your support to this important initiative, by visiting www.breadlineafrica.org/toiletcrisis

Imagine a world where every child can see and learn without barriers. With Breadline Africa and OneSight, we're turning this vision into reality. Follow a child's journey to literacy and learning!

Take a look at our first vision screening clinic in Lavender Hill Cape Town and the impact of this.

To learn more, visit https://breadlineafrica.org/impact-of-vision-screening/

How Vision Care Transforms Learning for South African Children Millions of children suffer from undiagnosed vision problems, especially in under-resourced communities. This issue is particularly pressing in South Africa,...

We’re thrilled to celebrate the brand new Masonwabe Educare Centre in Gugulethu! This incredible achievement showcases the power of collaboration, innovation, and unwavering commitment to a sustainable future. Together, we are making a lifelong impact on the children of Gugulethu, providing them with opportunities to thrive and grow. This is what we stand for – changing lives and building a brighter tomorrow.

Read about how this collaborative effort has created this incredible opportunity for the children of Gugulethu to thrive - https://breadlineafrica.org/masonwabe-centre-built-for-sustainability