Cape Town Projects Updates and Achievements from Q2 2017 - African Impact

Home from Home - City

Planning

Teaching Masi Library

Home from Home Penninsula

OVC: Fikelela

Teaching: Red Hill Community

Veterinary Assistance

GAPA Girl Impact

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Sports

WHAT’S NEW ON THE GROUND? • • •

Girl Impact is reaching further with a fantastic new partnership in Langa – Quirky 30.

A wonderful preschool, Ubukubhake, was added to our Teaching project.

Our team welcomed two new Volunteer Coordinators to the family - Leo & Erin!

means ‘FRIENDSHIP’

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Self Confidence was the focus at the Girl Impact project recently with participants showing a 48% increase in confidence – and when photographer Sarah Isaacs helps you look this good, why not feel confident?!

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An average of 76% of carers taking part in computer sessions with volunteers have improved their knowledge and confidence!

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A highlight for all Girl Impact volunteers was working with our newest partner, where participants aged 16 – 31 are supported with life skills in lively discussions each week.

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During the April holiday club, volunteers had the chance to work with teenagers completing their Presidents Award physical recreation hours. Teens were trained in athletics; including sprinting, long jump and high jump!

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Volunteers supported 650 children in 5 different communities in Healthy Living workshops as part of the Disney Happy Healthy Play initiative! Workshops were delivered in 14 Grade 3 classes and 19 teachers were upskilled.

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Feeling inspired by the Healthy Living workshops, sports volunteers implemented a 4-week healthy eating and exercise theme at their afterschool care program. Children showed an increase of 33% in knowledge on the subject!

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Teenagers living in foster care who signed up to The President’s Award have kept volunteers and staff busy over the past few months. The teens have been working hard to complete service (volunteer) hours, show improvement in athletics and to learn how to play chess. They also completed their adventurous journey by hiking 24kms in two days!

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Volunteers were treated to some special moments when foster care teens completed their service hours at our partner emergency foster care center. Teenagers adapted activities they had enjoyed completing with past volunteers, such as a talent show and ball games to share with the youngsters.

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18 children aged between 6 months and 4 years were assessed across 36 developmental areas at our emergency foster care center. A comparison was possible for 10 children, with an average improvement of 2.9 developmental areas per child noted!

“I am confident that I will continue to cherish all of my experiences here with the local communities and with my fellow volunteers. I felt completely at home in the volunteer house and loved every single person and staff. I would 100% recommend working with African Impact and visiting Cape Town.”

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Carrie Douglass, Girl Impact Project

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Staff and volunteers had the opportunity to join children and grannies from our aftercare center on an enrichment excursion. Almost 100 children were treated to a walking tour of the world-famous V&A Waterfront, plus a scenic boat cruise, ride on the Cape Wheel and Art Jamming session to get the creative juices flowing. Assessments before and after the trip showed an average knowledge increase of 38%!

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We welcomed our first Over 30’s volunteers for the year to our peninsula projects. Approximately 90 children across 2 preschools in the informal community of Red Hill have now benefited from hands on volunteers bringing their skills to the table!

“Skydiving was definitely an impulse decision but you only live once and it was so worth it!”

- LC, Marketing Intern, USA

LC, we have to agree. We think this photo is priceless and definitely worth the leap!

“I had an amazing two weeks on the Orphan & Vulnerable Children project in Cape Town. Although having only been here for a short time it’s easy to see the difference you can make in the lives of the children. The whole experience has been truly rewarding!”

- Sarah, UK