Tag: Skills Development

2020 News – Educate

Welcome to our third news article on our review for 2020. If you have missed our General News, you can read it here or read how we had to adapt from Home Visits to “street” visits in our Mentoring article

Educate

As part of our education and skills development program, we try to grant the children as many opportunities to broaden their skills by exploring many different ways on how they can develop.

All the children who are 16 years and older, went to Rehoboth Training Solutions in February where they were encouraged to never give up and that there is always hope to achieve goals and to get their matric. The children were greatly encouraged with this outing.

Skills Development

For our Skills Development section, we will let the saying ‘a picture paints a thousand words’ speak for itself….

Art Classes with Jaap van Oostrom

Woodwork with Izak Kleyn

Necessary Woodwork tools and safety gear sponsored for the children

Barbering skills enables the children to become local barbers and thus creating self sustainable entrepreneurs

Music lessons by one of our volunteers through partnership of Healthy Mom and Baby Clinic

We already have some great opportunities lined up for the future for the children.

There are many ways how you can invest in a child’s life. Contact us today to find out how https://joshuaproject.co.za/contact/

You can read our other articles about what we did in 2020 here https://joshuaproject.co.za/blog/

18th May 2021
Skills development – a tool that serves a combination of purposes!

To teach children and youth carpentry skills benefits them in more ways than one.

By teaching the boys the basic skills of using tools in a proper and safe way, to make tables, chairs, dog kennels etc, we identify and develop their skills and interests.

Meanwhile we establish an environment wherein a relationship of trust and respect is built. Mentoring is part of the activity, maybe less measurable, but no less meaningful!

Children who are used to being neglected, and taught that they are a nuisance in the community learn to explore and develop their skills and get excited about what they can achieve. For us as mentors it is great to see that a boy who understands what it is all about, can transfer the things he learned to others, like the way to handle a sharp chisel to make a good wood joint.

Louis Tolkamp
Maintenance and Skills Development Leader

2nd April 2012

Tag: Skills Development

2020 News – Educate

Educate

Skills Development

Skills development – a tool that serves a combination of purposes!