{"id":1090,"date":"2024-01-09T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:41:26","slug":"why-learning-close-to-home-works-for-township-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/why-learning-close-to-home-works-for-township-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Learning Close to Home Works for Township Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1090\" class=\"elementor elementor-1090\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearning close to home saves money and time. Our learners walk to the hub instead of paying for a taxi into town, and they study in a place where people speak their language.\n\nIt also builds community. Learners help each other, share phones and cheer when someone passes.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Education is the great engine of personal development.\n\n<cite>Nelson Mandela<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nAyanda Qwabe started her catering coaching in a Khayelitsha garage with six learners. Today she teaches at Ekasi Learn Hub, and many of her learners now sell food from home.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African male tutor holding a smartphone and an open notebook, standing at the right of a plain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Study desk at a Khayelitsha learning hub with a smartphone showing a video lesson, earphones, spiral notebooks, pens, st\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/elearning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ekasi-learn-hub-study-desk-at-a-khayelitsha-learning-hub-with-a-sm-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why local matters<\/h4>\n\n<p>When a course is taught by someone from your own area, the examples make sense. Prices, customers and challenges look familiar, so it is easier to start using what you learn straight away.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning that leads to work<\/h4>\n\n<p>Our short courses are built around real jobs in Cape Town, from office work to catering and web design. Many learners get their first paid job or first customer within months of finishing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning close to home saves money and time. Our learners walk to the hub instead of paying for a taxi into town, and they study in a place where people speak their language. It also builds community. Learners help each other, share phones and cheer when someone passes. 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