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Ikamva Labantu Founder Helen Lieberman in New York to honour Anti-Apartheid Champion Helen Suzman
On February 9, 2010, Helen Lieberman spoke on an international human rights panel at the opening reception of the Helen Suzman: Fighter for Human Rights Exhibition in the Diana Center at Barnard College.
My Beautiful Day at Nonkquebela Senior Club
On 30th September, I had the great privilege of spending the day at Nonkquebela Senior club in Guguletu. I just had the most beautiful day with the club members.
When I arrived at the senior club, everyone greeted me. It is a small group of about 12 people: 5 men and 7 women. They had already [...]
The Early Childhood Development Sector
Ikamva Labantu’s largest sector is our Early Childhood Development Sector, which consists of nearly 400 formal and informal preschool facilities. Ikamva Labantu provides resources in the form of comprehensive early childhood development training, primary health care and psycho-social support, access and improvement to land and buildings, food security, centre administration, peer support and assistance accessing [...]
A Day with the FSS Carers
On 6th November 2009, I went out into the townships with and FSS fieldworker named Lingeka to visit some of our foster homes, child-headed households and elder-headed households. I wanted to meet different types of carers who care for orphaned and vulnerable children.
Siyakhatala: We Care
Even though I’m not totally finished blogging about the senior sector, I was really excited to get involved with another one of my favourite sectors…The Family Support Services (FSS) Sector. This is the sector that supports orphans and vulnerable children as well as their families.
The strategy of the sector is to build the capacity [...]
Ilizwi Labadala: Voice of the Elders
Ilizwi Labadala is Xhosa for The Voice of the Elders and is a forum for senior sector staff and members of Ikamva Labantu senior clubs to come together and discuss issues facing the Senior Sector and Older Persons in general.
Quick Reminder Post
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Listening to our beneficiaries: The Senior Sector Workshop
On the 27th of August, I went to The Rainbow Centre (one of Ikamva Labantu’s Multi-Purpose Centres) in Guguletu for a Senior Sector workshop. I must tell you, I left this workshop more confident than ever that Ikamva Labantu is truly committed to bringing our communities closer to realizing Ikamva Labantu’s vision of developing self-reliant and sustainable community based organisations in order to facilitate positive social change. And not only are we committed to this vision, but our Senior Sector can serve as a wonderful indication that we are, in fact, on the right track!
Background Post: The Senior Sector
When you examine older person’s issues in a South African context, there emerges an urgent call to action. A call that Ikamva Labantu has responded to. Ikamva Labantu has developed the Senior Sector. The programme serves more than 650 seniors in 17 senior centres known as senior clubs in the townships.
Welcome to Ikamva Labantu’s New Blog!!
Hello Blogosphere! My name is Robyn and I will be your Ikamva Labantu blog voice. This blog is for YOU and I hope that everyone in the entire Ikamva Labantu community will take advantage of this new opportunity for communication.