Good Start Trust

Good Start Trust is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about Good Start Trust. THE BREAKFAST CLUB now feeds around 400 learners each school morning, from Grades R-7, at Good Hope Seminary Junior School. These learners travel into the city from as far as Khayelitsha, Delft or even Hout Bay. Some even get up as early as 4am, to catch transport at 5am. They may not have eaten or had anything to drink before leaving home. Their journey to school may take 1½ hours. This means they are hungry by 8am, when they start lessons. Sleepy, floppy, unfocused children were a cause of great concern in the classroom. HUNGRY CHILDREN CANNOT LEARN EFFECTIVELY. Realising this need, in Feb 2016, a team led by Aletta Ashmore (Learning Support Educator) and Patsy Bagraim (Shine Volunteer) started to feed E’Pap and fruit breakfasts to 75 Grade 1’s. As funding came in, they rolled the programme out to Grade R, then to one class after the other. Now the whole school is offered breakfast. This means that 400 Learners are fed each school morning. NOT ONE LEARNER SHOULD START SCHOOL HUNGRY!!