"THE FREEDOM CHARTER"

EDUCATION SHALL BE FREE, COMPULSORY UNIVERSAL, AND EQUAL FOR ALL CHILDREN

Hope for the Future NPO will be collecting DATA at the following Primary Schools WILLOWS PRIMARY, HEIDEVELD PRIMARY, DAGBREEK PRIMARY, WOODLANDS PRIMARY, ST THERESA PRIMARY,  WELCOME PRIMARY AND VANGUARD PRIMARY,  IN BEING THE VOICE FOR CHILDREN WHO SUFFERS FROM LEARNING DISABILITIES. 

WE WILL BE KEEPING THE WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR FAILING THESE CHILDREN.

The system is not equiped nor structured to meet the needs of these learners. The WECD HAVE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE QUALITY AND EQUAL EDUCATION TO EACH CHILD WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY INSTEAD THEY HAVE CREATED A SYSTEM WHEREBY THERE IS NO PROSPECT OF SUCCESS FOR THESE CHILDREN.

FOR FAR TO LONG HAVE THEY BEEN OVERLOOKED, MARGINALISED, OUTCASTS AND VICTIMISED BECAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITIES AND WE WANT TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE.

THERE IS NO RECOURSE AS IT STANDS NOW AND IT'S HIGH TIME HEADS MUST ROLL AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY IS THERE SO VERY LITTLE SCHOOLS OF SKILLS TO ACCOMMODATE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN NOT BELONGING IN THE MAIN STREAM.

WHY DO THE SYSTEM ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN IN THE MAIN STREAM AND IF THEY NOT ACCEPTED AT THE VERY FEW  SCHOOLS OFFERED TO THEM DUE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF APPLICATIONS THEY WILL HAVE TO REMAIN IN THE MAIN STREAM. 

THERE IS SIMPLY NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE ENSURING THEY DON'T REMAIN IN MAIN STREAM BUT UTILISING THEIR SKILLS IN A MANNER THAT IS FITTING TO THEIR NEEDS, HOWEVER THEY REMAIN AND REPEATING GRADES TWICE AND ARE THEN PASSED OVER TO THE NEXT GRADE. .. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

I AM ANGRY THAT FOR DECADES IT'S GONE UNNOTICED TO EVERYONE BUT NOT ME.

I VANESSA NELSON HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT AND WILL BE THE VOICE FOR ALL LEARNERS SUFFERING WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THE PARENTS TOO. CHILDREN BECOME DROP OUTS AND GIVE UP BECAUSE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN PLACE IS NOT FITTING FOR THEM AND NEED TO BE ADJUSTED TO ENSURE THEY ARE CAPTURED EARLY ENOUGH BEFORE THEY FALL THOUGH THE CRACKS IN PROVIDING QUALITY EQUAL EDUCATION AND PLACED AT SCHOOLS WHERE THEY BELONG.

I AM URGING ALL PARENTS TO COME FORWARD AND SIGN THIS PETITION IN KEEPING THE WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ACCOUNT FOR FAILING ALL OF THESE LEARNERS.

WE DEMAN ANSWERS

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE PLANS FOR ALL OF THE LEARNERS WHO WEREN'T PLACED LAST YEAR.

WE WANT ENSURE BRIGHTER FUTURE'S FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN SUFFERING OF LEARNING DISABILITIES AND WE WANT TO TELL THEM KEEP ON DREAMING AND NEVER GIVE UP HOPE..

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE IS CALLING ON ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND INFLUENTIAL AND QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO COME JOIN THIS FIGHT WE NEED LAWYERS, ADVOCATES, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIS, AUXILIARY SOCIAL WORKERS IN FACT ANYONE AND EVERYONE CAN BE PART OF THIS PROCESS AND TO OFFER THERE SERVICES IN SAVING THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN AND ENSURING THEY TO BECOME BETTER VERSIONS OF WHAT CURRENTLY THEY BEEN OFFERING AND BELIEVING.

LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER WE CAN

"EDUCATE, ERADICATE ELIMINATE"

Your financial support will be highly appreciated.

Bank: FNB

ACCOUNT NO: 62860728058

Name: Hope for the Future 

Office: 1st Floor Heideveld Centre Ascension Road Heideveld or

Head office: 167 Katberg Road HEIDEVELD

Contact: 021 023 2870

Cell: 076 073 6777