Ways to build with us · Gather
One table can change a child's start.
Bring the people around you together, show them the four-minute film, and let them meet the women transforming early childhood. Most of our supporters first heard about this work from someone they trust.
Why gather
Every centre that has changed began with a conversation: a facilitator's visit, a principal who said yes, a woman who gathered twenty-one others.
In 2021 Fagma Swart did exactly that in Klapmuts. Nineteen of the women she gathered signed up for CoRE.
Choose the gathering that fits
Three ways to bring people together.
At home
A table
A dinner or a long lunch with friends. Watch the film together, then talk about the first six years and the adults who shape them.
At work
A conversation
A lunchtime session for colleagues, a board or a giving circle.
In your community
A screening
A school hall, a place of worship, a club: show the film and invite each guest to choose one way to take part.
How it works
From an idea to a room full of people.
Tell us your idea
Who you want to invite, where, and roughly when.
We help you prepare
The film, the story of the work and the latest evidence, so you can speak about it with confidence.
Gather
Host it your way. Where it can be arranged, someone from the team joins in person or by video.
Invite a next step
Some guests will give, some will open a door, some will gather others. Every one of those matters.
What one gathering makes possible
Every guest can carry the work further.
Questions
Good to know.
Do I need to know a lot about early childhood?
No. The film and a short briefing from us are enough to start a good conversation.
Do I have to ask people for money?
No. Invite guests to choose one way to take part, whether that is giving, opening a door or gathering others.
Can the team join?
Where it can be arranged, someone from the team joins in person or by video. Tell us your date early.
Plan a gathering
Tell us who you would like to bring together.
Write to the Foundation with your idea. We will reply to help you plan it.