Fingertips of Africa set up an early childhood development centre at a créche in Tarkastad in the Eastern Cape. This créche was being run by an elderly lady out of her RDP ‘house’, which had no basic necessities. There are about 55 children at the créche and they each pay R4.50 (about 40 Australian cents) per day.

Fingertips of Africa packed a truck in Johannesburg – which included ABCA books, dry-good groceries, early childhood games, clothes, blankets, tables and chairs, cutlery and crockery, sleeping mats, a jungle gym and other play equipment ­– and travelled to Tarkastad.  There they built two Zozo shacks, to be used as a classroom and storage facility, and set up the créche donations.
They celebrated the day by singing and dancing with the community, and enjoying a hot meal together. They also organised a birthday cake and party for a young boy who had never received a cake or present before.

ABCA are very happy to have been part of this great contribution to the community in Tarkastad. (There are no photos of the ABCA books – as they are included in the parcels that were delivered.)

Written by Lauren Klevansky

Posted November 2022