Food Security South Africa Project #17691

Lifeskills 2,743 vulnerable children South Africa

by Keep The Dream196

Project Report | Jul 2, 2024
Winter Camp 2024 Hijinks!

By Louise and the Dream Team | Director

Benjy a young scout who is leading the way!

Phew, camp is finished, yes that’s right, throughout winter we go camping! This camp we cycled through a number of kids and adults over the course of the two weeks.

Firstly we trained 14 adults on being Tutors. Tutor are essential for our training, they act as patrol leaders and assist the adult participants in understanding the content of the different trainings, they ensure the group dynamics are progressing well, and they also implement the activities as directed by the course director.

We then used some of the Tutors on our Skills and Warrant Courses held next for 20 participants. The Warrant Course assists adults to work with the Scouts Program and implement all the activities required for a comprehensive and progressive program for the Scouts.

Then, we had over 150 children come through the camps, activities ranging from hikes, mapping and compass work, overnight and multiple night hikes to various advancement level badges required by the children to progress through the program. It was fun to watch the children cook on open fires without any pots or utensils, only with alfoil.

Then we had 80 children participate in the Spider Tool, which is part of the monitoring and evaluation process we use to understand the impact of the work we do within the families, schools and communities with which we work.

We also invested a number of new Rovers into the program, the Rovers are the 18-30yr olds and they have assisted us in running a majority of the camps. Most had come through the program as cubs and scouts however we had two join the program directly as Rovers which is new for us.

The looks of achievement on children and adults alike was wonderful.

You have been introduced to Benjy before, however I posted a video on our channel with the link below to hear about the impact of KTD196 on his young life. Benjy is not the exception. I hope you enjoy! There are also other testimonies by the kids our channel which you are very welcome to listen to.

Without your support none of this would be possible. Your donations enable us to change lives dramatically. You might think, ahhhh what is a camp, but the impact of the camp has long term ramifications. We are training up good citizens for the future! Our motto is “Building Tomorrow Today” and that is precisely what we are doing. You are a part of that success.

Blessings

Louise

Pioneering Activities, learning how to build!

Camp Fun

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Jun 26, 2024
Adult Training for 2024, changing lives forever!

By Louise and the Dream Team | Director

Our new Tutor Group!

What a busy week or so we have had! Its been so gooooooooooooooooodddddd!

We started on the 14^th of June running a tutor course for 14 adults who want to support our training team as volunteers. This course trains the participants to work with adults and children as tutors, a very skilled role that requires understanding of communication, training skills and group dynamics. Five of the participants are alumni from our Children's Program.

As soon as that course was finished, we then trained, with the help of a few tutors, 20 people on practical skills required to assist the scouts to advance through the program. Then, using more tutors, we implemented a Warrant Course, which is a 4day training course for 20 adults working with scouts. The Warrant Course trains the participants to work more comprehensively with the children and builds on the Introduction to Adult Leadership training they had all done last year.

It was so exciting to see the light globes go on, the training was very well appreciated by all.

Dear Course Directors (Skills and Warrant Course, Westfalia, Tzaneen, 16-20 June 2024) and Keep The Dream 196

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the incredible four days of training that you provided to us. Your dedication, passion and expertise were truly inspiring and we feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from you.

Your knowledge and guidance have not only deepened our understanding of scouting but have also equipped us with valuable skills and tools that we will carry with us throughout our scouting journey. Your enthusiasm and commitment to the movement are truly commendable and have made a lasting impact on all of us who were fortunate enough to be trained by you.

Thank you for your unwavering support, encouragement and leadership. Your mentorship during this training course has been truly invaluable and we are so grateful for the time and effort you invested in helping us grow as scouts and as individuals.

We look forward to applying everything we have learned from you in our future scouting endeavours and we will never forget the important lessons you have taught us.

Thank you once again for your dedication and for being an outstanding national scout team. Your passion and selflessness have not gone unnoticed and we are truly grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from you.

The adventures to experience each and every scouting skill step was more fascinating (from Dombolo to Banquet). We also appreciate the Most High Spirit for God kept us protected until we reached home safely.

Thumbs up to:

The Course Director

Keep the dream 196

With deep appreciation and gratitude 1st Eestergeluk Scouts Group

You provided the funding for the 3 trainings, your support has enabled us to train 20 volunteers who will return to their villages and in turn, create 20 scout troops with approximately 30 children. Your investment in KTD196 means we have been able to invest in these adults and approximately 300 to 600 children (depending on if we trained one person or two people working in the same troop together) will benefit from the trainings through cascade education. (Cascade is a process by which we train the adults and the information is then cascaded down to the children).

You have made this possible. We are reaching more children, changing more lives. This is just from the 14^th we are still at camp training the children now, but more about that next week. Thank you for partnering with us and helping to create a new future for these adults and children. It is only through your partnership with KTD196 that we can achieve these out comes.

Thank you and God bless you

Louise

Teaching Adults in small groups

Cubs assisting with First Aid Training with Adults

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Jun 18, 2024
Ongoing Impact, your support, and KTD196!

By Louise and the Dream Team | Director

Benjy a young Scout! The future looks very bright!

One of the many privileges I have is watching our young cubs mature, become scouts, and then go on to rovering, the 4^th branch of scouts that KTD196 runs. Initially, we didn’t have rovers, but the kids loved KTD196 program so much, they wouldn’t leave, so we had to start rovers. The Rovers assist us in many ways including sustainability regarding the Scouting program overall.

Currently we are at camp. We have already finished a Tutor Training course, a Skills course and tomorrow we finish a Warrant course (the second level of training for adults to run scouts in their communities). We trained 14participants in the Tutor course and during the Skills and Warrant courses 3 rovers put their new skills into action by being tutors on the next courses.

To watch these young people, make purposeful decisions to give back, to contribute to see others grow is immensely satisfying. That enables KTD196 program to become more sustainable and less dependent on the few staff we employ. We will be able to broaden our footprint and influence more children and then families and then communities.

All of this is because of your support. We utilized your support to hire the venue, catering for the participants and provide transport and also print manuals. None of this was provided for except through your support. You are enabling us to move forward.

We have 14 participants who are on the Warrant course, all of whom run Scout Groups of at least 50 children. That is massive. More and more we are establishing ourselves in the Burgersdorp region through Scouts and SHG. We have some SHG parents on the course which is exciting as we endeavour to reignite the volunteer spirit.

In South Africa, volunteering became a job pathway, and people were paid a stipend, but the true heart of volunteering was replaced with a financial transaction. It has taken years for KTD196 to re-establish the value of volunteerism back into the communities. The Cluster Level Association has certainly helped with this matter.

Anyway, I want to share with you Benji's video of his journey so far. He is journeying towards his Springbok Award (the highest Award in scouting in South Africa) after completing his Leaping Wolf Award (the highest Award in Cubs for South Africa) For more information, please go to our website for his full story.

Thank you for your support, you are vital to the future of our communities.

Blessings upon blessings to you

Louise

Benji and the Colour Run 2023

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