We’ve recently taken on a bit of a challenge in order to support an organisation that has touched our hearts. I’ll talk more about our involvement in said challenge at a later stage, but for today I wanted to introduce the LOVE TO BE ME concept and the phenomenal human being behind it.
When I first met Nadia Lubowski, I was blown away by her passion for a cause she simply eats, sleeps and breathes. I didn’t know anything about her background at that stage, but it finally got to the point where I had to ‘google’ her and I discovered the story of her father (Anton Lubowski) and her family’s selfless commitment and contributions to our wonderful country.
Without going into too much detail, Nadia has been pursuing her dream of rolling out the LOVE TO BE ME concept and building schools in underprivileged communities for years. She firmly believes that positive change starts with education and education is impossible without support and nurturing in a stable home environment.
“LOVE TO BE ME is an educational concept that exists inside a dialogue. A dialogue between the child, the interests that the child has, the child’s own learning abilities, style of learning, the teachers, the parents and the community. The concept focuses on the child within a space of love, joy, and learning. The intention is to have an active child that engages and participates in the school environment because he or she loves to learn. All foundations for learning to read, write and count will be laid during this time. Most importantly what will be grounded is a love that the child will have for him or herself and in particular their own ability to learn and discover. It is vitally important that the learner is always considered in this planning and the ultimate outcome is that the learner feels empowered and improves in his or her development. The teacher/facilitator is the core cause of this process and always needs to be present to that.”
We are really excited about being involved with this project and see it as an ongoing commitment to an idea that will continue to grow and expand over the next few years. As part of our involvement, we will be participating in said challenge in November and will aim to raise at least R26,400 in sponsorship from friends, suppliers and clients. This money will directly pay for the education of four individual children for an entire year through the A.L. Educational Trust and the LOVE TO BE ME curriculum. This is broken down as R550 per month for one child’s schooling, meals and materials.
We’re looking forward to making a difference to a community in a hands-on manner and to raising awareness about social responsibility. Let us know what you’re doing for your community, we’d love to hear about it.
