South Africa

FACET partners with the Pebbles Project

The FACET Foundation is excited to announce its partnership with the Pebbles Project to build a Graff Leadership Centre in the South African Winelands.

About the Pebbles Project

The Pebbles Project was established in 2004 to offer support to children with special educational needs, particularly those whose lives are affected by alcohol in some way, in the Western Cape of South Africa.

The Pebbles Project purpose is to enrich the lives of children from disadvantaged backgrounds with special educational needs, especially those affected by alcohol, through providing support and training to local wine farm and township crèches and establishing after-school provision for older children living in the Winelands.

The Pebbles Project believes that if a child, particularly one with special needs of any kind, is supported and given the necessary education at an early age, their future is so much brighter.

Why South Africa

South Africa has one of the highest incidences of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome globally, with the greatest prevalence reported in the Western Cape.  Although FAS is the most common preventable form of intellectual disability in the world, by ensuring that women refrain from drinking alcohol during their pregnancy, it continues to be a serious public health problem in the Western Cape.