South Africa: Raising South Africa - Informal Crèches Are Desperate for Aid

13 January 2017

Despite lots of formal rules and lip-service, the state provides little help

Eadith and Earnest Segelberg have worked for eight years to create a safe haven and place of learning for the children of the Bushkoppies informal settlement, south of Johannesburg. The husband and wife team run Happy Feet Day Care out of a shack behind their home, where they care for up to 60 children at a time. The children, ranging from nine months to six years of age, are fed, entertained and taught to read and write. The Segelbergs do all this without electricity, with little formal training, and without recognition or help from the government.

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