Kids (and Chad’s volunteers) in the Sifunda Kunye computer lab at Good Shepherd primary school, Grahamstown

Issy Davies writes: South Africa isn’t everything you’d imagine it to be. It is home to epic landscapes, diverse culture, and absurd experiences but although there is a tangible racial divide, I haven’t been hearing gun shots in the night or been mugged yet, despite what my friends and family had predicted. In fact, walking the streets of Grahamstown is a tumble of colour and greetings. The Good Shepherd school where we worked in the first week is well equipped with a computer lab and although these kids live hard lives in the township I found myself completely eclipsed by their long division skills which completely put me to shame. The uber relaxed atmosphere of this primary school didn’t prepare us for the tense first day we had at Ntsika and Nombulelo secondary schools in the township…

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