SOUTH AFRICA
LVEP and Caring replace Corporal Punishment in Rural Schools

More than 100 rural schools in the state of Natal have been making use of LVEP for character education and as a disciplinary measure since corporal punishment was abolished, Lalitha informed e-News in 2004. A high rate of unemployment in rural areas and poverty means that some children come to school with no provisions or with torn uniforms. Since following LVEP, learners have adopted the values of sharing and caring. They make shining star cards for the sick and orphaned. Some have formed groups caring for HIV/AIDS orphans. In many schools, youth clubs have been formed to pursue crafts involving ceramics, beadwork and artwork and they combine these with practising entrepreneurial skills to help make ends meet and provide for others.

Living Values Education Program,
www.livingvalues.net