How it all started
Skills development courses were conducted just outside Fisantékraal on Standler Farm between 2000 and 2005 by Learn to Earn (LtE). LtE was established in 1989 as the Baptist Training Centre. It was renamed Learn to Earn in 1995 under the directorship of Roché van Wyk. Since inception, over 8000 people have been trained through LtE. LtE has its head office in Khayelitsha, a township 30 kilometers from Cape Town. It also has a branch in Hermanus. The training at Fisantékraal, their third branch, were suspended in 2005 until premises inside Fisantékraal could be obtained. LtE applied for a property from City of Cape Town and after many years, transfer is imminent. Read more about Learn to Earn on www.learntoearn.org.za.
In May 2007, Roché van Wyk (LtE Director) met with a group of people from Durbanville who expressed an interest in LtE and sought ways of being involved in our work in Fisantékraal. Following these discussions it was agreed that LtE Durbanville be made an Association member called the Fisantékraal Centre for Development (FCD). The FCD will operate on LtE’s land in Fisantékraal on which they hope to begin construction as soon as enough funds are raised.
The people involved in FCD have united from various local churches in the community, such as NG Kerk – Bergsig, NG Kerk - Sonstraal, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church and the Durbanville Community Church. Mr. Neville Goodwin, past chairman and member of the LtE Training Board for the past ten years, has been elected as chairperson of the FCD Board.
With greater ownership and a support base from the Durbanville community, we hope this project will be fully functional soon. Please join us!
