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Zah'Rah Khan

@zah_a_khan

Multi-Published Editorial Writer | Dismantler of Stereotypes | Crazy Cat Lady

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Someone pitched Partners for Possibility #PartnersforPossibility to Carte Blanche as a Good News Story but it wasn’t taken forward. Louise van Rhyn #Ubuntu argues that coverage of the work done in these business-schools partnerships is incredibly fascinating to witness

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The under-resourced schools lack support - not for any fault of parents, but because of the way social capital works. When communities themselves are well-resourced, those parents can come forward as support structures who can volunteer important skills

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South Africa is one of the most unequal and unjust counties in the world. By reducing inequalities in our education system, Partners for Possibility #PartnersforPossibility gives our children a fair shot at becoming economically productive adults. ChampionSouthAfrica #ChampionSouthAfrica #TheFutureWeWant

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We Partners for Possibility #PartnersforPossibility acknowledge that the challenges in education will not be resolved by the education sectors alone. This is why we are committed to facilitating effective collaborations across sectors says Louise van Rhyn #Ubuntu. ChampionSouthAfrica #ChampionSouthAfrica

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Louise van Rhyn #Ubuntu wishes that the MEC’s for Education in every province could acknowledge the impact that Partners for Possibility #PartnersforPossibility is having on transforming education. Acknowledging this would mean the programme could be rolled out even quicker and thus have an even wider impact!

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Partners for Possibility #PartnersforPossibility is tackling so many issues in South Africa! Education inequality, national-building, principal development, leadership training. As you can tell, this is a massive task so if you have something to offer this initiative please don’t hesitate to contact Dorcas Dube

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Partners for Possibility (PfP) is like no other initiative in South Africa. More than a successful education intervention, PfP is a movement that has the power to change the very structure of South African society. #ChampionSouthAfrica ChampionSouthAfrica

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Another said their caregiver was fantastic at flower arrangements. One child said to sit parent made a delicious lasagne. The teacher then invited each of these parents to present their gift to the class.

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This became an appreciation of the unique gifts each parent had and resulted in a long-term collaboration between the parents and the schools

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"If you spend your life being assumed to be less competent, less qualified to speak and less worthy of being listened to, more likely to be mocked, ignored or insulted, it inhibits your willingness to speak up and participate." - Rebecca Solnit

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#HumanRights Day: "South Africans will face a deluge of stories of how our youth defy all odds to succeed – in spite of a lack of quality education, a fundamental human right." Read my full editorial here: southafricatoday.net/lifestyle/educ…