[vc_row background_image=”18135″ height=”fullheight” vertical_alignment=”middle”][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][heading header_size=”bigger” extra_classes=”hero-text”]ONE WEEK ON THE MELLON EDUCATE ‘BUILDING BLITZ’ WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE[/heading][vc_btn title=”Volunteer in 2023″ style=”flat” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmelloneducate.com%2Fvolunteer%2Fbuilding-blitz%2F” el_class=”red-button”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner extra_classes=”hero-boxes”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”38409″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”38410″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”38411″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row class=”cta-below-banner” id=”donate” overlay_colour=”#fec840″ overlay_opacity=”1″ vertical_alignment=”middle”][vc_column align=”center” width=”3/4″][heading text_color=”text-light” header_type=”h2″ header_align=”default” margin_bottom=”10″ scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.1″]Find out more about the Mellon Educate Building Blitz…[/heading][/vc_column][vc_column align=”center” width=”1/4″][button type=”primary” size=”lg” label=”Learn More” link=”/about/” icon_position=”right” text_color=”text-light” margin_top=”60″ margin_bottom=”60″ scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row id=”about” overlay_colour=”#ffffff”][vc_column width=”1/1″][heading header_size=”bigger” header_align=”center” margin_top=”50″ margin_bottom=”0″ scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.1″]About Mellon Educate[/heading][bordered_divider divider_height=”3″ divider_width=”60″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″ scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.2″][lead margin_top=”0″ scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.3″]Founded in 2002, Mellon Educate has transformed the lives of thousands of people in South African Townships in the last 20 years.
Our mission is to bring literacy to 100 000’s of children across Africa while at the same time providing employment to school leavers in the community.[/lead][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row class=”small-screen-center” overlay_colour=”#ffffff” vertical_alignment=”middle”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”3859″ link_type=”no-link” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″ scroll_animation=”fadeInUp” extra_classes=”hide-sm”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.1″]Every year, Mellon Educate organises their now renowned “building blitz” trip to Africa for volunteers from all over the world to travel and lend a helping hand building better school infrastructure in poor African communities.

Since 2013, Mellon Educate has set about improving access to better standards of education in South African townships. In 2018, the charity launched its The Mellon Educate Literacy Programme which is the key focus of the charity going forward. Its purpose is to address the appallingly high numbers of children who are unable to read for meaning, thereby vastly increasing the numbers remaining in education, while also providing opportunities for unemployed young people to become community based literacy tutors and gain a qualification.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.1″]The charity has built/renovated 36 schools over the last 10 years and to date provides improved education for 50 000 children. We aim to offer The Mellon Educate literacy programme in literacy hubs to 100 000’s of primary school children across Southern Africa over the next 10 years.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/12″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″][divider][heading header_type=”h2″ header_size=”big” header_align=”center”]Mellon Educate Literacy Programme[/heading][bordered_divider divider_height=”3″ divider_width=”60″ margin_top=”10″ margin_bottom=”10″ scroll_animation=”fadeIn” scroll_animation_delay=”0.2″][vc_column_text]

The Mellon Literacy programme offers support to children struggling with the basics of literacy and language in the foundation phase of their education. One-on-one tutoring takes place in the rich environment of the Literacy Hub, built and resourced by Mellon Educate, as well as in community based libraries.

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One week of the Mellon Educate ‘Building Blitz’ will change your life.
More importantly, it will change the lives of thousands of impoverished children who desperately need your help.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Volunteer in 2023″ style=”flat” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:%2Fvolunteer%2Fbuilding-blitz%2F”][divider][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”36348″ link_type=”no-link”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”36724″ link_type=”no-link”][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”36606″ link_type=”no-link”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][divider][testimonials layout=”no-image”][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column align=”center” width=”1/1″][divider xs_height=”29″ sm_height=”28″ md_height=”40″ lg_height=”40″][divider xs_height=”29″ sm_height=”28″ md_height=”40″ lg_height=”40″][vc_column_text]

MELLON EDUCATE 2022 BUILDING BLITZ

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On this historic 20th anniversary of our charity’s Building Blitz week, we are returned to Cape Town’s township Khayelitsha and undertook much needed work at Yomelela Primary School and Injongo Primary School, jointly attended by 2,310 children.

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