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Bagwera ba Dipuku NPO, in partnership with Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub, is a community-based literacy and after-school support initiative based in Phalaborwa, Limpopo.

18/07/2026

❤️🙏 A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO OUR MANDELA DAY 2026 SPONSORS, PARTNERS & VOLUNTEERS! 🙏❤️

Our Mandela Day 2026 Community Outreach was a true reflection of what can be achieved when people come together to serve others. On behalf of Bagwera ba Dipuku, in partnership with Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub, we extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to making this day a success.

A special thank you to:

🌟 Emily Monyela Events Management for generously sponsoring a hired portable toilet, ensuring the comfort and convenience of our volunteers, guests and children throughout the day.

🤝 SACP Mopani District for providing volunteers, labour, painting equipment, bookshelf materials and for your continued commitment to supporting the improvement of our learning centre.

📻 Mopani FM for covering our Mandela Day activities and helping us share our story with the wider community. Your support gave our initiative a voice and inspired others to get involved.

🗑️ Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality – Environmental Department for supporting our clean-up efforts through waste disposal and helping us promote a cleaner environment for our children.

👏 Mahlori Shikwambani, thank you for generously giving your time, skills and energy to support our Mandela Day activities. Your willingness to serve and uplift our community is truly appreciated.

👏 Tumisho Ramaano, thank you for your outstanding commitment and servant leadership. As one of the very first learners to join our programme and now a dedicated volunteer, you spent the day assisting with children's activities, storytelling, reading, games and community service. Your dedication continues to inspire both the younger learners and our community.

To every volunteer, donor, parent and community member who contributed in any way—thank you. Whether you donated resources, offered your skills or simply encouraged us, your kindness made a meaningful difference.

Together, we are creating a safe, welcoming and inspiring learning environment where children can learn, grow and reach their full potential.

Thank you for helping us honour Nelson Mandela's legacy through action, service and compassion. Together, it is still in our hands to make a difference.

📻❤️ THANK YOU, MOPANI FM! ❤️📻On behalf of Bagwera ba Dipuku, in partnership with Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub, we wou...
18/07/2026

📻❤️ THANK YOU, MOPANI FM! ❤️📻

On behalf of Bagwera ba Dipuku, in partnership with Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to Mopani FM for partnering with us and covering our Mandela Day 2026 Community Outreach.

Your presence and media coverage helped showcase the spirit of volunteerism, community unity and the importance of creating safe and inspiring learning environments for children. By sharing our story with the wider Mopani community, you amplified the message that everyone has the power to make a difference.

Thank you for believing in our vision and for taking the time to highlight the positive work being done in Mashishimale. We are grateful for your professionalism, encouragement and commitment to promoting community development initiatives.

We also encourage all our parents, supporters and community members to follow Mopani FM on their social media platforms, listen to their broadcasts, and support the station that continues to give a voice to local communities and inspiring stories across the Mopani District.

Together, we are building stronger communities, one story at a time.

Thank you, Mopani FM, for helping us make Mandela Day 2026 a memorable success!

18/07/2026

❤️🖤💚 MANDELA DAY 2026 | MAKING A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER 💚🖤❤️

What an incredible and memorable Mandela Day it was!

On behalf of Bagwera ba Dipuku, in partnership with Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who dedicated their 67 minutes and beyond to serving our community.

Although we had planned to paint the classroom walls, our experienced builder advised that the walls first needed to be plastered to ensure a quality finish. We are grateful for his professional guidance, which will help us prepare for the next phase of improving our learning centre.

Our amazing volunteers didn't stop there! They: 🎨 Painted the doors and window frames, giving our centre a fresh new look. 🧹 Picked litter and cleaned the yard, creating a cleaner and safer environment for our children. 📚 Read books and shared stories with the children, encouraging a love of reading and learning. 🎲 Played educational games that brought smiles, laughter and joy to everyone.

The day reminded us that Mandela Day is not only about completing projects—it is about giving your time, sharing your skills and bringing hope to others.

We would like to sincerely thank: 🤝 SACP Mopani District for their invaluable support, labour and commitment to improving our learning centre. 🎙️ Mopani FM for partnering with us and helping to share our story with the wider community. 🙏 Every volunteer, donor, supporter and community member who contributed to making this day a success.

This is only the beginning. We are continuing our journey to create a safe, welcoming and inspiring learning environment for the children of Mashishimale, and we look forward to completing the remaining infrastructure improvements with the support of our community and partners.

Together, we proved that it is still in our hands to make a difference.

Thank you for standing with us.

🙏 MANDELA DAY 2026: HELP US CREATE A SAFE AND INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN ❤️This Mandela Day, Bagwer...
17/07/2026

🙏 MANDELA DAY 2026: HELP US CREATE A SAFE AND INSPIRING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN ❤️

This Mandela Day, Bagwera ba Dipuku, in partnership with Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub, is calling on our community, local businesses, organisations and friends to help us transform our learning centre into a safe, welcoming and inspiring space where children can learn, dream and succeed.

Every donation, no matter how small, will make a real difference.

We are kindly requesting donations in kind or sponsorship of the following:

🍞 Food and drinking water for our volunteers (we're planning simple meals such as sandwiches and muffins)

🎨 5L Enamel Steel Paint for windows and doors

🖌️ Paint brushes

🪣 An additional 20L First Coat Paint (in case our current supply is not enough)

🎨 Paint rollers and paint trays

🪵 Wooden boards for building bookshelves

🔩 Steel angle brackets (elbow steel) and screws

Your support will help us: ✅ Create a safe and inspiring learning environment ✅ Improve our learning centre ✅ Build bookshelves for our children's growing library ✅ Prepare for the construction of a future classroom ✅ Invest in the future of children in Mashishimale

If you are unable to donate materials, you can still make a difference by sponsoring any of the above items or sharing this post to help us reach potential donors.

Together, we can honour Nelson Mandela's legacy by giving our children a better place to learn and grow.

For donations or enquiries, please contact:

Kwena Lillian Ramasinya
Program Director
Bagwera ba Dipuku & Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub
📍 Stand 565, Tlapeng, Mashishimale, Phalaborwa 1397
📱 WhatsApp: 076 100 1113
☎️ Call: 067 147 2357

"It is in your hands to make a better world for all who live in it." – Nelson Mandela

12/07/2026

Making learning fun......pushing passion

12/07/2026

🎉 Week 2 Wrap-Up – Holiday Programme 🎉

Another successful week completed! 📚🌟

Our learners have continued to work hard as they prepare for Term 3. This week was filled with exciting lessons, reading activities, Mathematics challenges, Natural Sciences investigations, educational games and lots of opportunities to learn through fun.

We are proud of the progress our learners are making. Their confidence is growing, they are participating more in class, and they continue to show determination and a positive attitude towards learning.

A heartfelt thank you to all our parents and guardians for your continued support and encouragement. Together, we are helping our children build a strong foundation for success.

✨ We are now looking forward to an exciting Week 3 – our final week of the holiday programme! We can't wait to finish strong with more engaging activities, revision and fun learning experiences as we get ready for the new school term.

Let's make our final week our best one yet! 💙📖➕🔬

04/07/2026

🎉 Week 1 Wrap-Up – Holiday Programme 🎉

What an amazing first week! 📚✨

Our learners had a fun-filled week of learning, exploring and growing together. We focused on building confidence in English, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, while enjoying interactive activities, reading, games, problem-solving and teamwork.

It has been wonderful to see learners asking questions, supporting one another and becoming more confident every day. We are proud of each child's effort and enthusiasm!

A big thank you to all the parents and guardians for trusting us with your children during the holidays. Your support means so much to us.

🌟 We still have 2 exciting weeks to go! There is so much more learning, creativity and fun ahead. We can't wait to continue helping our learners prepare for Term 3 while making unforgettable holiday memories.

Together, we are learning today to succeed tomorrow! 💙📖➕🔬

27/06/2026

Good news! We are NOT closing for the holidays.

📚 Holiday Programme for Grade R–7 learners continues throughout the school holidays with reading, writing, mathematics, educational activities, and fun learning experiences.

🎓 Winter School for Grade 8–11 learners is also in full swing, helping learners prepare for Term 3 with focused revision and academic support.

📖 Our Reading Club will continue every Saturday as we prepare our learners for the Annual Funda Mzantsi Championships. We are excited to develop confident readers and represent our community with excellence.

Let's keep learning, growing, and achieving—even during the holidays!
For enquiries and registration, contact Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub. New learners are welcome!







As we close Term 2, we want to thank all our parents, learners, supporters, and the community for making this term a suc...
27/06/2026

As we close Term 2, we want to thank all our parents, learners, supporters, and the community for making this term a success. ❤️
Our Cozy Winter Pyjama Celebration was filled with smiles, laughter, exciting games, delicious treats, awards, and moments of gratitude. Thank you to every parent who entrusted us with your children and supported our programmes throughout the term. We are proud of every learner's growth and achievements.

21/06/2026

💙📚 Father’s Day Tribute to Our Donors & Supporters

This Father’s Day, Bagwera ba Dipuku Reading Club and Tlapeng After Care Learning Hub would like to pause and say thank you to all our donors and supporters.

You may not always be physically present in our classrooms, but your impact is deeply felt in every reading session, every story shared, and every small moment of progress our learners make.

In many ways, you are part of the “village fathers” of our children’s education — offering guidance, support, and resources that help shape their academic journey and future possibilities.

In a time when South Africa is facing a serious reading crisis, your contribution is helping us stand in the gap. Through your support, children who once struggled are now beginning to read with understanding, confidence, and curiosity.

Because of you, we are able to continue building:
📚 A love for reading
📖 Better comprehension skills
💡 Stronger engagement in learning
🌱 Hope for brighter academic futures

We do not take your generosity for granted. Every act of support strengthens our mission to improve literacy and give children the tools they need to succeed in life.

🙏 Thank you for believing in our work and investing in the future of our learners.
We celebrate you today with deep gratitude and respect.

💙 Happy Father’s Day to all our donors and supporters — your impact goes far beyond what words can fully express.

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Stand No:565 Ga Mashishimale Tlapeng
Phalaborwa Ext 1
1895

Opening Hours

Monday 12:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 12:00 - 17:00
Thursday 12:00 - 17:00
Friday 12:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+27761001113

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