On Wednesday, the 19th of June 2019, we celebrated the completion of the sewing, computer and entrepreneurial skills courses by having a graduation ceremony for the students. These courses ran from February to June. The next courses will start during the second week of July and these students will graduate
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Students accepted at Africa Skills College
Six of the 2018 Hands & Heart students have been accepted at Africa Skills College in George. They started their tradesmen courses in October. They are studying various courses e.g electrical, plumbing, carpentry, building, etc. Garald and Mike went the extra mile to assist these guys to get into the
Graduation 2018
On Thursday 22 November, we again rewarded our students during a graduation ceremony. Twelve of the Hands & Heart Skills Development Centre students graduated whilst 6 ladies from the sewing course at iThemba Skills Centre received their much earned certificates. Most of these students also received certificates for attending Module
20 Year Celebration and Fundraising Banquet
On Thursday 2 August we celebrated our 20th year of existence in Knysna – Twenty years of making a huge impact in the communities of Knysna. This was done by way of an amazing celebration and fundraising banquet held at Villa Castollini where YFC hosted 220 guests. The evening started
Working in collaboration with Good News ZA
Three years ago, in collaboration with Good News ZA, we started reaching out to the children and youth in the Karatara community. Good News ZA is a ministry organisation directed by a Dutch couple, Theo and Jinke de Jong. What started off as a “Holiday Kids’ Club”, held on a yearly basis, has now grown
On a Mission
Recently, Kurt Cooper (aka Coop), a member of the Khayamandi Foundation Board of Directors, and a team of 15 American volunteers visited Knysna as part of their annual Missionary Outreach. This was their second visit to the townships of Knysna and was a collaborative effort between Khayamandi and Warren Baptist