A library in Delft Cape Town has implemented a programme to reward young people for learning and reading.
A library in Delft, Cape Town is on a mission to get young people off the streets and away from a life of crime by implementing a games section that incorporates rewards for reading and learning.He told News24 it broke his heart to see young people asking passersby for money and sitting on street corners.
"We cannot allow our children to be idolising crime and gangsterism; that is not something they should be subjected to," Lewis said. The drive to succeed: Cape Town man drove taxis to fulfil his dream of becoming a doctorBut they quickly spread the word and today, more than 60 young people go to the library daily.At first they would come and immediately go to the games section. But we've stopped that. They must learn that nothing comes for free.
The initiative started with one television and one PlayStation set which were on the premises already.
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