On Friday afternoons we host a kids club where we jump into our ‘airplane’ and explore the world. Through fun activities we encourage the children to speak english while we expose them to the world beyond the borders of Dunoon.   more >

An ‘Aftacool’ box is a box full of educational but FUN activities. Each box caters for 5-10 primary school kids and contains 4 x 1.5 hour activities. A new box will be delivered each week straight to an 'aftacool' mom who will run small ‘Aftacool’ clubs with the children living on their street.   more >

Music and dance   more >

A youth leadership through social entrepreneurship programme   more >

A combination of activities which include a surf lesson (which teaches discipline, perseverance, strategic decision-making etc), water safety tips, teambuilding activities, as well as life empowerment sessions. Clinics are conducted at Strandfontein Pavilion but can also be mobile depending on the number of learners. An optional lunch is also included. Clinics are suitable for all ages and fitness levels - even those who are afraid of the water - and we have patient, and accredited surf coaches and life empowerment speakers available. Pricing for school or youth groups are available on request.   more >

A 2-day life empowerment programme aimed at teenage girls which include fun, and thought-provoking activities that focus on topics like Values, self-worth, Identity and Decision making. The interactive sessions are paired with life empowerment talks and also includes a surf component which engages the girls in surfing and water activities and teaches teamwork, discipline and perseverance. An optional meal is also included and activities are suitable for all fitness levels. Pricing for school or youth groups is available on request.   more >

We provide a safe space for at-risk youth at our Clubhouse at Strandfontein Pavilion. We offer structured afterschool activities which include literacy support, online reading, academic support and tutoring, feeding, healthcare interventions eg. health and dental assessments, as well as water activities i.e. surfing. We ensure that youth are able to identify with positive influences in their lives which further promotes a sense of belonging and inclusion. We help youth to successfully transition into responsible, independent, productive, healthy and stable adults   more >

The Constitutional Court has noted that: "Animal protection safeguards the moral status of humans and the degeneration of human values." Animal protection is dependent on human ethics, integrity and empathy. To nurture and develop these qualities of good citizenship, our programme invites learners to learn and perform the Five Freedoms Puppet Show for Animals, a programme that supports animal welfare and also enhances their reading ability and empowers them to make a difference for the better in their communities. The Five Freedoms for Animals takes about three terms to learn and become proficient as puppeteers, and fits into Life Skills. The Five Freedoms for Animals is endorsed by the World Organisation for Animal Health and is part of the United Nation's One Health programme. Social scientists believe that empathy erosion is at the root of our troubled and violent world, making our programme all the more essential. Mrs Warda Conrad, Director of Business Strategy and Stakeholder Management at the WCED has seen our programme in action and has said: "The department is focusing on values in education and I would love to see this programme extended into other schools as well." Using a Life Skills lesson on a once-a-week basis achieves wonderful proficiency by the end of the third term and follow-up questionnaires show that the children retain the knowledge gained by our programme and spontaneously extend it to other animals.   more >

Life skills, academic support, art and culture, sport and recreation, and career guidance   more >

To bring about change amongst youth in South Africa by increasing their knowledge about their democratic and human rights. We intend doing this with a modern approach fusing the core objective into popular youth culture forms using multimedia and skills transfer workshops. In this multi-tiered approach Heal the Hood will not only be teaching pupils the elements of Hip Hop ( Rap, Urban Dance, Graffiti, DJ), Film making & editing and Event Management we will also be imparting life skills, knowledge of self, children’s rights, democratic practices and rights.   more >

Train the trainer is an Africa-wide platform, developed by the Carel du Toit team and implemented in Cape Town to train key people in Africa about childhood hearing loss.   more >

Waves for Change (W4C) provides a child friendly mental health service to at-risk youth living in unstable communities. Through access to safe spaces, caring mentors and a provision of weekly ‘Surf Therapy’ sessions, W4C gives children skills to cope with stress, regulate behaviour, build healing relationships and ultimately make positive life choices. Morning and After-school. At-risk youth / youth with different abilities receive 1 Surf Therapy session per week. Sessions include surfing, group sessions, meal and transport. The W4C Curriculum (20 sessions) runs over five months and is delivered twice each year. Children enrol in the programme in January and July. Each cohort completes two cycles of the curriculum, increasing opportunity for a complete dose. During the first cycle of curriculum delivery, children focus on developing a safe space and learning new skills/techniques. When receiving the second dose, children consolidate skills/techniques and focus on how to apply them in their lives. We offer services in: Western Cape: Muizenberg (Lavender Hill, Retreat, Capricorn, Vrygrond, Masiphumelele, Ocean View), Hout Bay (Imizamo Yethu and Hang Berg), Monwabisi (Khayelitsha) Eastern Cape: Port Elizabeth and East London   more >

After school programme promoting leadership, character building and social cohesion.   more >

This programme provides support to grade 8 and 9 learners in the first years of their high school experience. It aims to give them a stable environment as they adjust to the challenges of new learning environments. In this programme our focus is primarily on Maths, Science, and Business Studies.   more >

We accommodate 200 children in this programme on a daily basis in Malmesbury and Riverlands from Monday to Friday. Riverlands is from Gr.1 - 7 and Malmesbury from Gr. R – Matric have a safe place to do their homework, assignments and studies instead of being alone at home after school (which is the case for 95% of our children). A holistic approach is practised by constantly striving to ensure an environment that is stimulating as well as conducive to learning. Therefore, in addition to assistance with homework and studies, life-skills, school holiday programmes, music, sport and recreation are also offered as well as provision for basic needs such as food and clothing to the very needy. The reality that this programme truly reaches the objectives of early intervention and prevention is evidenced in the fact that when we implemented this programme in 2006 to current date, there has only been one child who has dropped out of school. Many very young children have started attending the programme about two years ago. Clearly this displays the confidence and faith that parents have in the programme and we hope that most of them will be with us until they have completed Matric! The Riverlands After School Care has started August 2018.   more >

This goal of this project is to offer safe spaces for children in the afternoon in the form of after-school clubs. These clubs provide a nutritious meal, freedom to play with others, a place to complete homework and resources to stimulate learning.   more >

We are registered with the Department of Social Services as a Child and Youth Care Centre offering Temporary Safe Care to 24 boys and girls aged between 6 and 18 years. This programme offers immediate relief, care and protection to children in severely compromising situations (physical, sexual and emotional abuse/neglect) whilst at the same time being part of a bigger, more integrated plan with other stakeholders to reduce the amount of children entering the statutory system on a long-stay basis. Such temporary interventions gives apt time to caseworkers to find a more suitable, future solution for the child whilst the child is safe from further harm and in an environment where his/her physical/emotional and developmental needs are met. Many activities take place within this programme such as nutrition, medical care, provision of clothing and other necessary resources, individual and group therapy, play therapy, education, life-skills, educational and recreational outings, sport and recreation etc. We apply the Circle of Courage methodology which is used by most child and youth care centres as one of the important development tools for a child. Compliance with the Children’s Act is paramount and is the leading statute in the field of child and youth care. We also work jointly with caseworkers (external social workers) from social service providers such as Dept. Social Development and ACVV.   more >

We specialise in ECD (Early Childhood Development) programmes (education to 3 to 6 year old children), focussing pro-actively on imparting values that will penetrate and ultimately change whole communities. The model also involves educating unemployed school leavers as educators and making the facilities available for community development–hereby addressing numerous challenges disadvantaged communities are struggling with.   more >

This programme commenced in 2015. Intermediate phase teachers from these schools who teach Mathematics, attend one-hour workshops in the afternoons after school, on a weekly basis (approximately 8 workshops per term). Programme design process. • establishing in the learners a strong foundational knowledge of Maths tables, bonds and general numeracy skills through the Mental Maths programme • building learners’ knowledge of the concepts required in the curriculum with the emphasis on the use of concrete materials leading to understanding followed by targeted practice • equipping teachers with a sound knowledge and understanding of the subject • improving teaching skills and methodology covering concepts required by the WCED CAPS curriculum • developing effective assessment tools and processes   more >

This programme commenced in 2016. The ECD and Foundation Phase support takes place during the school day with the Teacher Support Programme (TSP) coaches working in the classroom with the teachers, modelling good practice while guiding and supporting teachers in their own practice. Most of the focus is on Grades R and 1, in line with national imperative on the importance of ECD. As with the other programmes, these visits take place on a weekly basis but in this case the TSP coach spends most of an entire school day at each school.   more >