Preschool kids from school enjoying their time playing and sharing what they learnt at school as they make their way home. These kids are full of laughter as they share the different stories their teachers shared with them at school. 

Neighbouring Care Points (NCP) in the communities allows kids from the ages of 2 – 5 years old to come to the Care Point, cook food for them and also have educational games and learn through play. 

Going to the Care Points makes the kids happy as they learn new skills every day, playing games using the utensils available around them. These kids from Edlangeni Community enjoying going to the Care Point and are excited to start in Primary level education. 

Their favourite activities is collecting stones and making them different sets, helping themselves in the skill of counting. Playing on the swings and making new friends in the communities is their daily activity as they interact with the community members.

Sewing business (designer)

Teresa started her business before the Kutimela project was started, and offered Gone Rural Artisans training around the importance of saving and saving schemes. She used to patch clothes for customers in her community, so she had a good start to her business. 

She would use the money she earned and buy material and sew different designs of clothing, such as aprons and school uniforms around Hhukwini. She now has big orders every year to deliver uniforms for Dlangeni Primary school and Mdzimba High school.

She started with a cash flow off R250 to buy the material and cotton treads. She then joined the Kutimela saving group and took a loan of R500 to boost her business.
Teresa’s business is now doing well as she is selling uniforms to different schools. There is a lot of progress as she makes enough profit, in addition to her Gone Rural income, to feed and keep her busy.

Grade 6 student, Siphiwe Dlamini 11 years of age. Siphiwe is incredibly enjoys English subject, and she looks forward to completing schools and studying to being a teacher. Her mother is one of Gone Rural artisans and Siphiwe loves practising weaving, as she also shares her passion for art work. She enjoys weaving on her spare time and her favourite sport is basketball.

Her English teacher shares on how Siphiwe keeps improving in her composition writing and she has been part of the top 3 in good skill writing.  Besides doing well a school, Siphiwe is the first born of two sisters, she takes care of her sisters as the oldest by helping her mother. She makes sure they are ready for school every morning, “being an older sister is also part of my skills” Siphiwe says.