ABOUT US
Khula Development Group is a registered
non-profit organisation (NPO) with the mission to promote a positive culture of learning and strengthen the value of education and school attendance.
Khula is active in Paarl (Paarl East) and Stellenbosch (Cloetesville and Klapmuts) in the Western Cape.
In South Africa, 40% of learners drop out of school before reaching Grade 12.
The importance of regular school attendance and education is often not recognized. Due to many different social factors, the manifestation of poverty, and the aftermath of COVID-19, it is easy for children to start a cycle of school absenteeism.

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Parents have very little education
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Social circumstances are desperate
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Absent fathers
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Embarrassment about the lack of basic school necessities
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Substance and physical abuse
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Lagging academically and subsequent embarrassment from a difference in age
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Peer pressure and bullying from classmates
REASONS FOR ABSENTEEISM INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, WE RUN THREE PROGRAMMES:
Child Well-being Service
Child Well-Being Service
This service is supportive to the School2Home and Love2Learn Community Programmes. Referrals meeting a specific threshold of needs and risks are made to this support service.
The goal is to support vulnerable children through preventative interventions and collaboration with the aim to reduce risk of significant harm that impacts their safety, school engagement and well-being.