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EwB JOB POSTING |
2008: FEZEKA CHOIR GOES TO ENGLAND |
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Fezeka is the only black high school offering classes in Xhosa, Sotho and Tswana. As a result, the school is bursting at its seams and turns away over 300 students each year. Currently the school has 1,750 students with up to 45 students per class. |
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Classrooms are in constant need of repairs
Our initial goal
Build eight permanent classrooms to replace the current portables. Together with furnishings, it was estimated to cost R1.5 Million or Cdn$300,000.
Accomplishments to date:
Education without Borders has since 2002:
- Established a liaison group (EwB Cape Town) and a Trust Fund managed by a Cape Town Law Firm
- Built eight new classrooms at Fezeka High chool, Guguletu, South Africa
- Produced a short documentary film on Fezeka (see below)
- Established student mentoring programs (accounting and law)
- Introduced traineeships for school graduates (garment factory managers)
- Linked graduates to educational scholarships (Tsiba B.Comm)
- Funded inspirational speakers (Sibusisu Vilane - first South African to climb Everest twice)
- Assisted in the development of Fezeka's computer facility
- Created support workshops for teachers and management (IT and time management)
- Obtained verbal support from the Dept. of Education (Western Cape) and Fezeka Board of Gov. for a volunteer teacher program at Fezeka
- Created a support program for the school principal and two teachers (funding for a Learning Conference in Johannesburg in June 2007)
- Raised funds for a Photographic Arts Program at Fezeka (January 2009)
- Raised funds for a Dance Workshop at Fezeka (iKapa) - August 2008
- Funded our first volunteer teacher (Alex Abraham of Toronto)
- Developed a partnership with Teachers Without Borders (TWB) (Our first EwB/TWB IT teacher training workshop is in July 2008) .
- Created an International student connection - Old Dominion University, USA
- Donated to a library in Ghana
- Donated to a school in Uganda (Have Mercy Orphan School)
- Donated to a school in Guinea, West Africa (Kalabante project)
- Enabled the creation of the first CD for the Fezeka School Choir
More on Fezeka
For further information, call (604-224-3077) or e-mail
REG. CHARITY # 87301 3718 RR0001
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| EwB Newsletter Fall 2007 |
| EWB Newsletter Aug. 2006 |
| EWB Newsletter Dec. 2005 |
BLOGGING FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Alexandra (Alex) Abraham is the first Canadian sponsored by Education without Borders to work as a volunteer teacher for a full year at Fezeka Senior Secondary School in Guguletu, South Africa. EwB acknowledges the contributions of many generous supporters who made this possible. Follow her experiences in her blog:
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