Station Hill Development Trust & SHY

Station Hill is a small marginalized township in Port Alfred. Rotary Club Port Alfred in cooperation with the Community Development Department of Stenden South Africa has established the Rotary Station Hill Community Corp and focus on humanitarian assistance to meet the needs in areas such as education, health, hunger and infrastructure in Station Hill. A Rotary Station Hill Community Corp will undertake actions to improve the quality of life and thus improve the chances of totally eliminating extreme poverty.

The Rotary Station Hill Community Corp was established and consists of a group of volunteers from Station Hill. Under the guidance of Rotary Club Port Alfred and students of the Community Development Department of Stenden South Africa the volunteers can use their own skills and knowledge to improve the quality of life in their community.

Students are also involved in youth development programmes and the teacher training students are working in the primary school in Station Hill. The students teach and are constantly assisting staff in the improvement, development and implementation of appropriate teaching programs. The students are challenged to develop a contextual understanding of all the issues and circumstances related to the school and can thereafter base his/her research on the problems identified.