JONATHAN JANSEN: This is where I would put my money for the future of our country
'There is a parallel education universe in South Africa. What the government provides for poor children, and what hundreds of NGOs, large and small, provide on a daily basis to struggling communities'
24 August 2017 - 07:45
Inside the spacious conference venue in Muldersdrift, the spirit moved. It was the annual conference of Ntataise, the famous early childhood education organisation started by a progressive farmer and his wife, Anthony and Jane Evans, in Viljoens-kroon in the Free State. The venue was packed with leaders in early childhood education. Somebody started to sing an uplifting song. Women rose from their seats and formed a moving chain as they sang in preparation for the word.
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