The pre-school children of this community have never had the opportunity to spend time in a nurturing and stimulating environment which could prepare them for their school careers. The arrival of two edutainers courtesy of IBA and The Bright Kid Foundation has marked the beginning of a new era for the pre-school children of Masakhane. Two fully equiped classrooms are now available to be turned into the type of educational environment which these children need.
Even children of school going age will benefit from the educational area. Programmes to keep children busy in a contstructive way during school holidays could add a lot of value to the lives of the children of this community. Their attendance of adult training programmes such as the fire training which was presented in Masakhane recently is significant of the fact that children at Masakhane are keen to engage in productive and interesting learning activities.
Three young teenagers (14-15) showed great initiative when they attended and completed the fire training course which was presented on a Saturday and have recently received their certificates.
The enthusiasm of the young people to take part in the activities of their community was evident in the 'gum boot' and traditional dances which were performed at the recent certificate ceremony.
