Food Security South Africa Project #17691

Lifeskills 2,743 vulnerable children South Africa

by Keep The Dream196

Project Report | Jun 29, 2023
I Ho, I HO, its off to Camp we GO!!!

By Louise and the KTD196 Dream Team | Director

Team Building - they built this structure

Thank you so much for your gift to the children of Limpopo, you are so precious to us.

Firstly I just want to say thank you so much for your support personally over the last two months, as I shared I have been in hospital, and I'm recovering well from a major operation. It has blessed my heart to have people from our GlobalGiving community, donors such as yourself, contact me and ask me how I'm doing. This really is a community of supporters, it's not just about the work we do, it's a reflection of who we are as people and so I just want to say thank you for caring about me as well.

I have tried to keep up with sending thank you emails but these have been delayed so I do apologise for that, now that I'm back at work part time hopefully this process will become quicker. I also preset 8 reports to be sent out over the last two months, but now I'm at a point where I can create the reports and send them out again, except for this one which is a day or so late, my apologies regarding the delay.

One of the reasons this report is late is because we have been at camp for the last six days, we took 19 participants, 19 scouters to camp, to train them on the third level of adult leadership. It was the first time in Limpopo that we had run what we call a Woodbadge course and it was a great success which is so exciting. From the 19 adults we had our partners from JVC, Seeds of Light and Bush babies attend as well as 5 of our staff plus 4 others who are ex beneficiaries who have returned to assist and help with overall sustainability of the program.

This training enables the adults to assist the children to reach the highest level of scouting, the SPRINGBOK award. The participants had to learn the scouting skills to train the children, particularly in pioneering but also how to council children in need, keeping children safe from harm, how to develop leaders of excellence, all very exciting information and practical skills which you sponsored. Each adult will return to their troop of between 20-60children and implement these skills. You made this possible. You supported this training.

Thank you

Louise

My name is Dudu, I am from JVC, I loved the training course. Now we can take our children to the next level. Now I have the skills and so do my team, to care for the children but also to help them reach the top award. We work in a very rural area called Mpego, there is not much support but KTD196 comes every month to ensure we are doing right by the children, that we have the skills to assist them, and to help us problem solve any issues we have.

We are very grateful for their support.

Thank you Louise and your team.

The concept structure

Building the structure

Training time

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Jun 21, 2023
My name is Nataly, I love to help people!

By Louise and the KTD196 Dream Team | Director

Nataly the successful entrepreneur!

Thank you for helping us to make such a difference in the lives of the people we serve. The impact that your gift is making to individuals, children, women, families and communities is really powerful. Together we are changing lives.

I want to speak about one of our partners we have been involved with for approximately 10years, Nali Bali. It is a National Non-Government Organization that is funded to roll out a literacy campaigns throughout South Africa and we are one of their partners who operate in Limpopo. We recommended a few mothers from our SHG groups and also a few of our Rovers (18-30yr age group) who were waiting to go to University because they were unable to find placement this year.

Some of our children from the Cubs and Scouts Program also attend these reading clubs to enhance their english language, their mother tongue language and their love for reading. Another synergistic program which meets the needs of the children.

Your support means we are not fixed just to certain projects, when opportunities arise like Nali Bali, we are able to give the participants interview skills, send people off for interviews (taxi fares), and assist with any support they may need throughout the project. Eleven people have been recommended by KTD196 and employed by Nali Bali. This will give them a work history, something for their resume, recommendation letters, and hopefully a career pathway after Nali Bali project funding is completed.

Most of all I love they PAY IT FORWARD FACTOR of the work we do. People like Nataly have very little but they have a heart to make a difference. That is what KTD196 is about for me, having a dream and drawing others along as you fuflill your dream, helping and changing others along the way!

You make this possible. These eleven families have financial relief; the eleven individuals have been given opportunities they would never have had without your support.

THANK YOU!

Blessings

Louise

My name is Nataly, I am 38 years old. I have a two children, my son is 20yrs old and at University, my daughter is 5yrs old. I live with my mum in Myakayaka a very poor village. We don't have running water, electricity, we have a pit toilet. We survive on my youngest child's Child Support Grant of R500 a month ($27USD). My mother is too young for the pension yet. We some times have piece jobs where we do farming work to earn more money, but that is seasonal and not lasting.

I am involved in Nali Bali on Mondays and Thursdays with reading groups. And then on Tuesdays and Wednesdays I go to SHG groups. Nali Bali is a reading project to help get kids involved in reading and to learn to love reading to help them at school. SHG is for me! To help me. SHG opened the door to Nali Bali, I was recommended through KTD196 to Nali Bali to work with the children, I love it. I participate in both projects because I love it. I love to help people. I love to work and I love to help people. I love helping anybody’s.

SHG, I love it better today because it changed my life in this manner. I didn’t know how to plan my things, I didn’t know how to budget, I didn’t know how to plan, it made a big difference to me and my family, it just opened my mind and it helps me emotionally. I can feel that no no no sometimes people have been through the same problems as me, so I learn the best ways to help myself in situations when I thought there was no answer. So it helps me so much and with the SHG everybody’s starting to run a business and myself, I am selling eggs and yes, I am SUCCEEDING!

I am having a dream now thanks to KTD196. I like to volunteer. I want to help others; I feel so good about my life now.

Thank you for helping KTD196 help me!

Nataly

Nataly and her Nali Bali Children!

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Jun 14, 2023
Impacting Foreign Volunteers such as Elizabeth.

By Louise and the KTD196 Dream Team | Director

Elizabeths Graduation

One of the many reasons I love my job is because I get to meet people from all over the world and share the work I do with them, touch them in ways that they are forever changed. I love that aspect, stretching people to not only believe they can be the best version of themselves but also to make a plan to become that version.

On the 10th May 2023 you met Derryck and today you will meet Elizabeth, another Tear Fund Volunteer who was greatly impacted by the work we do and who still stays in touch, on occasion, who has such a big heart (to match her smile) for children. She was infectious. From KTD196, she realised she wanted to teach and went back to London and finished her Post Graduate Degree in Education.

She ran with her opportunities.

I hope you are inspired by her story and the impact KTD196 and our children had on Elizabeth.

Blessings to you and thank you for being our partner on this journey called life!

Louise

From September to December 2017, I had the privilege of volunteering with ‘Keep The Dream 196’ on the ICS program. The program was delivered by Tearfund who partnered with Zoë-Life and together I as well as other volunteers got the chance to volunteer in South Africa for 3 months.

During my time in Limpopo, I volunteered in a team which consisted of 3 UK volunteers and 4 South African volunteers. We still regularly keep in contact and I am thankful for the friendships made in South Africa. I was able to work alongside the staff of KTD196 and I was inspired by the great work they do for children and vulnerable orphans in their community. KTD 196 are a cubs and scouts movement which aims to build young people from the ages of 5 to 26 years to be resilient and respectful.

My role was to lead games and deliver some of the sessions to the children and young adults that came to the weekly sessions at various different communities in Limpopo. I was able to motivate and inspire those that came to be educated, socially conscious young people, who want to make a change in their community.

During my time in Limpopo, my team and I worked on 3 main projects, the last of which was a ‘Christmas Leaders’ Recognition Event.’ We had a memorable time and it was a pleasure to wrap up gifts for the children such as pens, exercise books and toiletries. The children appreciated the party that my team and I organised and were very appreciative of the gifts- as well as a surprise visit from Santa!

Five years later, I am still impacted by my experience overseas as it has opened my eyes to a world much bigger than London. I am currently training as a secondary school Maths teacher and volunteering with KTD196 as well as Tinghitsi School and Mohlaba crèche has made me more passionate about quality education. The adults, friends and children I met in South Africa valued and appreciated so much which was truly humbling to see.

Children and young adults who might be young carers for family members or suffering a loss in the family (just to name a few,) are given an hour or two a week as respite to take mind off their other commitments and just have some fun with their age mates.

When I came back home to London, I managed to raise some money to support the great work KTD196 are doing in Limpopo by setting up a JustGiving page as well as selling cupcakes and brownies after church. I am very thankful for the life changing experience I had in South Africa and it is one that I’ll never forget.

Currently, 2023 I am a maths teacher to years 8,9,10 &11, in Barking and Dagenham High School, London I am also head of year, so that means I manage 360 students that I am responsible for including a pastoral role, as well as teaching maths, discipline of those students, and finally working with the students to resolve any issues between them, other students and parents. Its a huge job but I know that my time in South Africa has massively shaped my life.

I wish KTD196 all the best as they continue to do such a hard job. Thank you for helping them make such a difference

Elizabeth

Elizabeth 2018

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