Bianca Petersen is passionate about helping those in need.
Khula’s mascots Go-Go and So-So create educational games for children.
Kudos to Khula
An estimated 40% of learners across South Africa will drop out of school before they finish Grade 12. That means about 300 000 learners leave school every year, according to the DG Murray Trust’s Zero Dropout Campaign. The Khula Development Group, a registered non-profit organisation active in the Western Cape, specifically in Paarl (five schools in Paarl East) and Stellenbosch (four schools), wants “to see every child from disadvantaged communities attend school every day”. Established in 2004, Khula’s mission is to promote a positive culture of learning and they aim to strengthen the value of education and school attendance for children, says Bianca Petersen, Communications Manager for the group.
They run three programmes:
1) the School2home Programme offers school and home support to learners manifesting early warning signs of school avoidance; 2) the Love2Learn Community Programme promotes a positive culture of learning, emphasises the value of education, and encourages school attendance; and 3) the Child Wellbeing Service supports these programmes through preventative
interventions and collaboration. Pleased to meet you, Bianca
Bianca was born and bred in Paarl. After school, she studied International Studies and African Politics. Growing up, she was interested in socio-economic relations and history.
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