February 14, 2025 Thankful Thursdays!
Happy Birthday! ASAP was conceived by Marlese and Malan Nel, and Nancy Schongalla. At a party last weekend, they made wishes for ASAP's next 5 years, and for Malan's 80-something birthday!
ASAP Overview Winter 2025
Adopt a South African Preschool (ASAP) funds Educational Toy Library Training Centers, so that vulnerable children gain the foundation for school success.
December 19th, 2024 - Thankful Thursdays!
Participating in a tour of 2 toy libraries and 4 preschools were the new South Africa ASAP board, University of Pretoria professors and graduate students, and preschool coaches from our nonprofit partner PEN.
December 5, 2024 - Thankful Thursdays!
In this season of gratitude and thanksgiving, ASAP extends heartfelt appreciation to each and every one of you. Your contributions, whether through writing a check or clicking thedonate button, undergo a remarkable journey through six sets of hands before transforming into educational toys.
Thankful Thursday Newsletter, June 2024
Adopt a South African Preschool (ASAP) funds Educational Toy Library Training Centers, so that vulnerable children gain the foundation for school success.
Thankful Thursdays: Driving Change in 2024
Our journey to alleviate poverty takes more than just dedication and resources; it takes a village, and you are a crucial part of that.
Thankful Thursdays: Empowerment for a Brighter Future
In this last Thankful Thursday email of 2023, I want to share a little of what I am learning about South Africa’s strengths, challenges, and the hope of renewal.
Thankful Thursdays: The Magic of Toys
Toys, games, puzzles, blocks... these simple joys of childhood are now in the eager hands of 9,000 disadvantaged South African children, thanks to your generous support.
Thankful Thursdays Is Back for December!
Thankful Thursdays is back! Each Thursday in December I will share photos from 3 productive enlivening weeks in South Africa.
Thankful Thursdays - 70th Birthday CAR Campaign
Last May 18th I celebrated my most memorable birthday ever with Marlese Nel, our ASAP coordinator in South Africa. For three days, we visited ASAP’s educational toy libraries and 6 of the 130 preschools we support.
Thankful Thursday Birthday- Valentines Day Newsletter
We hope 2023 is off to a great start and that Valentine’s Day brings much gratitude for your loved ones wherever they are in this world, or beyond.
Thankful Thursdays - Preschool Graduations
Preschool graduations in December are big in South Africa, perhaps especially in low-income communities where many parents cannot read themselves. It is a proud and festive time for graduates, their parents, and teachers.
Thankful Thursdays - PEN’s ECD Coaches Make It All Work!
Today’s December 15th newsletter focuses on the coaches of our partner nonprofit PEN whose goal is “to see a South Africa where every child is able to thrive through access to quality early childhood development.”
Thankful Thursdays - Preschool Sets the Stage for Success
As you know, the focus of ASAP is the children, (as you see in this newsletter.) Many have never played with educational toys, or ANY toys, until now.
ASAP’s First Newsletter and Our End of Year Campaign
This first newsletter focuses on the preschool owners who are no longer just babysitting, but loving being now able to access resources and the training to actually teach the children in their care. Next newsletters will focus on the children and on the coaches. We hope you will join our end of the year campaign to raise funds to expand our network of coaches and educational resources to reach its capacity of 180 preschools (we are at 121 now).