The Northern Areas People’s Development Initiative’s (Napdi) Alumni Network Foundation’s Adopt-a-Pupil project gained momentum at the organisation’s International Teachers Day celebratory event at the weekend.
“Admirable.” That is how Northern Areas People’s Development Initiative (Napdi) patron Sophia Williams-De Bruyn has described the work of the community organisation formed in 2009.
In an effort to ensure the youth in the northern areas do not wonder off their academic journey, the Northern Areas People’s Development Initiative’s (Napdi) alumni network is looking to hold the hands of promising pupils as they venture into high school.
With every pencil shaving, stroke of a brush and splatter of paint, young and aspiring artists in Gqeberha’s northern areas are slowly bringing art back to St Thomas High School.