{"id":2828,"date":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miles4education.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T08:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T08:17:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/miles4education.org\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We are aware of our privilege to have full access to education, to be able to study and to be able to do the job we choose when we grow up. However, 75% of children in poor neighbourhoods in South Africa do not have access to education. They feel the consequences of apartheid and are affected by extreme poverty. On the ground, among many other problems, there is a lack of a proper educational infrastructure. There is hardly any state support, not enough accredited educators and many neglected kindergartens. It is therefore not surprising that children are already “left behind” in primary school, never learning to read, write or calculate. This often leads to a lack of prospects, social isolation, crime and drug abuse, as well as teenage pregnancies and diseases.<\/p>

With the Miles4Education project, we have the mission to make people aware of the problem of early childhood education in South Africa through sport and to generate donations. Everyone can support us – as a sponsor or as an athlete. Through your financial contribution or the kilometres you cover, we would like to reach our fundraising goal of 100,000\u20ac. This will enable us to build an after-school care centre and a sports centre and support the children in Grabouw on their way to further education.<\/p>