Graduation for Kiddies Corner children
We all know what graduation is about right? Suits, dresses,
gowns, make up, certificates and silly hat things etc. Well you would have been
spot on at the graduation I attended, though you may have been surprised to see
that the graduates were 6 years old and will be starting primary school in
January. Graduation is a serious business here in South Africa and I was
extremely grateful to be invited by Yolisa to Kiddies’ Corner for the big day.
We may not have been working in Masi since September but we still maintain our
connections there and still have a lot of friends within the community. The
ceremony was beautiful with the kids performing one or two songs and being
given certificates and gifts. As I left the party was just getting started with
chips, cakes and lots of odd brightly coloured sugary drinks.
I know that people like Yolisa, helped by the support that
given to them by GVI and other organisations, are offering a better future for
their communities. I hope that the emphasis placed on educational achievement
in children of such a young age will translate itself into their lives.
Nick Herrick
Project Manager
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