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My story

 
The Sabre Trust is Davis Langdon's charity of the year for 2008-2010, and together this partnership is aiming to make a major difference to the quality of kindergarten teaching in Ghana.  Kindergarten schooling became compulsory in 2007, but historically, the sector has been woefully underfunded: in many communities there are no dedicated classrooms, the children are taught under trees by community teachers who have never received any formal training, and without even basic government funding, no learning resources are available for the children's use.

The case for investing in kindergarten teaching is compelling, with many young Ghanaians beginning primary school without a solid foundation in literacy or numeracy, which in turn leads to high failure rates, and children being held back year after year.

Together with the engineering firm Arup, Davis Langdon and Sabre are designing a new prototype kindergarten school for Ghana, which will be built on sustainable principles, at low cost, and most importantly in response to the teaching principles contained in the government's curriculum.  A pilot school is being built in 2009, and once proven the design will then be rolled out to other communities in the KEEA district where Sabre is based.  As well as building new schools, the Sabre Trust is furnishing them with appropriate furniture, supplying teaching and learning materials and supporting the teachers through a classroom based coaching scheme.

Your donation will help to fund the roll out of this new school to rural communities in Ghana, helping to build a better future for school children there.

So please sponsor me now!

Donation by anonymous 17/08/09  

Bring back some Melk Tart ! Donation by Simon Wilkinson 27/03/09  

Donation by Scott Price 16/03/09  

STERKE EN GENIET DIT also! but not in public. Donation by Celltarga Ltd 06/03/09  

Don't let them push you around, and note Pinnacle will still be here when you return Donation by Mike Wilcock 05/03/09  

dont smoke infront of the kids! Donation by Riley 05/03/09  

All the best & enjoy while in Ghana Donation by George Gaitho 05/03/09  

STERKTE EN GENIET DIT Donation by C F DEKLERK 04/03/09  

Enjoy, wish I could come along, boetie!! Go and make some kids day! Donation by Esme Heher 04/03/09  

Donation by Lorentz Malan 01/03/09  

You're the better man! Donation by Paul Vorster 01/03/09  

Good luck and enjoy the sunshine! Donation by Stephan van Heerden 25/02/09  

Some people will do anything to get out of work................ Donation by Alan Knight 24/02/09  

Baie trots op my GUNSTELING boetie, geniet elke oomblik en neem baie fotos!! Sien julle in August!! Donation by Wiekie 23/02/09  

Ghana means warrior king - we just dont wanna c pictures of u dressed as him! Donation by Johno 20/02/09  

Good work mate, safe trip. Donation by Ger Hannon 19/02/09  

I think Pushti has got you confused with someone else. But best of luck! Donation by Matt Tanner 18/02/09  

Good for you, Joseph - all the very best for the trip! Donation by Steven Thompson 17/02/09  

Good luck Joe. Better you than us!! Donation by Kieran Davis & Peter Rodwell 17/02/09  

Vegas next time !!!!! Donation by Nightglade 17/02/09  

Soft Skills Joe. Donation by Pushti Rajput 16/02/09  

Sounds like hard work and long days - Just up your street. Donation by Ian Whiting 16/02/09  

Don't forget to take your blackberry with you.... Donation by Jonathan Dewar 16/02/09  

I have a picture in my mind of you making the kids do a full take off of the new classroom all in accordance with SMM7! Good luck Joe. Donation by Rob Bliss 16/02/09  

Just dont sit on any of em!! Good luck mate! Donation by Gavin Skelly 16/02/09  

Carl Marx: "History does nothing; it doesn't posses riches or fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this". You live Joe, make history! Donation by Yvette Coetzee 16/02/09  

Very honourable Jo, and they say you have no 'soft skills' !! Donation by Michelle Lowe 16/02/09  

don't teach them how to be a QS ;) Enjoy Donation by Lukasz Centka 16/02/09  

Donation by Barbar.Khurshid@Davislangdon.com 16/02/09  

Nice one Joe! You're sure to make some new friends. Donation by Wayne & Denise 16/02/09  

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