Sikhula Sonke Early Childhood Development

Sikhula Sonke provides quality early childhood development training and support to the parents, caregivers and pre-school teachers of young children in the informal settlements of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. Our vision is that every child in Khayelitsha has the opportunity to develop to his or her full potential in a safe, stimulating, caring and loving environment. We want to see the parents, care-givers, community members and pre-school teachers in Khayelitsha being trained and supported to provide such an environment. We do this through five strategic programmes:  The Emthonjeni playgroup outreach programme offers quality preschool interventions for young children - using the public spaces near water points in 8 informal settlements. We also support 200 families/caregivers with psychosocial services and practical training in parenting skills.  The Imbiza programme engages families in the community on issues related to early childhood development through ...