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BCF commissioned to train 93 principals of under-performing schools.

The Free State Department of Education has requested BCF to approach the Lottery to gain funding to turn their worst performing 93 schools to empower their principals to reinvent them to become centres of excellence.

During the 2016 examinations the Free State Department of Education was the province with the best results in South Africa. BCF played a role in this success as we had trained principals and teachers from 277 schools in the Free State.

We submitted the relevant application forms to the Lottery and expect a decision within three months.

93% of learners at the schools BCF trained passed matric with 78% of them gaining a Bachelors (university entrance pass ) or a Diploma (technical university pass).

We do not have time to turn schools around one at a time
We do not have time to turn schools around one at a time 150 150 The Billion Child Foundation

23 February 2018 Several million schools around the globe are failing schools. Millions of teenagers cannot read a book, fill in an application form or do basic arithmetic. Most of…

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Our business model
Our business model 150 150 The Billion Child Foundation

28th January 2018 BCF has no employees or office accommodation. All our directors and facilitators work from home and are only paid for the work they do. It is not…

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Impact of the BCF Centre of Excellence Programme on Matriculation results
Impact of the BCF Centre of Excellence Programme on Matriculation results 150 150 The Billion Child Foundation

26th January 2018 Within 18 months of principals of 121 schools attending the BCF Schools Centre of Excellence Programme, the majority of schools were well on their way to becoming…

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97% of learners gained a matriculation pass at 50 of the 121 schools BCF trained
97% of learners gained a matriculation pass at 50 of the 121 schools BCF trained 150 150 The Billion Child Foundation

10 January 2018 During the 2017 South African matriculation examinations over 97% of learners gained a matriculation pass at 50 of the 121 high schools whose principals attended the BCF…

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How do you change an Elephant into a Dassie?
How do you change an Elephant into a Dassie? 150 150 The Billion Child Foundation

This is not an elephant joke!! The rock hyrax, known in Africa as a Dassie, despite weighing only 4kg, is the closest living relative to an elephant. Most would agree…

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Give a Child a Chance this #GivingTuesday
Give a Child a Chance this #GivingTuesday 482 320 The Billion Child Foundation

You are probably able to read this because you are an educated person who attended a good school. But in 2018 millions of young men and women with great dreams…

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BCF Win-Win Parenting Programme accredited and registered by SACE
BCF Win-Win Parenting Programme accredited and registered by SACE 957 534 The Billion Child Foundation

Thursday 9 November 2017 Today is a great day for the Billion Child Foundation. The South African Council for Educators (SACE) advised us today that they have accredited and registered…

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BCF experiences a massive loss
BCF experiences a massive loss 528 297 The Billion Child Foundation

The entire BCF family is immensely saddened by the sudden death of one of our first facilitators, Mpone Sifumba.

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Nine suggestions for schools and communities to join hands
Nine suggestions for schools and communities to join hands 150 150 The Billion Child Foundation

25th October 2017 Ask businesses to provide summer employment for teachers— perhaps only 3-4 weeks — but an experience that provides first-hand experience about what the working environment outside the…

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Meeting with leadership of Ekurhuleni South District
Meeting with leadership of Ekurhuleni South District 541 357 The Billion Child Foundation

Mr Jerry Bhagaloo, District Director of the Ekurhuleni South District (centre) with Audrey Hutton, Partnerships Manager, Zanele Tlhakanelo, Circuit Manager and Alan J Whitaker, CEO and Mara de Villiers, trustee of…

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