HISTORY OF YFC KNYSNA
A timeline of our activities at YfC Knysna
1998
March 1998
Our first two official “Options Babies” were born. Welcome to the world little ones. We pray that God blesses you and you mommy’s.
1998
YFC Knysna appoints Philip Schroder as Centre Director
August 1998
YFC Knysna establishes its first Management Board
October 1998
Options Crisis Pregnancy Centre launched with a “Windows in Options” held at the Hornlee Library – more than 30 eager listeners learned more about the vision of Options
1999
February 1999
Bonga (previously from YfC Team PE) joins YfC as the first youth worker – thanks to Thesens for making it possible for him to conduct a life-skills program during 1999
April 1999
The popular gospel group MIC visited Knysna on invitation of YFCNovember 1999 – Dads and Daughters Camp (A first in the Southern Cape)
2000
January 2000
Johan Laning joins YfC as youth worker, working mostly in the primary schools in the community
June 2000
Steffie Barnard runs the Comrades in 7 hrs 54 min raising funds for YfC (an amount of R5 984)
2001
April 2001
Anna-Lise Breedt joins YfC as youth worker
September 2001
Marui Goliath and Margaret Opperman joins YfC on a contract basis for a year as youth workers assisting Options
2002
June 2002
Steffie again runs the Comrades and raises R7 000 for YfC
August 2002
Marui and Ackson launch the Active Youth programme in Percy Mdala High and Knysna Secondary
2003
January 2003
Shahida Arries, an Options volunteer, is appointed as permanent staff member at Options
March 2003
YfC Knysna hosts the YfC National Leadership Team’s annual SALT and SUMMIT conferences
8 April to 1 May 2003
Walk for Hope 2003
People from all over Knysna, Sedgefield & Plettenburg Bay participate in a “Day of Prayer for Africa”.
People from all over Knysna, Sedgefield & Plettenburg Bay participate in a “Day of Prayer for Africa”.
2004
May 2004
YFC Knynsa launches their new Peer Education Program in collaboration with the Western Cape Education Department
2006
May 2006
YFC launching 30 SECONDS KNEELDOWN prayer initiative in primary and secondary schools in Knysna
2014
13 January 2014
The 2014 Hands & Heart students proudly displaying their fully stocked toolboxes
2015
2015
YfC Knysna move to their new premises
2015
Emzini Craft & Skills Centre is launched
2016
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