How do you bounce back from the devastation wrought by a natural disaster? It’s a question coastal communities from KwaZulu-Natal now face in the wake of severe floods early in April that left many parts of the area decimated.
Beyond the homes, infrastructure and natural resources that have been destroyed, so too were many institutions and centres of learning, leaving some of our country’s most vulnerable without access to education. However with the right programmes in place there doesn’t have to be a break in learning when the unexpected occurs.
According to Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla, more than 630 schools were affected by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal. Along with…