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BEFORE & AFTER
SOME FACTS
ENROLLMENT IN ONE SCHOOL WE SUPPORT ROSE FROM 350 TO 750 ONE YEAR AFTER OUR PARTNERSHIP BEGAN.
MASTERY OF ENGLISH HAS INCREASED by 74%, DUE PARTLY TO UNIVERSAL PROMISE-FUNDED COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
THE PERCENTAGE OF KINDERGARTENERS NAPPING ON COLD, HARD CEMENT HAS DECREASED FROM 100% TO 0%.
ALL 400 STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL WE SUPPORT ENJOYED BREAKFAST DUE TO A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN.
OUR FIRST COMPUTER LAB INCREASED EDUCATOR COMPUTER LITERACY FROM 0% TO 100%.
HEALTHY WATER ACCESS FOR 3,000 CHILDREN ROSE FROM 0% TO 100% BECAUSE OF OUR CLEAN WATER SYSTEMs.
INSTALLING HOT WATER MECHANISMS IN TWO SCHOOL KITCHENS ENSURED FOOD SAFETY FOR 1,500 LEARNERS.
A WIND TURBINE AT A NURSERY SCHOOL BROUGHT THE SCHOOL FROM 100% DARKNESS TO 100% LIGHT.
ROBOTICS AND CODING EXPOSURE ROSE FROM 0% TO 100% DURING VOLUNTEERISM AND VACATION WORKSHOPS.
THEFT AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL DECREASED FROM WEEKLY OCCURRENCES TO ZERO EVENTS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.
SOME FACTS
ENROLLMENT OF FEMALE STUDENTS HAS INCREASED BY
NEARLY 40% OVERALL.
MASTERY OF XHOSA (NATIVE LANGUAGE) HAS INCREASED
BY 130% FOR SIMILAR REASONS.
STUDENTS IN FULL UNIFORM INCREASE FROM 25% TO 100% SOON AFTER OUR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS BEGIN.
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM CLAIM A 90%+ PASS RATE, COMPARED TO 50% OF THOSE UNENROLLED.
OUR FIRST COMPUTER LAB ALSO RAISED STUDENT COMPUTER LITERACY FROM 0% TO 100%.
OUR CLEAN WATER SYSTEMS ELIMINATE THE NEED TO CANCEL SCHOOL DURING DAYS OF SEVERE DROUGHT.
THE PERCENTAGE OF KINDERGARTENERS ENJOYING OUTDOOR PLAY ROSE FROM 0% TO 100% AT TWO SCHOOLS.
A PRIMARY SCHOOL PERMACULTURE GARDEN SHIFTED THE DIET FROM 100% CARBOHYDRATES TO 100% NUTRITIOUS.
DISEASES CAUSED BY BROKEN, UNHYGIENIC TOILETS WERE ELIMINATED AFTER MULTIPLE REST ROOM RENOVATIONS.
INSTALLING PAVERS MOVED THE NEED TO CANCEL SCHOOL DURING THE RAINY SEASON FROM COMMON TO ZERO.
