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Love Trust
DATELINE -- On Friday the 10th of February, Barloworld Logistics will commence its partnership with the Love Trust, a local non-profit organisation established in 2009. The Love Trust seeks to bring hope to young children in under-resourced communities by providing and supporting values-driven education. This marks the beginning of a long term partnership between Barloworld Logistics and the Love Trust.
“As a company, we are deeply committed to supporting ongoing learning and education” says Shirley Duma, Human Resources Director, Barloworld Logistics. “Critically, we understand that quality education is the cornerstone of our society and begins at the grassroots level, far earlier than when someone enters the workplace. “We believe that true sustainability means that our company’s success should contribute to addressing social challenges and improving quality of life in the communities in which we work and live.”
A Journey of Hope
The Love Trust’s vision, which is wholeheartedly endorsed by Barloworld Logistics, is to develop a generation of servant leaders by improving the quality of programmes in communities with limited resources and promote children’s rights to advance their full cognitive, emotional and physical capabilities. These children will go on to give back to South African education and to the country at large.
According to the non-profit, every journey of hope starts with early childhood development, beginning with the teacher as the central lever for change.
The Love Trust provides SAQA accredited NQF Level 4 training in Early Childhood Development (ECD) to teachers and principals of ECD Centres. The second stage involves support for identified ECD centres, partnering with principals to improve the standard of education.
“We understand that quality education and training are one of the key solutions to solving the country’s unemployment crisis, and forward-looking organisations such as the Love Trust who aspire to developing successful entrepreneurs through value based education, need to be supported through partnerships with the private sector,” says Duma.
Teacher Training is Key
Duma notes that Barloworld Logistics will be supporting the Love Trust’s Teacher’s Academy in Alexandra, where a class of 58 teachers will complete their training in Early Childhood Development.
According to the Love Trust, ‘studies have shown that enthusiastic, ethical, inspiring and informed teachers are one of the most important influences in a young child’s life.’ The organisation says that teachers who are trained by the Love Trust will continue to operate their own pre-schools in their communities, caring for children between the ages of 3 and 6 during the day, but that they will now have the correct training, theory and practical experience to run their centre more effectively.
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