Pebbles Project

{{Short description|Humanitarian project in South Africa}}

{{about|the South African humanitarian project|projects named Pebbles|pebbles (disambiguation)}}

Pebbles Project is a humanitarian project located in the Stellenbosch area outside Cape Town in the Western Cape Province in South Africa that supports farm workers in wineries.{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Shana |title=Why Some Wineries Are Becoming 'Certified B Corp' — And What That Means |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/13/720665348/why-some-wineries-are-becoming-certified-b-corp-and-what-that-means |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=NPR |date=13 May 2019}} The main scope for Pebbles is to support children with special educational needs as a consequence of alcohol-related dysfunctions for example like Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. The project aims to support children to increase the chance for them to be well adjusted and have a fruitful education by giving them extra support before they enter regular school.{{cite news |last1=Buzzo |first1=Lauren |title=South Africa Shows the World Why Ethics in Winemaking Matter |url=https://www.winemag.com/2020/02/11/south-africa-ethical-winemaking/ |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=Wine Enthusiast |date=11 February 2020}}

The project especially targets children of land workers at the wineries in the Stellenbosch wine district. {{Cite web|date=2020-04-21|title=#WINEFORGOOD: Pebbles Project and local partners continue to change lives in Hemel en Aarde|url=https://news.wine.co.za/news.aspx?NEWSID=36037|access-date=2020-07-06|website=wine.co.za|language=en}} The children are staying daily at so called Crèches where they develop through games and playing in a structured way.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-28|title=Pebbles – an educational cornerstone in the winelands {{!}} Farmer's Weekly|url=https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/empowerment/pebbles-an-educational-cornerstone-in-the-winelands/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628082955/https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-business/empowerment/pebbles-an-educational-cornerstone-in-the-winelands/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-06-28|access-date=2020-07-04}}

Pebbles Project also trains crèches-workers, teachers and parents in the Pebbles target group. The project also establishes new locations, often in cooperation with the wineries, and renovate already existing locations.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-28|title=Pebbles: the alcohol charity changing lives in South Africa - Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10576677/Pebbles-the-alcohol-charity-changing-lives-in-South-Africa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628082719/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10576677/Pebbles-the-alcohol-charity-changing-lives-in-South-Africa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-06-28|access-date=2020-07-04}}