The Crags

Distance to Plettenberg Bay: 25km Number of students: 650
Grades: R – 9
Typical characteristics:
Many BIA-kids
Many Xhosa-kids
Number of teachers: 18
Number of  BIA-kids: 141
BIA-staff in the school: 4 mentors
Important BIA contributions:
2 brick classrooms
2 assistant teachers
Volunteers painted playground
Educational games

Kurland Village is a township in the Crags, located twenty five kilometres from Plettenberg Bay, where many of its residents live in impoverished conditions, some in wooden shacks with no water or electricity. Unemployment is rife and HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, epilepsy, and high blood pressure are major health concerns. Our volunteers are always active at this school- assisting teachers, providing administrative support, computer classes, life orientation, and many other skills. At the moment, BIA employs four mentors at this school.