Help us educate 158 African Angels in South Africa

Why does African Angels matter?

Poverty touches every aspect of a child’s life.  In South Africa the educational system, with low-quality education for poor children as a legacy of apartheid, is one of the key mechanisms through which an unequal society replicates itself.

The low quality of education for poorer learners helps drive a cycle of poverty where children inherit their parents‘ social standing, irrespective of the own abilities or effort. 

Low-quality education eventually becomes a poverty trap for  poor children in South Africa, which make up 75 to 80 percent of learners.  

The 2016 PIRLS results were released finding that 8 out of every 10 South African Grade 4 children cannot read for meaning.  Yes.  You read correctly.  8 out of 10 children cannot read for meaning. This is not a typographical error.

Where 75% - 80% of learners in the country are relegated to low quality education, because they cannot afford quality, the cycle of poverty continues.

Children who cannot read, cannot grow into adults who participate in a democracy.

African Angels is a dynamic non-profit organisation who run a school - the African Angels Independent School. We believe that providing quality education to financially disadvantaged children is the most effective way to drive social and economic change in South Africa.

African Angels  steps in as the only chance for socioeconomically disadvantaged children in the rural Chintsa region in the Eastern Cape, to access  quality primary school education.

For themselves. For their families.  For South Africa.

Your support of African Angels gives our children a future.  Thank you.

Links:

• Join the African Angels Face Book Fan Page
• Follow the African Angels on Instagram

Our Favourite Night of the Year.

African Angels Independent School - Prize Giving Concert Monday 4 December 2017

The African Angels Independent School annual prizegiving and concert is one of our favourite nights of the year. It is a happy event, where over 200 parents, relatives, supporters and guests come to share in the achievements of the children who attend the school.

The children are all excited to receive their awards (academic, sport and behaviour) and there is always much excitement when the Angel of the Year is announced.

This year sees our first Grade 7 class leave us for high school and so it is bound to be a very emotional night.

If you'd like to find out more about this special event click on the link below.

Links:

• Facebook event