{"id":42773,"date":"2024-06-16T14:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T12:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/children-from-educare-centres-in-site-c-celebrated-world-play-day-in-style-20240607\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:30:23","slug":"children-from-educare-centres-in-site-c-celebrated-world-play-day-in-style-20240607","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/children-from-educare-centres-in-site-c-celebrated-world-play-day-in-style-20240607\/","title":{"rendered":"Children from educare centres in Site C celebrated World Play Day in style"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';color:black;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children from educare centres at Site C in Khayelitsha celebrated the World Play Day in style on Friday 7 June as they were having fun in Mandela Park Stadium in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was organised by Sikhula Sonke Early Childhood Development organisation which is based in Harare and its aim is to support and empower all the educare centres in Khayelitsha as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child Protection Ambassador from Sikhula Sonke Winkie Cebisa-Maseti said the event followed the World Protection Week which started on Friday 30 May until Thursday 6 June.She described the occasion as an annual event.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said their organisation is working close with the educare centers particularly in the disadvantaged communities to empower them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe hold this event annually in different areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_f5e662bf\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"World Play Day\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11909\/f7ecb9b45daa46288e0f4f9b39a3191e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7ac2139b5e2f41eba917949a0dab7461.jpg\" title=\"Teachers are busy doing face painting to some of the children.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Teachers are busy doing face painting to some of the children.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">City Vision<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Unathi Obose<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>in Khayelitsha. 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