Over time, the signboards at the pre-schools faded and, in some cases, became damaged, so we decided to replace them. With the help of Prince Musekwa of EcoProducts, we erected new boards at Zwigodini and Denzhe Preschools.

Domboni Preschool was started by Mavis Tshiwela with to support the early childhood development of the children in her village of Domboni.  A tiny (3 x 3 meter) room is all she had which did not have a roof, windows or door.  In 2023 the Baobab Foundation helped her fix up the room and build toilets for the children and [...] Continue Reading

Tshokotshoko village lies in a very remote part of the baobab area north of the Soutpansberg mountains.  The village is small and the Preschool supports the early education of the little children of the village.  Many of the children do not have toys to play with at home so the one place that they are able to learn to play [...] Continue Reading

During heavy rain and high winds the roof of Denzhe PreSchool was blown off.  With the help of local businesses the roof was repaired, but no paint was provided to touch up the freshly plastered walls.  The Baobab Foundation provided paint in all the different colours to get the Preschool back to the way its meant to look.

There are so many unforeseen needs of a preschool, the most important is a fence.   A few moths ago the Baobab Foundation helped Principal Mavis Tshiwela renovate a rundown building to create a classroom for her learners.  The next job was to put up a fence and a gate that would keep the children from wondering off and the preschool [...] Continue Reading

Matatani PreSchool opened its doors in February 2024, but the classrooms were bare.  There were no chairs and tables for the teachers, no buckets to collect water, no cooking pots for making food and so much more was missing that the school was about to close just as it opened. The container-buildings were donated by the University of Johannesburg as [...] Continue Reading