26 September 2022

Over 1,000 children affected by April floods receive play and learning materials

Across the province of KwaZulu-Natal, thousands of families who were affected by the devastating April floods are housed in community halls while recovery efforts continue. Among these families are thousands of children who are vulnerable to learning losses, post-disaster trauma and little stimulation because of the circumstances they find…, More photos to view, children-watching-puppet-show ZAF-1W8A7125, A little girl enjoys a puppet show put on by a fellow resident inside the Nazareth Hall., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira Young-girl ZAF-1W8A7190, A young girl inspects some of the play and learning materials that were distributed at Nazareth Hall., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira parents-and-caregivers ZAF-1W8A7141, Parents and caregivers housed inside the Nazareth Hall in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, received play and learning materials for their children aged 0 – 9 years., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira distributing-boxes-of-play-and-learning ZAF-1W8A7136, UNICEF South Africa Education Officer, Lungile Mdluli, helps distribute boxes of play and learning materials inside the Nazareth Hall in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira puppet-show-for-residents ZAF-1W8A7128, A resident inside the Nazareth Hall, uses some of the toys distributed by Impande after a demonstration to put on a puppet show., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira child-inspecting-toy ZAF-1W8A7173, Residents inside the Nazareth Hall receive their play and learning materials., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira teacher-demonstrating-toys ZAF-1W8A7010, Nosipho Gumede from Impande gives a demonstration to parents and caregivers inside the Nazareth Hall in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira child-and-mother-looking-at-toys ZAF-1W8A7047, A child and her mother play with some toys given to them., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira demonstration-on-using-play-and-learn-materials ZAF-1W8A7074, Nosipho Gumede and Mbali Ndlovu from Impande give a demonstration to parents and caregivers inside the Nazareth Hall in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira handing-over-paly-and-learn-boxes ZAF-1W8A7099, UNICEF South Africa Education Officer Lungile Mdluli hands out the materials., UNICEF South Africa/2022/Matangira children-watching-puppet-show Young-girl parents-and-caregivers distributing-boxes-of-play-and-learning puppet-show-for-residents child-inspecting-toy teacher-demonstrating-toys child-and-mother-looking-at-toys demonstration-on-using-play-and-learn-materials handing-over-paly-and-learn-boxes