The lack of rain in the Port Elizabeth area has started to cause concern amongst the rural schools as children are starting to take risks when coming to schools as the dams and rivers are running lower than normal and ...
Today volunteer WaterWise Instructors Lyndo Ziqubu and Annie Waterhouse visited the Islamic primary school in Mpophomeni. It is situated on the outskirts of the township and retains a lovely rural feel to it. As these learners’ understanding of English is ...
A big welcome to Debbie Smith who is the newest addition to the WaterWise team of Instructors. Debbie is a scuba diving instructor and volunteer with NSRI in Port St Johns. She will be teaching water safety to the children ...
WaterWise volunteer Instructors Lyndo Ziqubu and Annie Waterhouse report on their visit to this farm school in historic village of Fort Nottingham:The kids have good football and netball fields and even outdoor play equipment including swings and a slide that ...
WaterWise teaching is addictive. Its hard to put into words; but its a wonderful feeling knowing you are touching little lives. The pleasure when 200 kids errupt into gawfaws of laughter in unison...... The pleasure when you can hear a ...
This month WaterWise Instructor Kenneth Gagela visited a girls only school in Soweto. He taught the grade 8 , 9 & 10s about water safety in their area - especially the storm water drains and local dams.Kenneth also visited Siyavuma ...
Zanele Bushwane is our WaterWise Instructor who teaches children in Phillipi, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha about water safety. This is her report:The kids at Entshona Primary School in Phillipi were all excited to learn about water safety. I taught them what ...
Learners took off to the Berg river for a cool splash when temperatures in Paarl hit an all time, sweltering, if 47 degrees Celsius this week! Swimming facilities are overcrowded due to the heat wave. The WaterWise Academy highlights the ...
Qhamukile School is a township school in Mpophomeni near Howick. It is a huge school with crowded classrooms and is under great pressure to accept more and more learners.When WaterWise volunteers Annie Waterhouse and Lyndo Ziqubu suggested combining classes the ...
Teaching outside in the shade of a tree at RONWE PRIMARY SCHOOL learners took keen interest in Little Junior. They like to resuscitate Junior and are confident that they will be able to save a life if they ever have ...
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