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Starting Chance Trust

Org #53611
Vetted since 2018
2015
year founded
$167,537
raised on GlobalGiving
7
years fundraising
4
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Our vision is to empower all children to avoid the education poverty trap caused by inadequate school readiness due to lack of access to high quality Early Childhood Development learning programmes. We achieve our vision through the holistic model we have developed, by: creating top quality learning environments in which principals, teachers and learners can flourish and grow, assisting principals to develop their education-provision businesses, making them sustainable and professional, training principals and teachers to provide a top class education to their learners empowering parents to actively support their children through training and development initiatives, providing empowerment f... read more

Project Leaders
Carl Nielsen
Carl Nielsen
Ali Corbett
Ali Corbett
Ian Corbett
Ian Corbett
Team
Bulelani G Futshane
Organization Information
8 Well Way
Hout Bay
Cape Town, 7806
South Africa
0824911171
Organization Information
8 Well Way
Hout Bay
Cape Town, 7806
South Africa
0824911171

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

47 Centres, 2,616 Children: Mandela Month Impact

By Bulelani Futshane | Starting Chance Programme Manager

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela Starting Chance believes that every child deserves access to... Read the full report ›

A New Chapter for Starting Chance Trust

By Bulelani Futshane | Starting Chance Programme Manager

Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Africa faces deep structural challenges. Nearly 60% of ECD programmes operate without proper registration, while close to two-thirds of children aged... Read the full report ›

Building Skills, Building Lives

By Bulelani Futshane | Starting Chance Programme Manager

In South Africa, according to Thrive by Five Index, 62% of children experience multidimensional poverty. 21.3% aged 17 or less do not live with their parents, only 32% live with both parents, and 42%... Read the full report ›
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