After-school programmes at our community centres
Homework help every day, plus reading, maths, coding and sewing, in Ponte City.
Learning at the centre
A place where kids work out what they can do
We want kids to try as much as they can and find out what they are good at: maths, sewing, coding, music or sport.
The Foundation pays for it, with help from our tours and donors. Volunteers lead many of the classes. Got a skill? Share it as a volunteer.
Programmes
What you will find at the centre
Homework clinic
After-school help with homework, every day, from our staff and volunteers.
Reading and writing
Reading time in our library corner, and story time with a volunteer.
Urban gardening
Kids grow seedlings in our rooftop garden.
Coding and computers
We finished our computer centre in 2025, with support from our partners.
Maths and science
Our kids took part in a Maths Olympiad in April 2025 and a Spelling Bee in May 2025.
Sewing and Inner-City Stitch
Our Skills Development Centre runs sewing programmes for 30+ families. Inner-City Stitch is our in-house sewing clinic for local youth.
Volunteer-led
Classes run with help from volunteers
Programmes in 2025 included piano lessons, knitting, coding and IT, pantsula dance, sewing, arts and crafts, story time, soccer, netball, urban gardening and a spelling bee. Volunteers helped with many of them.
A volunteer from St John’s College also arranged transport for our teenagers to Saturday maths and science classes, and brought 20 learners to help with homework every Wednesday.
Outside class there are clubs, outings and events too.
2025 in numbers
Learning by the numbers
Source: Dlala Nje 2025 annual report.