After an overnight flight, an early check in and a little nap, we met with Andrew. Andrew is one of our contacts here in South Africa and he is the one that will help us get into the townships and deliver the supplies to the schools. Andrew has set up a charity called Kids2Kids, which collects and donates sports equipment to a primary school in Cape Town. He answered all our questions about the school systems in the townships just outside of Cape Town. The younger children go to “crèches which are a mixture of nurseries and kindergartens, then on to primary school (elementary) and secondary school (high school). In the townships, children were given food at primary school but not at secondary school, therefore they often purposefully failed so they did not have to continue into the secondary school.

            Andrew didn’t have the answers to all of our questions but he has set us up with a native guide for Monday to take us into the townships of Langa and Khayelitsha. The guide company are involved with a crèche in Langa and the guide will also know his way around Khayelitsha where we are going to meet Vicky, our other contact. Also, Andrew knows someone named Fiona who is involved in the schools in Langa so we hope that we can get in touch with her and she can tell us the school’s specific needs. Now all we can do is wait for the visit on Monday morning.

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