The Kusasa Project Blog
Our Month in a Flash: October 2023
It's Bok 'Braai'-day With the upcoming Rugby World Cup final match, parents were invited to braai boerewors rolls for the Kusasa-kids on Friday 27 October. Given the big match between the Springboks and the All Blacks on Saturday 28 October, we aimed to create 'gees',...
What We Learned Recently Sept/Oct 2023
Transport Through Time The Grade 4 learners stood together like one the day before a history test. Learners huddled up in groups all over the classroom for history trivia, chatting about what Teacher Carina spoke about and what they suspected might pop up in their...
Our Month in a Flash: September 2023
Staff Wellness Last month, we posted a blog about our new fitness guru, Divan Jelander, joining the Kusasa team as Sports and Recreation Coordinator. Divan also offers fitness routines for our staff twice a week. The Kusasa Project views staff wellness as a crucial...
Returning Home: The Tale of Two Inspirational Alumni
Year-end at The Kusasa Academy has a tinge of sadness as an entire group of learners leave our school and transition into the next phase of their education. Nothing warms our hearts like seeing Kusasa-kids return to offer their support and to inspire the existing...
Our Boys’ Sports Programme Comes With Strength Training: But It’s Not What You Expect!
There is nothing more exhilarating than seeing children play on the sports field adjacent to The Kusasa Academy. The air is chilly this time of year but as the boys run and tackle each other, sweaters and scarves are sporadically shed and scattered to the side of the...
Just launched: our new tablet computer project for learners!
Thanks to the incredible support we received through our Crowdfunding campaign, we are thrilled to announce that we managed to raise enough funds to purchase a whopping 20 tablet computers — 7 more than our initial goal! It took a bit of time to procure and setup...
Trust The Kusasa Project: Ensuring Your Donation Counts
At the Kusasa Project, we believe that every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential. But we can't do it alone. That's why we depend on the kindness and generosity of people like you to help us make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children...
A Head Start on 2023!
Starting early with education is crucial: the young brain is like a sponge, soaking up information and retaining it much more easily than when you're older. When you start early, you have more time to build a strong foundation of knowledge, which will serve as the...
The Kusasa Academy is born
Our SCHOOL has a new name and logo! Our school started in 2012 as a small group of very young children in a local church hall: our first Grade 0 class. The name “Early Learning Centre” (ELC) suited the initial years of our school’s establishment, with our focus on the...
Swinging into Action: new OT facility
One of our long-held dreams has been realised with the completion of our own, fully functioning, state-of-the-art occupational therapy room including all the necessary therapeutic equipment. Meet Eleanor Burger, the in-house occupational therapist that has joined our...
100% black beneficiaries | S18A PBO approval with SARS | A proven track record since 2006
South African Charitable Trust (Number: IT53/2007) & PBO Number: 930026072
UMALUSI (the SA Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training) accreditation number: 20 SCH01 00807
UK Registered Charity (Number: 1134655)
Netherlands Charity (Stichting 8511:28:002)
Affiliated with The Columbus Foundation. US Charity (EIN 31-6044264)
