{"id":45097,"date":"2024-07-24T06:30:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/elru-marks-mandela-day-supporting-families-and-children-in-under-resourced-communities-20240723-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T01:09:11","slug":"elru-marks-mandela-day-supporting-families-and-children-in-under-resourced-communities-20240723-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/elru-marks-mandela-day-supporting-families-and-children-in-under-resourced-communities-20240723-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ELRU marks Mandela Day: Supporting families and children in under-resourced communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU) celebrated Mandela Day by organising events and activities to support local families and children. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Volunteers and staff provided essential services, educational resources, and joyful experiences. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ELRU, with 43 years of experience, focuses on early childhood development.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spirit of Nelson Mandela\u2019s legacy, the Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU) marked Mandela Day with a series of community-centered initiatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-profit organisation dedicated the day to giving back, organising events and activities aimed at supporting local families and children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers and staff members came together on Mandela Day last week to provide essential services, educational resources, and joyful experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_85106b5c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/5994\/b26f753236394468924a830729bf3654.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a367e8bdd2d64ea68c7f900150af3dba.jpg\" title=\"The volunteers in action packing books on Mandela Day.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The volunteers in action packing books on Mandela Day.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ELRU has 43 years experience in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector. Established in 1978, they support the cognitive development and executive functioning skills of vulnerable young children ages 0\u20136 by building the capacity of the adults around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shannon O\u2019Shea, Centre Support Programme and Training Manager at ELRU, said they work in under-resourced and impoverished communities \u201cand really just doing what we can in terms of the broader organisation to make sure that we are providing the skills and sometimes the direct means for access to education,\u201d O\u2019Shea said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-programmes\">Programmes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the programmes they focus on is the Centre Support Programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis programme supports ECD centres, principals and practitioners to be able to run a centre well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Caregiver Learning Through Play programme is part of a consortium of social service providers \u201cand we are one of four, but we\u2019re the only one operational in the Western Cape\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Western Cape, ELRU covers the West Coast region \u2013 Atlantis, Melkbosstrand, Malmesbury and Saldana Bay. They also cover other areas which includes Dunoon, Khayelitsha, Langa, Nyanga, Athlone, Hanover Park and Belhar, to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the field workers and volunteers, Jeni-lee Richards, said the Lego programme they provide to adults and children in the Atlantis, Dunoon, Mamre and Pella areas have proven to uplift the communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_709392dc\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/6000\/916c5e52bc404e148001e0ac9f418680.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2865ebe7407e4ec1980d43e02c2d82f2.jpg\" title=\"Some of the items which were donated to various communities on Mandela Day. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Some of the items which were donated to various communities on Mandela Day. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The director and CEO of ELRU, Tracy Fortune, told the newspaper that one of the challenges they face is funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She adds that besides the funding chasing, resources in the communities are a huge challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFood is the hardest. 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And they\u2019re not getting sufficient nutrition at home,\u201d Fortune says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ELRU has also partnered with KFM and the Tracy Lang Cares Drive on Mandela Day and warmed up the communities of Cape Town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For more information about ELRu and their programmes, visit <\/strong><a title=\"www.elru.co.za\" xml_lang=\"en-uk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elru.co.za\/elru.co.za\/index.html#about\"><strong>https:\/\/www.elru.co.za\/elru.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Early Learning Resource Unit (ELRU) celebrated Mandela Day by organising events and activities to support local families and 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