Pebbles Project Trust: Protecting and Educating Agricultural Children Interview

When discussing human rights, a group that often gets forgotten about are farmers and farmers' children. It's important to remember that all children require support and proper educational resources no matter what kind of environment that they're in. Agricultural communities require more effort for them to access the same resources as everyone else. These adolescents are looking for programs that want you to succeed and provide a strong support network. They need programs that are going to help them get licenses, certifications, and technology that may be hard to get. Pebbles Project Trust has helped with all of these needs, as testimonials explained.



Pebbles Project Trust, established in Stellenbosch, is a fund to provide children from farming communities with access to quality education programmes, health, nutrition as well as social work services. They partner with local forms to establish early childhood development. They offer school clubs for these children whether they live on a farm or have parents that work on one, in order to reach the wider community. The areas that they operate in include Stellenbosch, Somerset West, Wellington, Citrusdal, Clanwilliam, Grabouw, and the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley in Hermanus. Some of their sustainable development goals include reduced inequalities, decent work and economic growth, and good health. Erika Venter, a fundraiser at Pebbles Project, is here to tell us more.



In our interview we discussed, how the fund was started, the largest challenges when it comes to fundraising for projects, and how their education, early adulthood programmes, and nutritional programs all impact children's lives. Erika made sure to touch on how they provide resources for these farm workers and their families, they bring educational opportunities, and they understand the importance of having a mobile clinic because established clinics are not always accessible. She shouts out their Mandela Day fundraising opportunities that includes sponsoring and donations.

If you want to stay connected, donate, or find out more you can...
email info@pebblesproject.co.za
call 021 865 1003
check out their website at https://www.pebblesproject.org/.

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