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Funderland, South Africa’s first ever
11-day, non-stop family festival and kid’s expo is set to
explode at Cape Town’s GrandWest in less than 2 weeks. A wonderland
jammed-packed beyond your imagination, the event will include multiple interactive & fantasy zones, e-sports, virtual reality gaming, 3D printing
to a wide range of incredible live stage shows. Plus- our country’s biggest talent
search and competition yet!
With the commitment to entertain and engage the
entire family, Funderland has made another promise, to ensure that as many as
2000 disadvantaged children will have the opportunity to both experience the
fun and participate in the competitions. This is the direct result of the
partnership between Funderland and the Department of Cultural Affairs and
Sports (DCAS) and their MOD Programme.
Funderland,
the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports (DCAS) and the MOD programme
The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
(DCAS) provides children with opportunities for talent and skills development
through its MOD (Mass Participation, Opportunity and Access, Development and
Growth) Programme. Children
are encouraged to regularly attend the MOD programme activities at their school
as an alternative to going home to an (often) empty house after formal school
hours. This is done to offer children safe spaces in which to complete their
homework or to participate in sport or arts and culture. This year, Funderland has partnered with DCAS
to give 30 learners from each of the 181 schools that host the MOD Programme
the opportunity to attend the Funderland event and to possibly enter the talent
competition if they wish. Attendance records from the MOD Centres will be used
to determine the 30 children with the highest attendance record who will be
afforded the opportunity to attend the Funderland event.
“The MOD Programme
offers children alternative options after school hours to keep them away from
social ills. We give them the opportunity to be part of a team at school and to
grow and develop their talent. This is why we want to reward the children who
regularly attend the MOD Programme in their areas, but also to hold them up as
role-models to encourage other children to increase their attendance.” says Tania Colyn,
Head of Communications of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport.
Giving
Back is Getting Back
The partnership could potentially further provide
unprecedented support and growth as a motivator for the current MOD programme.
In addition, the Funderland Foundation has also
made a proposal for schools to achieve commission on their promotion of the event
and their ticket sales. These funds, through a process of due diligence, must
be utilised to uplift the school’s art, cultural or sports requirements, or used
for the costs associated with the attendance of the event for participants,
such as for transport and catering.
Head of Marketing for Funderland, Heidi Croxford,
said “The entire team is incredibly excited about the
partnership between Funderland and the Department of Cultural Affairs and
Sports, through their MOD programme. We are assured that we will achieve the
objectives we have set for close to 2000 disadvantaged learners and that we
will make a meaningful and positive difference in their lives.”
Funderland has committed to providing each of the
2000 disadvantaged learners with free entry into the event, a carnival ride in
addition to assisted and supported entry into South Africa’s biggest talent
search yet, the FunderLand Talent Search and the Mzansi Talent Competition.
For more information please go to http://funderland.co.za/funderland-foundation/
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