COMMUNITY PROJECTS - Boost Africa Foundation- focusing on the future Our Commitment: The Boost Africa Foundation is focusing on the future betterment of economically disadvantaged communities by coming alongside individuals living in extreme poverty in order to raise up leaders and role models through education.One of the biggest problems in particularly poor communities is children who are not able to attend school because their parents cannot afford school fees, school uniforms, transport, stationary or food for lunch. The drop out of children from school at a young age has a huge impact on the community, because these children usually become involved in gangs, prostitution and drugs and can eventually become street children. Action: We started out with a programme called "Keep a child in school" in 2007, providing school uniforms, school fees, stationery and even emergency food parcels to children referred to us by social workers in the community where families cannot afford the aforementioned and the children might miss the chance to go to school. This year (2009) we launched an After School Programme at Du Noon Primary School three times a week to stress our commitment to education and the empowerment of young minds, which we believe, will in turn empower the rest of the community in its fight against poverty and crime. Goal: Our aim is to have the Boost Africa Learning Centre. Through sponsorship from abroad and corporately in South Africa the building of a Learning Centre in the Killarney Warehouse district or in Dunoon. A large warehouse split into 4 - 5 classrooms, media room (educational programming), open computer area, reference library. We are in the process of creating awareness in the community regarding education and the importance of educational support by planning to run a shuttle service to the Table View Library a few times a week. Do you want to IMPACT A CHILD - IMPACT A FAMILY - IMPACT A COMMUNITY - IMPACT A NATION! This is your opportunity! Come and be part of our projects: KEEP A CHILD IN SCHOOL THE "Boost" AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMME THE RIGHT 4 SIGHT PROGRAMME http://www.boostafrica.com/keep.html Email mary/elbie should you have any queries/comments: boostafrica.mary@gmail.com boostafrica.elbie@gmail.com; or Call us: 083 244 1517 (Mary)