Amajingi Community Preschool
Ages 2 – 5
Just after New Year’s Day in 2024, and after enjoying some amazing adventures with Ayoba Nzala’s guide company, Mavumina Safaris, we headed to the Wild Coast of South Africa. There ZJMF had the absolute pleasure of partnering with REACH! South Africa, a Seattle-based, grassroots non-profit that provides shipping container preschools to rural South African children. The ZJMF funded the purchase, resourcing, and installation of a shipping container schoolroom in the village of Amajingi in Transkei in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Our on-the-ground volunteers spent four days adorning the new container school, both inside and out.
More than a classroom
Our US volunteers carried suitcases, bags, and boxes of school supplies donated by friends, family, community members, and supporters like you. It was enough to resource two schools!
Immerse yourself
Mere words can’t convey the depth of joy and hope this day brought to community and volunteers alike. Watch the timelapse build and see the community and JZMF volunteers in action.
Creating joy
Finn Jelinek, Zoe’s brother, and a 2023 BFA graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, created the design for the outside of the container and worked with community members and volunteers to execute the beautiful murals that now adorn the new school.
Expand your REACH
We were so grateful to support REACH! South Africa and their mission to provide container preschools in rural South Africa. Donating to either or (both!) organizations helps more children realize their potential.
A love of learning starts early
Beyond the physical walls of the classroom, impervious to rain and dust and wind, we were thrilled to watch the children be kids—sing, play soccer, pretend to be doctors and parents. Dreams are universal.
