Covid update

In the middle of March our chairman, Ade, was paying a flying visit to South Africa. He went to Amasango Career School on what turned out to be the last day that the school was open, so was unable to catch up  on what’s new at the skills workshop there.
 
Ade was, however, able to catch up with our pilot project training three young men in basic woodworking skills. There have been some changes of personnel and ways of working, a new tutor is now providing a more structured way of learning and involving the trainees with practical projects more. The management board is now meeting with trainees briefly once a week and this is proving useful in giving them a chance to talk about any problems and to comment on what is going well.
 
It’s great to be able to show two great examples of progress.

Otherwise, Ade met prospective partners to talk about new projects and to build on links and friendships already established.
 
But that was then …
 
Now, six weeks or so later, the school and our training project are in lockdown and all activity has ceased. We can’t discuss new projects remotely because in the South Africa the picture is as unclear as it is in the UK at the time of writing.
 
We did decide that it was important to support our trainees and so are paying them a stipend for three months, which we will review in the light of the situation in South Africa in due course. 
 
 Let’s hope it’s not too long before Khanya will be able to post some more positive news.