At Impande we recognise the pivotal role well-trained Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers play in the holistic development of children. That’s why we’re delighted to announce the launch of our first official ECD NQF Level 4 training programme. Over the next 2 years Impande will train 70 teachers from Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Municipality in Eastern Cape […]
Impande recognised for putting ECD on the map
It was a massive celebration at the Methodist church in Bizana, Winnie Madikizela Mandela Municipality (WMM), where Impande hosted it’s 2023 AGM. The event was attended by ECD teachers coming from different municipalities that are part of our network community. While the majority came from the local WMM, others arrived in taxis from as far […]
Finding children not in ECD
What will happen if we track down every child not attending Early Childhood Development (ECD) and spread the word about how important early learning is? Through our partnership with the YES program, 20 young interns were trained and assigned to work as fieldworkers in June of this year in Winnie Madikizela Mandela Municipality (Wards 14 […]
A time for reflection and celebration
It was a long-awaited goal of ours to bring all of our ECD Network members together in one place for a celebration. After expanding out of our long held home of UGU district into Alfred Nzo and Harry Gwala districts we have not managed to get members together in one place. Until now, and what a […]
Implementing the Social Employment Fund
Over the last few months, we have been incredibly busy implementing our Social Employment Fund (SEF) project, after being selected as a strategic implementation partner by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Under this fund, teachers who previously earned close to nothing while working at unfunded Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres will receive a monthly income […]
DUPLO to remote and under resourced ECD Centres
During 2021 Impande distributed DUPLO play and learn boxes to 150 ECD centres in WM Mandela Municipality in partnership with to Zero2Five. After seeing the difference DUPLO made at ECD centres that had nothing, we engaged with Care for Education to scale up the project. To our delight they shared our vision of reaching remote […]
Expanding our reach
Impande is currently expanding operations to 2 new Municipalities – Umzimkhulu in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal and Ntabankulu in the Alfred Nzo District of the Eastern Cape. Both areas have high levels of poverty and unemployment, poor infrastructure and low levels of economic growth. Impande believes that the most effective developmental approach is […]
Community Surveys
December 2021 newsletter Impande recently did a community survey to ascertain what percentage of the child population would typically be reached through an ECD support programme. Our fieldworkers were assigned to the task and Ward 17 was selected in mBizana Municipality in the Alfred Nzo District of the Eastern Cape. This area is the poorest […]
Building Dreams: Sibambesene ECD Centre
Drive approximately 30km on dirt road north of Dududu, hugging the Umkomazi river as it snakes it way through the valley and you will arrive at Ntshaseni area. It’s at least a 3-hour drive from Port Shepstone although referred to as ‘inland’ from Scottburgh. Here the new site of Sibambesene ECD Centre greets you. “Wow, […]
On the Ground Collecting ECD Data
There are a huge number of ECD centres in rural communities that function in isolation. In general, they are started up by women who decide they can do something positive for the children in their area. They start with what they have which is usually a building that doesn’t meet minimum norms and standards […]
