Food Security South Africa Project #17691

Lifeskills 2,743 vulnerable children South Africa

by Keep The Dream196

Project Report | Nov 22, 2019
Season for Thanks Giving! Thanks to YOU!

By Louise | Jack of all trades, master of none!

Dear Friends and Partners of Keep The Dream196,

For 16years we have been working with the children of Greater Tzaneen and their caregivers. In that time, through the work we have implemented, we have prevented over 2,000 teenage pregnancies and unwanted children through our morals and values based program. We have assisted over 14,000 children to build their own future through active thinking and not just passively going along in life and doing what they see their peers doing ie drugs, alcohol or crime. (you can read their stories on our website under VOICE OF THE CHILD).

This is the season of THANKSGIVING and we are most THANKFUL for you! Because of you:

Teenage pregnancy in our program has declined from 13% provincially to 0.07% which we have maintained for 16yrs
Teenage crime from 70%of youth are victims or perpetrators to 1 child in over 14,000 in 16yrs of operation
90% matriculation pass rate increased from 72% through government schools (which all our children attend)
Successful suicide rate of 12.7% nationally where our suicide rate is 0.

These outcomes are phenomenal and it is because you, and people like you, enabling us to continue to do the work. Our successes are your successes. Together we have literally saved lives, we have stopped families from imploding, we, together have achieved this!

We are forever grateful for your support of the work that we are able to do in changing lives, communities and generations. It is sometimes hard to believe that we have been doing this work for over 16 years!!

Did you know $4 or R40 will keep one child in our program for 1month! For the price of a cup of coffee (in Australia), you can save a child from hopelessness, despair, suicide, poverty, teenage pregnancy and give them the support and skills they need to become active vital members of society with the abilities to become leaders of the future.

Together, hand in hand we are making futures available to thousands of desperate, directionless, hurting children!

THANK YOU! Words are not sufficient to be able to tell you the impact you are having on the lives of the children we serve.

We are only as successful as the funding we receive, without your support, in an ongoing manner; we are not able to reach the children as effectively or as many. We have identified new areas that are in desperate need of hope, help us be the answer for these children as well.

The decision is in your hands!

Sincerely

Louise

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Nov 8, 2019
Cranking it up a level - #GivingTuesday is coming!

By Louise | Managing Director

Greetings to all our precious supporters and partners. Your continued support enables us to do the work we are called to do.

I want to thank those new and older champions of Keep The Dream196 for the support you have shown us throughout the years and to remind you that #GivingTuesday is due to start @0001 EST on the 3rd December 2019. This day starts of the End Of Year Campaign by Global Giving.

#GivingTuesday is an international day of charitable giving. Each year, it happens 4days after the USA celebrates Thanksgiving. Every year, #GivingTuesday gets bigger and bigger! Last year, GlobalGiving project partners raised over $2 million for amazing projects around the world.

This #GivingTuesday @GlobalGiving is dividing $150,000 in matching funds among its nonprofit community members. How much we get depends on how much you give! Help us win big.

One of the many things I am excited about for the start of the new year is deciding how best to implement the extra resources from Global Giving’s Giving Tuesday appeal. We have a new program called Meerkats for children aged between 5-7yrs that we would love to start. We also want to strategically plan expansion to our current program and impact more children than ever before.

Impact such as:

1) Reduced teenage pregnancy from 13% in Limpopo to 0.07% in our program sustained for 16years

2) Matriculation pass rate is 62% in Limpopo, in our program it is 92% for 10years

3) Nationally 12.7% of all natural deaths amongst children are suicide; we have had 0% suicides in our program

4) 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. We have had one child while in our program out of over 12,000 in 16yrs be arrested. He was then found unable to stand trial because of incompetence.

4) All of our children have to go to school to be a part of our program; children actually drop back in to school to take part in our program.

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 27th November 0001 EST; 0700 Pretoria time and 1530 Adelaide time, Global Giving will match this amount giving $150K in matching funds, so as you donate we get a double 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!

Thank you in anticipation of your support

Louise

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Oct 25, 2019
Thank you for your SUPPORT

By Elizabeth Mabuza | Program Manager

Dear Friends and Partners of Keep The Dream196,

My heart filled with sincere gratitude, THANK YOU!

Your generous support means more than mere words can say. Because of your thoughtfulness and kind compassion, over 1,200 young children’s lives and that of their family, has been touched this week alone, by you!

If you can imagine, these young people are very open and candid about their day-to-day life and all of the influences that are trying to pull them into substance and alcohol abuse, crime and sexual activity. Peer pressure is an evil which is dragging children into Gangsterism and high risk behaviours which can and do have devastating effects. Many of the children this week said that what they have learned from Keep The Dream196, they know now they could make a better decision for themselves and their family.

I share this because we could not do this work without you and people like you. Thank you! Every day I am faced with bad stories from the children and the one bright part of their week is coming to Keep The Dream196. They feel safe, they feel happy, they feel normal. They can come and have fun, be kids, take a break from the pressures of everyday life. There is such urgency because there are so many children in need.

When you see a young person in this area of the world living their dream, please be encouraged to know that you have helped thousands of young people keep their dream of a life filled with hope, education, emotional and mental support and love.

My own children have overcome great obstacles through participating in KTD196 and are realising their dreams. One as a Social Worker and the other as a Chartered Accountant. Through KTD196. Both my children were part of the orginal 13girls Louise and I started with in 2003 and unlike their peers from that time, they are successful contributing citizens of South Africa.

That is what your support does, it helps the children stay on track for their dreams, and prevents them from getting side tracked by peers that are spiraling down hill.

Thank you

Elizabeth

My daughters Khanyisa and Nkulu and myself

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