An ECD Centre Born From Love: The Remarkable Story Behind Rising Stars!

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A mother’s love. A son’s courage. A community that refused to look away.

In this week’s Good Things with Brent Lindeque, I sit down with Linna Ndlovu, the founder of Rising Stars ECD Centre, a small but mighty early childhood development centre built from pure heart.

Linna’s story began long before the classrooms and crayons. It began with her son, Bryan, whose battle with Chronic Lung Disease once brought South Africans together during Stage 6 load shedding. His journey inspired the very foundation of Rising Stars, a space where mothers can finish school, return to work and know their babies are deeply cared for.

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Good things come to good South Africans!

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