OUR IMPACT
Beneficiary Reach
Children:
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275 children ages 5- 15 in Gr R to Gr 9 attended our after-care services. (This is almost half of the children from the local primary school.)
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Daily attendance average of 95%.
Parents:
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250 families, of which attendance at our parent meetings average @ 70%.
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Staff members:
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19 staff members are currently employed in a full-time position, 16 of these staff members are from the local community and Dwarsriver Valley.
Volunteers & Part-time consultants:
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We have 60+ volunteers involved at Aitsa!
PROGRAMS
Education:
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10 High school bursaries from Mergon Ontwikkelings Inisiatief.
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In the local primary school most learners in their Top 10 academic achievers are also in Aitsa!.
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In the past 2 years, more than 25 learners received psychometric assessments from Welgevallen Clinic.
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In the past Eye 2 years, 18 learners received reading glasses from SpecSavers Eikestad Mall.
Sport:
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3 learners in Cape Winelands Chess team.
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Our chess team is coached by 2 Chess masters.
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Boland Golf Initiative at Pearl Valley with 8 players weekly.
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15 learners participating in the Fedhealth MTB Challenge where we usually dominate the podium.
Culture:
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Aitsa! learner chosen as winner of 2023 Santam Child Art Competition.
Psycho-Social and Interventions:
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35 GrR’s in Occupational Therapy on a weekly basis.
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30 learners in counselling on a weekly basis.
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10 parents in psychotherapy monthly with a Clinical Psychologist.