A study titled After School Programmes in South Africa: The Investment Case – was recently released by The Learning Trust (TLT), an education-focused NGO. The report made the case for how NGO after-school programmes (ASPs) are critical in reducing SA’s huge COVID -19 learning backlog and empowering our most vulnerable youth – and explains why more funding and investment is needed in this sector. 

According to the report, school closures as a result of the pandemic are going to increase repetition and dropout; and in the poorest schools – known as quintile 1-3 schools – 44% of all students drop out before they reach their matric year. 

GUESTS [PHONE] 

Title:	 [• Ms] 
Name:	 	[• Sibongile Khumalo] 
Position at organisation: [• Executive Director for The Learning Trust]

A study titled After School Programmes in South Africa: The Investment Case – was recently released by The Learning Trust (TLT), an education-focused NGO. The report made the case for how NGO after-school programmes (ASPs) are critical in reducing SA’s huge COVID -19 learning backlog and empowering our most vulnerable youth – and explains why more funding and investment is needed in this sector. According to the report, school closures as a result of the pandemic are going to increase repetition and dropout; and in the poorest schools – known as quintile 1-3 schools – 44% of all students drop out before they reach their matric year. GUESTS [PHONE] Title:	 [• Ms] Name:	 	[• Sibongile Khumalo] Position at organisation: [• Executive Director for The Learning Trust]

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Local Heart Surgeon Honoured with Prestigious International Award Recognising Work Done to Save Lives of South African Children Born with Congenital Heart Disease

Guest: Dr. Wilhelm Lichtenberb, Founder of Young Hearts Africa

The work of Young Hearts Africa, established in 2021, has to date provided life-saving surgery for 30 children with congenital heart disease (CHD), in partnership with the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. Over 4 000 of the 13 000 children born in South Africa with CHD need surgery in order to survive, but less than 800 of these operations actually take place in the public sector, given the dire lack of facilities and specialists, combined with the enormous costs involved. The Foundation works tirelessly to highlight the plight of these children and to raise funds to enable more life-saving surgeries to take place. Dr Wilhelm Lichtenberg, recently won a Thoracic Surgery Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters (EHM) Award. This award recognises the work done by those who conduct humanitarian surgical outreach work in underserved regions with indigent populations around the world. Of the fourteen global awards given, Dr Lichtenberg is the only African recipient.

Local Heart Surgeon Honoured with Prestigious International Award Recognising Work Done to Save Lives of South African Children Born with Congenital Heart Disease
Guest: Dr. Wilhelm Lichtenberb, Founder of Young Hearts Africa
The work of Young Hearts Africa, established in 2021, has to date provided life-saving surgery for 30 children with congenital heart disease (CHD), in partnership with the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. Over 4 000 of the 13 000 children born in South Africa with CHD need surgery in order to survive, but less than 800 of these operations actually take place in the public sector, given the dire lack of facilities and specialists, combined with the enormous costs involved. The Foundation works tirelessly to highlight the plight of these children and to raise funds to enable more life-saving surgeries to take place. Dr Wilhelm Lichtenberg, recently won a Thoracic Surgery Foundation Every Heartbeat Matters (EHM) Award. This award recognises the work done by those who conduct humanitarian surgical outreach work in underserved regions with indigent populations around the world. Of the fourteen global awards given, Dr Lichtenberg is the only African recipient.

Local Heart Surgeon Honoured with Prestigious International Award Recognising Work Done to Save Lives of South African Children Born with Congenital Heart Disease

Guest: Thulani Madondo,Executive Director  - Kliptown Youth Program

He is the co-founder and current executive director of the Kliptown Youth Program, A South African youth development organisation created to help young people from the informal settlement of Kliptown and surrounding communities. Thulani himself was born in a one-room shack in Kliptown without electricity or running water, so he understands the challenges facing the youth of Kliptown. The youth program was born of a vision shared by Madondo and a small group of friends 14 years ago — to start an initiative that would help lift their community out of poverty through education — has seen KYP grow into an internationally recognised project with multiple uplifting arms. The programme provides meals for children, support with school fees, after-school care as well as educational help and tutoring to about 400 disadvantaged children from the Kliptown area.



Guest 1: Virginia Magwaza – Managing Director for Parents, Families and Friends of South African Queers



She is a South African social justice, black feminist activist and human rights activist who has been involved in different social justice struggles locally and internationally. Her involvement in socio-economic rights issues, environmental justice, workers’ rights, women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, etc has been highly significant. She has vast experience working in donor organisations focusing on the Southern African region with organisations and groups working on women's issues, trade unions, human rights and LGBTIQ+ issues. She is currently formally employed in the Office of the Premier in Gauteng as the Deputy Director on the LGBTIQ+ Desk. She is a founder of an organisation known as Parents, Families & Friends of South African Queers- PFSAQ, which mobilises queer people's parents, families and allies into becoming public advocates for dignity, equality and social inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people within the society. She is the 2021 Queer Parenting Feather Awards winner, life, group and relationship coach, a well-known campaigner, public speaker and organiser.

Guest: Thulani Madondo, Executive Director  - Kliptown Youth Program
He is the co-founder and current executive director of the Kliptown Youth Program, A South African youth development organisation created to help young people from the informal settlement of Kliptown and surrounding communities. Thulani himself was born in a one-room shack in Kliptown without electricity or running water, so he understands the challenges facing the youth of Kliptown. The youth program was born of a vision shared by Madondo and a small group of friends 14 years ago — to start an initiative that would help lift their community out of poverty through education — has seen KYP grow into an internationally recognised project with multiple uplifting arms. The programme provides meals for children, support with school fees, after-school care as well as educational help and tutoring to about 400 disadvantaged children from the Kliptown area.
 
Guest 1: Virginia Magwaza – Managing Director for Parents, Families and Friends of South African Queers
 
She is a South African social justice, black feminist activist and human rights activist who has been involved in different social justice struggles locally and internationally. Her involvement in socio-economic rights issues, environmental justice, workers’ rights, women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights, etc has been highly significant. She has vast experience working in donor organisations focusing on the Southern African region with organisations and groups working on women's issues, trade unions, human rights and LGBTIQ+ issues. She is currently formally employed in the Office of the Premier in Gauteng as the Deputy Director on the LGBTIQ+ Desk. She is a founder of an organisation known as Parents, Families &amp; Friends of South African Queers- PFSAQ, which mobilises queer people's parents, families and allies into becoming public advocates for dignity, equality and social inclusion of LGBTIQ+ people within the society. She is the 2021 Queer Parenting Feather Awards winner, life, group and relationship coach, a well-known campaigner, public speaker and organiser.

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The NEF and local business set to create 33 new jobs in East London village.

ZAD Hiring was established in 2014 by Mrs. Catherine Dunjwa, a Chartered Accountant by profession. The company currently hires out event furniture and décor items, provides floral arrangements for functions as well as décor set up and styling. “I identified the opportunity to start the business in 2011 when I struggled to find suitable service providers in the Eastern Cape for my own wedding.

The NEF and local business set to create 33 new jobs in East London village.
ZAD Hiring was established in 2014 by Mrs. Catherine Dunjwa, a Chartered Accountant by profession. The company currently hires out event furniture and décor items, provides floral arrangements for functions as well as décor set up and styling. “I identified the opportunity to start the business in 2011 when I struggled to find suitable service providers in the Eastern Cape for my own wedding.

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