Thursday, July 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
What the World Cup Means to Us
Its quiet exciting that finally Africa is hosting the World’s biggest event, the 2010 FIFA World Cup. I know that many people are enjoying the games as i write this, but let us not forget the less privileged, the bed ridden, the wheelchair bound, the homeless , the child soldiers and all those who need our love ,care and compassion.
Trail of Hope Foundation ,has been making strides and in the first half of 2010 we have managed to facilitate a lot of activities and programmes that will go a long way to empower the vulnerable and disadvantaged child .Through our partnership with Tshwane Home of Hope ,which is a shelter for girls in crisis ,we facilitated the e-learning workshop ,provided by iCyber e-Learning Solutions in Pretoria. Through the programme ,16 girls were given much needed life ,leadership and study skills in an environment where corporate leaders as well as those working in the government forces are trained .The programme was complimented by a 40 hour online learning regime ,which is still going on ,at a rate of 2 hours every weekend.
As one of the known Anti-Human Trafficking abolitionist organisations in South Africa ,we were invited by a community based charity organisation from one of Pretoria’s townships ,Soshanguve were we talked in church about Human Trafficking. We received so much reception and were encouraged to reach more churches, however with limited resources that was all we could do. Our Programme Director ,Ms Elizabeth Puleng Tswana also wrote articles that were featured in a community based newspaper in KwaZulu Natal.She also posted some articles on facebook ,which received positive response from the members.
We have also assisted more than 30 social work students from different universities around Pretoria including UNISA and Pretoria UNIVERSITY. Some of the students have even taken a further step by running a community development project through our motivation or volunteering at different charities.
21 May 2010 , we managed to facilitate the participation of young girls into a soccer tournament that was held in Melville ,Johannesburg and was sponsored by a Hollywood actor Terence Horward .It was such an amazing soccer event,where the winning teams were getting World Cup Tickets. However our team ( Mostly girls from Tshwane Home of Hope ) could not make it and we lost. As a compliment, we are yet to receive a full soccer kit from Hyundai.
Among the most significant projects we have done together with the students was the Pretoria Central Prison recycling project, where Trail of Hope Foundation was the beneficiary. The founder and programmes director attended the prison event for the handover ceremony, where all participants were receiving certificates of recognition. They did a fashion show, were everything they wore was made of recycled material, and they inmates received such a very positive and encouraging recommendation from the Department of Environment.
For the time i have been working with Tshwane Home of Hope (Tshwane Home of Hope is a shelter for girls in crisis. It currently accommodates 21 girls plus one boy with special needs) ,i have been helping the all the girls still attending school with homework. I also accompany the girls to public events for security and safety reasons. Among the events i have attended with them was the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony at Menlyn Events Centre, Pretoria East.
Trail of Hope Foundation needs your support and help to keep the doors open. As a young organisation ,our dream is to inspire and empower as many youths as we can. We have programmes we would like to roll out ,but without adequate funding we cannot make it.Should you want more information about Trail of Hope Foundation please contact : Tendai Joe at 071 971 5992 / tendaij@trailofhopefoundation.org
Trail of Hope Foundation ,has been making strides and in the first half of 2010 we have managed to facilitate a lot of activities and programmes that will go a long way to empower the vulnerable and disadvantaged child .Through our partnership with Tshwane Home of Hope ,which is a shelter for girls in crisis ,we facilitated the e-learning workshop ,provided by iCyber e-Learning Solutions in Pretoria. Through the programme ,16 girls were given much needed life ,leadership and study skills in an environment where corporate leaders as well as those working in the government forces are trained .The programme was complimented by a 40 hour online learning regime ,which is still going on ,at a rate of 2 hours every weekend.
As one of the known Anti-Human Trafficking abolitionist organisations in South Africa ,we were invited by a community based charity organisation from one of Pretoria’s townships ,Soshanguve were we talked in church about Human Trafficking. We received so much reception and were encouraged to reach more churches, however with limited resources that was all we could do. Our Programme Director ,Ms Elizabeth Puleng Tswana also wrote articles that were featured in a community based newspaper in KwaZulu Natal.She also posted some articles on facebook ,which received positive response from the members.
We have also assisted more than 30 social work students from different universities around Pretoria including UNISA and Pretoria UNIVERSITY. Some of the students have even taken a further step by running a community development project through our motivation or volunteering at different charities.
21 May 2010 , we managed to facilitate the participation of young girls into a soccer tournament that was held in Melville ,Johannesburg and was sponsored by a Hollywood actor Terence Horward .It was such an amazing soccer event,where the winning teams were getting World Cup Tickets. However our team ( Mostly girls from Tshwane Home of Hope ) could not make it and we lost. As a compliment, we are yet to receive a full soccer kit from Hyundai.
Among the most significant projects we have done together with the students was the Pretoria Central Prison recycling project, where Trail of Hope Foundation was the beneficiary. The founder and programmes director attended the prison event for the handover ceremony, where all participants were receiving certificates of recognition. They did a fashion show, were everything they wore was made of recycled material, and they inmates received such a very positive and encouraging recommendation from the Department of Environment.
For the time i have been working with Tshwane Home of Hope (Tshwane Home of Hope is a shelter for girls in crisis. It currently accommodates 21 girls plus one boy with special needs) ,i have been helping the all the girls still attending school with homework. I also accompany the girls to public events for security and safety reasons. Among the events i have attended with them was the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony at Menlyn Events Centre, Pretoria East.
Trail of Hope Foundation needs your support and help to keep the doors open. As a young organisation ,our dream is to inspire and empower as many youths as we can. We have programmes we would like to roll out ,but without adequate funding we cannot make it.Should you want more information about Trail of Hope Foundation please contact : Tendai Joe at 071 971 5992 / tendaij@trailofhopefoundation.org
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