Youth development programme

Earlier this summer, I visited the Institute for Healing of Memories. On the morning of the my visit, Charl, one of the lead youth workers, picked me up and took me to the center's headquarters, which is just north of Cape Town. IHM's building is located in a nice neighborhood, surrounded by enough nature to make you...

The Institute of Healing Memories is undoubtedly making a positive impact on the lives of youth -- both in the city and in the rural townships. The youth are affirmed via the institute's positive and holistic approach to post-apartheid community (re)building, healing, and development; they participate in art workshops...

Institute for the Healing of Memories Restoring Humanity project 2012 Activities for January – March 2012   Planning Most of January and February was spent recruiting and mobilising new areas to join the project and putting in placethe plans for the rest of the year. After some difficulties we now have a group...

Restoring Humanity Project in the Western Cape The Youth Development Programme in the Western Cape focused on the implementation of the “RestoringHumanity” which brought together young people from three diverse communities (Atlantis, Athlone and Masiphumelele). The project aims is to equip young people with the...

Restoring Humanity Youth Project The engagement and participation of the four communities continues to be good. Fusion the Athlone partner has appointed a new youth leader to assist in bringing the area up to speed with the other communities. The leadership team continues to meet on a regular basis. Memories Newsletter: The...

Restoring Humanity Youth Project The project has settled and membership and participation of the groups in the various areas is constant. Athlone is developing slower than the other areas but growing is constant. Due to the demand in Masiphumelele and Atlantis we have decidede to expand the project in the areas. The...

Progress report for the Youth Development Programme  January- March 2011   1.0. Restoring Humanity Youth Project This exciting new initiative will be rolled out in the Western Cape in 2011.  It aims to equip young people with the capacity and skills to address actions and attitudes that harm or...

Youth Development Programme The youth development programme mission is about building tomorrow today. We have touched many youth who find themselves confronted by a lot of both negative and positive messages, utterances and deeds by their peers and adults in communities and the nation at large. How do we learn from the...

Dates: 10th, 11th, 19th, 29th, 24th and 25th August 2010 Duration of each session: the first 2 sessions were 1 hour each and other sessions were 2 hours each. Venue: Bonny Town Place of Safety Facilitator: 2 facilitators Participants: 17 boys between the ages of 16 -18 years  Summary  The project we...