This year we are partnering with Tembaletu and Aids Foundation of SA in the Community Works Programme. We are training 175 local women from Impendle, Ubhuhlebezwe and Ingwe Municipalities to visit families in their villages to share information about child development with carers and to play with and read to children 0-5 years of age. Training started in February, and will continue throughout the year. The home visitors are all functionally literate women who learn about children’s rights, the importance of play, creating safe environments for children to learn in, providing a nutritious diet, etc., all with a focus on supporting young children to learn and build early literacy skills. The DG Murray Trust is funding this training programme.