Finding Thabo | Sponsor a Child | R100

Mon Mar 9, 01:00 - Fri Jul 17, 23:45

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ABOUT

Finding Thabo is an interactive play-based game designed to stimulate key parts of the brain and build foundations for lifelong learning.




 Did you know?

90% of brain development happens before the age of 5

Age 3 to 5 is the golden period for stimulation and strengthening of neural pathways. Those areas that have been stimulated grow thicker and process information faster. Those connections that have not been stimulated die away in a process called pruning. Well established neural pathways are crucial. They form the brain architecture that allows a child to achieve his or her full potential. Sadly, the majority of South African children do not receive quality stimulation before they reach school.




The consequences of poor early childhood stimulation are dire.



78% of Grade 4 children cannot read for meaning.



51% of children do not reach matric in the normal time frame.



only 4% of South African children go on to earn a degree.



63% of youth are unemployed with crime levels escalating.




Finding Thabo aims to address these issues at the roots.

Research shows that children learn best through play. Finding Thabo is an interactive play-based game that stimulates key parts of the brain, building foundations for lifelong learning, giving our children the early stimulation they deserve. 

We had a team of experts design this high quality, brightly coloured, play-based intervention to enhance cognitive development in young children.


R100 pays for one disadvantaged child to receive one Finding Thabo picture, bursting with brain boosting activities, every month for ten months.


Thank you for supporting our children!

www.findingthabo.com




About The Reach Trust:


Established in 2012, The Reach Trust (Reach) has helped millions of South Africans gain access to life changing content via mobile phones. Reach has worked with Governments and multiple UN organisations. Originally established as The Mxit Reach Trust, where all programmes were offered via the Mxit Social Network, the closure of Mxit has resulted in a shift in technology strategy, with a greater emphasis on smartphones. Much of the infrastructure and intellectual capital has however been retained. Reach now focuses on two areas: (1) Up-skilling of out-of-school youth to improve employability, and (2) Early Childhood Development (ECD). All beneficiaries are from previously disadvantaged communities.

 

For more information, please contact:


Nicci Cloete Annette

0785638152

[email protected]


or Andrew Rudge

0712411325

[email protected]

 

For more information on Finding Thabo:

www.findingthabo.com


For more information on The Reach Trust:

www.thereachtrust.org


Images:

Anna Lusty / Made In My Camera

www.madeinmycamera.co.za