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🌍 Mandela Day 2026 | 67 Minutes of Making a Difference ❤️Today, the Grassroots Educare Trust team dedicated our 67 minut...
17/07/2026

🌍 Mandela Day 2026 | 67 Minutes of Making a Difference ❤️
Today, the Grassroots Educare Trust team dedicated our 67 minutes to sharing kindness, hope, and compassion with members of our community. Thanks to the generous donation of Kellogg's noodles, we were able to hand out food parcels to children, families, and individuals in need.
Every packet shared was a reminder that even the smallest act of kindness can make a meaningful difference in someone's day. Mandela believed that "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others." Today, we were honoured to live out those words.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed their time, energy, and generosity to make this outreach possible. Together, we continue to show that children's rights are adult duties, and that caring for our communities starts with each one of us.
đź’š Happy Mandela Day! Let's continue to inspire hope and make every day an opportunity to serve others.

🌱 Our latest Grassroots Newsletter is out!Empowering ECD practitioners. Strengthening communities. Shaping brighter futu...
15/07/2026

🌱 Our latest Grassroots Newsletter is out!

Empowering ECD practitioners. Strengthening communities. Shaping brighter futures for children.

Discover how our Registered Site Learning Programme is transforming lives across Atlantis, Mitchells Plain, Kensington, and beyond, equipping practitioners with the skills to make a lasting difference.

đź“– Read. Share. Be part of the movement.



06/03/2026

Continuing from our previous post....
A glimpse of how the celebration proceeded. Plettenberg Bay Playgroup Site Learning Programme Certification

“Where would these children have been if it wasn’t for playgroups?”This powerful question reminds us why early childhood...
06/03/2026

“Where would these children have been if it wasn’t for playgroups?”
This powerful question reminds us why early childhood programmes matter so much in our communities.
We are proud to share that 20 Playgroup Leaders from Plettenberg Bay have successfully completed the Grassroots Playgroup Site Learning Programme. Through their dedication and commitment, more than 200 young children will now benefit from a quality early learning programme in their communities.
Even during the training period, we could already begin to see encouraging progress. After ELOM assessments were conducted previously, some children have shown noticeable improvement in their development and learning. These early signs remind us that when teachers are equipped with the right tools, guidance and support, they can truly make a difference in a child’s life. We are incredibly proud of our playgroup leaders who are trying their very best every day to give children a strong foundation.
The certification event was made even more special by the presence and support of several of our valued partners, including Knysna Educare Trust, Afrika Tikkun, NDA, Rotary, the Municipality, The Love Trust, ECD centres, and Playgroups. Your support strengthens the work being done on the ground and helps ensure that more children have access to safe, nurturing and stimulating early learning spaces.
At Grassroots, we believe that investing in early childhood development is investing in the future of our communities. When we empower teachers, we uplift children. When children thrive, communities grow stronger.
We celebrate this milestone with gratitude and excitement for what lies ahead. Together, we will continue to support our playgroups, strengthen our leaders, and create brighter opportunities for every child.
From:
Director, Community and Training Staff of Grassroots

🌟 Big News from Sutherland!Five new playgroups. Fifty young futures. One community rising together.With the valued suppo...
18/02/2026

🌟 Big News from Sutherland!

Five new playgroups. Fifty young futures. One community rising together.

With the valued support of the HCI Foundation and our Municipal Implementation Partner Karoo Hoogland Municipality, Grassroots is expanding access to quality early learning in rural communities.

Because when we invest in early childhood development, we build stronger schools, stronger families, and brighter futures. 🌱

✨ 50 passionate teachers and principals. One powerful purpose.Starting 2026 with jubilation, commitment, and a shared vi...
12/02/2026

✨ 50 passionate teachers and principals. One powerful purpose.

Starting 2026 with jubilation, commitment, and a shared vision, strengthening foundations for every 3–5 year old through learning, growth, and excellence in early childhood development. 🌱📚

Starting 2026 with Purpose and Growth!

This year is all about acquiring knowledge and stepping confidently into classrooms with our 3–5 year olds. Together, we embark on a journey of learning through the Grassroots Educare Trust’s Registered Site Learning Programme (SLP), grounded in the Early Learning Development Assessment Standards (ELDAs) and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF).
With 70% practical engagement and 30% theoretical learning, we as teachers are dedicating our time to upskill and enskill ourselves. This investment ensures that every child we nurture will be well-prepared for Grade R and beyond.
This is truly an opportunity not to be missed. Wherever you are, Grassroots brings the training to you, because every child deserves a strong foundation, and every teacher deserves the tools to make it happen. 50 teachers and principals will start training. Their jubilation during orientation.

In Sutherland, early learning is growing, one community at a time 🌱From teacher and parent training to five new playgrou...
05/02/2026

In Sutherland, early learning is growing, one community at a time 🌱
From teacher and parent training to five new playgroups serving 50 children, Grassroots is helping to ensure that no child shall be left behind while waiting for preschool placement.
Grassroots Expands Early Learning in Sutherland

Grassroots Educare Trust proudly acknowledges Karoo Hoogland Municipality as a valued Municipal Implementation Partner during 2025. Through this collaborative partnership, we have strengthened the delivery and oversight of Early Childhood Development programmes within the Karoo Hoogland region. The Municipality’s ongoing commitment to local development and community upliftment has contributed meaningfully to expanding access to quality ECD services and supporting practitioners on the ground. We look forward to continuing this strategic collaboration in advancing sustainable, community-based early learning initiatives.
Grassroots also worked closely with the primary and high schools together with other stakeholders, as well as the only preschool in the area serving over 120 children. Grassroots identified a pressing need: many children remained on waiting lists or had parents unable to afford fees.
To address this, Grassroots introduced the Playgroup Programme, designed to provide quality early learning opportunities in safe, community-based spaces. By 2026, together with the community, five Playgroup Leaders were identified to work with 50 children. Community members generously offered their spaces, ensuring these children are equally prepared for Grade R and beyond, while awaiting placement at the preschool.
The primary school will continue to welcome Grade R learners each year, now strengthened by the readiness and confidence instilled through the playgroups. Grassroots will support the Playgroup Leaders with a registered quality programme, Learning Training Support Material, and essential resources.
This achievement was made possible through the unwavering support of our funder and partner, the HCI Foundation.

09/01/2026

From the Director’s Desk
Strong Foundations, Strong Futures
As we step into 2026, we do so with gratitude, clarity, and renewed purpose.
The close of 2025 offered us a moment to pause not from the work, but from the noise. A moment to reflect on the lives touched, the journeys walked alongside practitioners, parents, and children, and the quiet but powerful impact that happens every day in early learning development spaces across our communities.
At Grassroots, we know that strong futures are not built in moments of urgency, but in the patient, intentional work of laying strong foundations. Foundations formed through play, through relationships, through skilled and caring adults who choose, every day, to show up for young children.
Throughout 2025, we witnessed growth, not only in qualifications achieved or programmes completed, but in confidence, leadership, and belief. Belief in the power of early childhood development to change life trajectories. Belief in communities to nurture their own solutions. Belief in children as capable, curious, and full of potential.
As we move through 2026 we recommit ourselves to what has always defined Grassroots:
championing quality early learning,
empowering practitioners as leaders,
supporting families as children’s first teachers,
and advocating for children’s rights through action, not words alone.
Thank you for walking this journey with us. Together, we continue to build foundations that will carry children and communities far beyond the early years.
Warm regards,
Mareldia Tape
Director
Grassroots Educare Trust

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