By Jasmine Whaley | Communications & Research Specialist
This summer has been one of tremendous growth for Boxgirls South Africa (BGSA). We’re excited to announce that our Afterschool Leadership Club has been expanded, we've formed a new partnership with the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation and were named one of the 24 featured projects in the 2016 Advent calendar by the German organization 24guteTaten e.V.
Our girls’ education and protection project in South Africa has reached new and exciting benchmarks. Last year we rolled out our Afterschool Leadership Club, a program that delivers twice-weekly, 90 minute instruction for primary school-aged girls in Khayelitsha, South Africa for 12 weeks. Since then, we’ve expanded the Afterschool Leadership club from operating in 5 schools to covering girls in 20 different Khayelitsha-area schools this fall.
That means that our program will be reaching 600 girls every week.
In their group clusters, girls will learn active listening and public speaking skills, they will build solidarity with other girls while learning about girls’ rights and they will become more aware of local resources and opportunities for them through activities like community mapping and guest speakers. On the weekends we hold Homework clubs that
Our partnership with the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation will allow us to grow the impact of our project and to continue to position Boxgirls South Africa as a leader in the fight to protect girls and women from gender-based violence through sport.
Boxgirls South Africa has been featured across a range of media outlets this summer including numerous radio, television, and print sources in both South Africa and Germany, and around the world.
As we transition into the new academic year Boxgirls South Africa would like to send our sincerest thanks for your continued support. Every week, disadvantaged girls in South Africa are encouraged to dream big and given the tools to make those dreams a reality. We take great pride in our work and we look forward to sharing our successes and stories with you.
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