Tamar Lifeline Charity...

Improving the lives of children in the communities in which Tamar staff live and work.

Current Project Update

Oak Lodge School is a school for deaf boys and girls between 11 and 19 years of age. The school has around 80 pupils, of all backgrounds and abilities - many of whom find themselves in the UK through extraordinary circumstances and who don't speak English as their first language.

Oak Lodge wants to enable its pupils to become independent and socially competent adults. Its goal is for all students to be able to earn a living, gain job satisfaction, enjoy their leisure time and be eager to continue learning.

During a week long project, Oak Lodge and Tamar worked together to help develop the outside learning and play areas of the school.

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ONGOING PROJECT UPDATE

In 2007 we visited Vuyani Pre-Primary School in the Guguletu township and spent a week with the school, building a new classroom block for the Grade R children. In order to cover the costs of the renovation work we raised £23,000 through donations and charity events.

The relationship continued when the Tamar Cape Town office went back for a week in 2008 to lay paving around the classroom and to fit a fence around the Grade R play area, and this year the team returned for the third year. Tamar constructed bookshelves for all the classrooms, as well as filling them with books for the children. The team also added to the outdoor area by constructing a seesaw and a shaded area to provide some cover for the hot summer months. It was a real delight to work alongside the teachers and pupils again and a great way to build on our relationship.