The moment that changed everything for teacher Shanna Dindial came when three young men from her Fyzabad community — boys who had once called her “Aunty” — were arrested for murder.

For Dindial, it was a stark reminder of what can happen when children grow up without the educational support, guidance and positive influences they need. Seeing many students struggling to keep up at school while their families could not afford extra lessons, she resolved to do something that could change their path.

What began as offering lessons in an old shed in 2022, has grown into Shanna’s El Roi Community Homework Centre on John Jules Trace in Fyzabad.