African Preschools Society is a Canadian registered charity. (BN85888 0149 RR0001) Since 1997 we have been involved with a rural community named Lilydale B, which borders Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. Initially, staff of Reservations Africa were involved in bringing school supplies to a makeshift preschool/chreche operating in a shell of a one room Church of the Nazarene. By 2000, it was apparent they needed a school for all the supplies that had been delivered over the last 3 years. The local chief allocated land to us, and all construction workers were hired from the village to build the school. By 2001, we had a basic 10-room school built. Over the years we have continued to make improvements to include running water, electricity, flush toilets, kitchen with industrial appliances and extra classrooms. The same staff of 18 have provided Early Childhood Development for +/-250 preschoolers and follow the South African ECD requirements. Due to the commitment of the staff, our preschool, Mazinyane Pre + Chreche wins awards yearly for being the best preschool/chreche in the province of Mpumalanga.
The charity is extremely proud of the fact that 100% of donations go directly to the project; no travel expenses are paid by the charity.
