HOW IT ALL STARTED

Sisipo Dlakavu was born in Westlake, a Cape Town township, where she currently lives with her mother and grandparents. Her single mother has struggled to secure long term employment. As a result of her situation, Sisipo’s grandmother, Nosimo (a domestic worker) is her legal guardian.

Sisipo was sponsored by Nosimo’s employers to attend a quality English-medium pre-school, providing her with a good foundation.

But moving to primary school, she soon became lost in the system without the home support enjoyed by the other children.

CATCHING KIDS UP

Tamsin Irish launched Full House in 2014, and hearing about Sisipo (aged 9 at the time), knew that she was a perfect candidate. Sisipo completed three years at Full House, thriving both emotionally and academically. She was over the moon at returning to mainstream schooling in 2017 and began her high school career at Wynberg Girls High in 2019. Inspired by Sisipo’s story, Tamsin began to realise the potential of what she had started. And so the journey began in 2016 for Anothando (3) and Amyoli (4) from Khayelitsha Township. Amyoli, along with three others, started at Full House in Jan 2018.