category
Babies, Children & Youth
address
Unnamed Road, KwaNzimakwe, South Africa
We help children with disabilities and barriers to learning by supporting early identification and intervention.
How can you help?
Help Siyakwazi by fabric scraps for creating sensory toys for young babies.
Help Siyakwazi by donating unwanted children's and adult's clothing for Siyakwazi's Second Hand Shop.
More about Siyakwazi
Siyakwazi is a community-based organisation founded in 2013 who support children with disabilities and barriers to learning under the age of 7 within rural communities in the UGU District, KZN, currently in the kwaNzimakwe and kwaXolo tribal authorities. These areas are amongst the poorest and most under-resourced in KZN. Only 26,4 % of adults are employed and 27.2% have a matric. Through working alongside Masakhane, a locally based Community Care centre. a need to provide targeted support for children with disabilities was recognised, Siyakwazi was formed to provide inclusive services for all children and their families, through home-based programmes as well as support for ECD centres and local schools. Our Vision: We want to see inclusive communities where all children 0-7 years are given equal opportunities to learn. Our Mission: Siyakwazi strives to reduce the damaging effects of stigma, exclusion and lack of essential Interventions for children with disabilities and those at risk of getting left behind. Through our unique early interventions, family and teacher participation as well as awareness strategies, we ensure that all children develop holistically and reach their full potential.