By Louise | Managing Director
How are you? How is your family? I trust you are all well and looking forward to the season of giving.
In the past you have supported KTD196. I just wanted to thank you and also to remind you that #GivingTuesday is due to start @0001 EST on the 3rd of December 2019.
This #GivingTuesday @GlobalGiving is dividing $500,000 in matching funds among its nonprofit community members. How much we get depends on how much you give! Please help us win big.
One of the many things I am excited about for the start of the new year are the changes that a new year brings. We have a new program called Meerkats for children aged between 5-7yrs that we have piloted in 2019 and would love to role out more thoroughly throughout the province. Early childhood development is so important for academic outcomes which impacts our children's destiny.
Once again I am asking you to assist us in our work to change lives and impact families and communities.
On #GivingTuesday The more money we raise in comparison to our peers on GlobalGiving on the 3rd of December 0001 EST; 0901 Pretoria time and 1900 Adelaide time, Global Giving will match this amount giving $500K in matching funds, so as you donate we get a 50% extra share! Can you help?
Also, if you start a new monthly donation any time from now until December 31st, Global Giving will double your first donation. These are all ways you can maximise your gift to the children of Limpopo Province. You will know your donation will make a difference in the life of many children for life!
I want to share about the causes of crime which are very complex. Most people today accept that poverty, parental neglect, low self-esteem, alcohol and drug abuse are all connected in explaining why people commit crimes. Some people are simply at greater risk of becoming offenders because of the circumstances into which they are born. For example: 40% of sexual offences occur in the home; 33% of assaults happen in the home; single black women experience high levels of abuse and murder by youth aged 15-35yrs of age.
We understand that Criminality is learnt through exposure at home, school and in social environments which should be the sources of safety, nurturing and support, unfortunately this is where criminal behaviour is internalised. 70% of the 20million (or 14Million) South African youth are more likely to be victims and perpetrators of assault, robbery, rape and murder than adults.
50.2% of surveyed children in one research said they had knowingly committed a criminal offence by the time they were 15yrs of age. We are changing these statistics through the work we do.
In 16years, with over 14,000 children who have come through the program Keep The Dream196 has had one child criminally involved with the police and because of his age deemed incompetent to understand the seriousness of his crime.
Keep The Dream196 is impacting youth in such a profound way that even though our kids are living in poverty, struggle with parental neglect (which we also address through workshops with the parents) and exposure to alcohol and drug abuse, our children have such self esteem that they look past these challenges and look forward to their dreams becoming a reality.
This is only possible through your support. Join us. Together we will change families, communities and my dream, the nation of South Africa
Thank you in anticipation of your support
Louise
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