Yellobric has now embarked upon a new stage in its genesis. Thanks to the The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust we have been able to launch a five year programme in one of South Africa’s poorest regions, Mpumalanga. In 2011 the region had an unemployment rate of over 30% and only around 70% of population between 5 and 24 attended school. Gavin Paterson, Rosemary Dally and Peter McCallum visited Bondzeni High School in Bushbuckridge for two weeks in October as a per-cursor to Yellobric’s largest and most ambitious project thus far.
The team spend there time training teachers and then students with the support of theGood Work Foundation’s Digital Learning Centre. The initial year of the programme, which starts officially in January 2014, will see Grade 10 at the school using digital media in English and Geography as an integral part of their learning. This is a step forward form using digital content for referencing as a library. In this project digital content (on 100 devices) will be integrated directly into teaching as a primary resource with the express aim of boosting literacy. Local educator Frances Hyson will be carrying out regular monitoring and evaluation throughout the year.
This is the culmination of many hours of hard work and support, a big THANK YOU to all our volunteers, donors and school staff! Watch this space for further developments.
