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How Digital Learning can Transform a Township Learn from Khayelitsha Bandwidth Barn - South Africa's only town-based tech hub.
WORDS Misaki Uchida These days, we connect with others all around the world via the Internet every day. Even in
10 Interesting Differences Between Japan and Cape Town From ubers to wine culture
Word Misaki Uchida I love Cape Town very much. It’s rich in culture with friendly people, incredible landscapes and delicious
The life of a teacher at a community school in South Africa What I learnt teaching at Fairview Primary School in Grassy Park
WORDS Misaki Uchida I was in charge of Grade 1 to 3 students as an English volunteer teacher for a
Hot Transforming Lives from Within Prison Walls How Teaching Forgiveness Could Help Heal Young Prisoners in Cape Town
Interns from Projects Abroad visited Bonnytoun and Vredelus – juvenile care centres in Cape Town – to discuss why forgivness matters…
Hot South African Musicians Looking For a Break Turn To Nash Records How International Interns are Helping Local Talent to Kick-Start Their Careers
We dive into the universe of Nash Records – a non-profit recording studio that works with interns from around the globe, to help uplift local South African talent that’s been hidden for far too long.
Overcoming the Challenges Facing South Africa’s Youth Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Finding New Opportunities for Young People
Over two decades after South Africa’s first democratic election, the realities facing young people remain as troubling as ever due to issues such as crime, poverty, unequal educational opportunities, unemployment and drug abuse. While the country’s annual Youth Day on 16 June commemorates the anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, the struggle for a better quality of life for the country’s youth continues – over 40 years later.
The Hardest Part of Travelling Seeking Out New Places Makes It Difficult to Return Home
The hardest part of travelling isn’t the plane ride 1,000 miles away by yourself, the foreign food, or the strange bed you sleep on. The hardest part of travelling is coming back home. It’s wonderful to explore the world, meet amazing new people, gain new experiences, and ultimately find yourself, but then reality hits when you return home. When you get back, it’s a high for about two weeks. Basically a celebrity, you are the revered person everyone wants to hang out with, and hear about your trip and your experiences, but what happens when you become just a regular person again?
A Day in the Life of a Care Volunteer Changing Lives Through Love and Play
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to volunteer at a crèche? And not just dedicating your time to the local crèche but rather caring for children in another country far from home? Cape Chameleon visited Butterfly Way Educare in Vrygrond, to find out how the staff and overseas volunteers spend their day with the children.
Projects Abroad Nutrition Programme A Short Film by Anne van Verre
Cape Town’s communities have been struggling to cope with a myriad of health issues for decades. These ailments vary from weight issues to diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Tragically, 45 out of every 1000 children die before their first birthday due to preventable health issues. Every day 22% of children in South-Africa suffer from hunger and 58 people die from diabetes. Projects Abroad started the Nutrition Programme to help the people in these communities.
Thank you Ghana! Short film by Anne van Verre
In September, Anne left her hometown in the Netherlands for a four-week visit to Ghana. This was the first stop in a series of countries she would visit as part of a six-month Global Gap volunteer experience with Projects Abroad. Wanting to remember this trip of a lifetime, she filmed the different places she visited, capturing the beautiful rich culture Ghana has to offer.
