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Thembalitsha Foundation is a non-profit organisation, which focuses on social development. Our projects help to develop people to the point of self-reliance by helping to establish pre-schools, adult training programs, health care services and education programs.
We also assist in the rehabilitation of children at risk through bridging education programs. We help build responsible individuals who are equipped and willing to contribute to the life of their communities and to the economic and social well being of South Africa. |
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 14:11 |
 The children at Graceland are learning more and more every day and the teachers are working hard to give the children the best age appropriate education that they possibly can provide. This month the teachers spent some time at Weltevrede Teletubbies Playschool (in Klapmuts), where they worked together with the teachers there to see how the two schools can combine efforts in the future in order to share knowledge and skills so that both schools may improve on their education of the children. We also had a visit from another group from Trinity Church Dallas, USA, who blessed the children and teachers with stationary, books, play dough, and many more fun and exciting gifts. What a great month! |
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School of Hope catches soccer fever! |
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 14:00 |
 Wednesdays at the School of Hope are abuzz with excitement. We have set aside an hour for extra mural activities and the learners have a choice of surfing, music, dance, art, crafts, drama and creative writing classes. The talented musicians are learning to read music and have formed a band which includes trumpets, guitars and drums! The crafts class has already had some of their wares sold at a craft market.
Another extra curricular activity which has taken off this term is soccer. The School of Hope is now playing in a community league and have won four out of five matches. Mr David Britton, one of our loyal supporters from the UK, recently walked into the school with two complete football kits from School Aid, a UK-based organisation, which means our team is fully kitted out at every match! |
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Village of Hope hosts Soccer Saturday |
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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 13:41 |
 In May, we enjoyed our first ‘Soccer Saturday’ outreach in Grabouw. The aim of the morning was to bring together the various teams that we run during the week so that they could put into action the skills, both soccer (and netball) and the lifeskills we have been teaching them over the last few weeks.
The event started at 9am with prayer and then the ‘tournament’ started, this was which was a round robin affair with all teams playing each other to decide the overall winner. It was great to see over 100 children come together from townships and squatter camps to enjoy themselves on a Saturday morning and this is definitely something we will be repeating throughout the year, leading up to the 2010 World Cup next year.
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