EAT LOVE PLAY TALK: Resource library (open source)
EAT LOVE PLAY TALK is a community-based programme that packages public health messaging in an interactive and non-didactic way to empower caregivers/parents around making small habit changes and healthier nutrition choices for their young children and families
Repurpose for Purpose training resources (library)
Access our free Repurpose for Purpose learning resources - designed by experts for young children in South Africa between birth and 5 years old. At the DO MORE FOUNDATION we are all about open access to more MORE impact!
PRESS RELEASE: ‘Nurturing our young children is nurturing our planet’: UAE Ministry of Education hosts the DO MORE FOUNDATION (SA) and Capita (US) at UNFCCC COP28 panel to address intersection of young children and climate change.
Young children (0 - 8 years) are one of the groups most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis, which is already having detrimental effects on their health, development, well-being, and school readiness.
Turning pages, igniting minds: A collaborative journey
Last year, through the impactful partnership with Bookdash and the unwavering financial support of MySchool, we embarked on a three-year mission to gift 16,000 young children in Worcester, Nkomazi, and Pongolo with three of their very own story books written in their home language. We call this programme Read and Play at Home.
The programme is backed by growing evidence of the importance of ‘Books in Children's Hands and Homes’ as well as the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) that revealed a staggering 81% of South African Grade 4 learners could not read for meaning. In the study, South Africa ranked last among 43 countries, emphasising the need for change.
This year, our implementation partners have been working with local ECD practitioners to lead community-based workshops that equip parents to create nurturing reading environments using our specially crafted booklets. Parents leave these workshops with booklets and children's books, ready to embark on a reading journey with their little ones. In a recent study conducted by Bookdash, findings showed that parents now understand the importance of reading and how it is not confined to school premises. They are becoming responsive, engaged parents, promoting literacy and strengthening the parent-child bond. Based on the success of the programme so far, our goal is to roll this out in all eight of our communities in the upcoming years by bringing more partners on board.
PRESS RELEASE: DO MORE FOUNDATION share 10 Ways to Gift for Good this Festive Season
This holiday season, the DO MORE FOUNDATION (DoMore) urges everyone to make their gifts meaningful by choosing presents that not only bring joy to loved ones but also benefit the broader community.
DO MORE FOUNDATION 2023 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
DO MORE FOUNDATION 2023 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER