Keeping their dreams one seed at a time
People of several villages are taught to begin and grow their own sustainable garden to have "Food for Life.".
POLOKWANE – Keep the Dream 196 is a foundation that helps people in rural areas make their own dreams come true and make a better life for themselves.
Our mission is to assist children to overcome difficult life circumstances by building resilience physically, emotionally, spiritually and psychologically, using a Right’s-based framework, so they are able to realize their full potential and contribute to the building of South Africa.” says Louise Batty, founder of KTD196.
Along with Nkululeko Mabuza and Elizabeth Mabuza, the foundation is running a lot of projects to change the lives of the people in their groups.
The programmes offered by the foundation shows huge changes in the areas they have been active in.
These include:
• 290 caregivers in 91 rural communities have been trained in the provision of the Life Skills
Project (Over 2500 children continue to attend on a weekly basis)
• 40 Caregivers have been trained in Child-specific Communication Skills to supplement the
current HBC National Curriculum as children are not specifically or comprehensively
addressed.
• 180 Caregivers have been trained in Wills and Grant Access with the expectation that this
would be rolled out and implemented in their communities.
• 2,456 children have been trained in HIV AIDS prevention
• 800 children have been trained in the provision of First Aid
• 60 children were trained in Participatory Edutainment Theatre techniques and now present
plays regarding Children’s Rights in their local areas.
• Since 2008 over 2,500 children have been trained in Children’s Rights, Gender Equity,
HIV/AIDS prevention.
• Since 2008 400 children have been trained to be HIV Peer Educators
• Since 2010 over 2,500 children have been trained in sustainable livelihoods and started
their own vegetable gardens
• Reduction of teen pregnancy provincial 13% to 0.07% per annum (less than 1 child per year)
• All our post year 12 students are in tertiary facilities with bursaries, NFSAS or Bank loans
• 100%of university students have completed or are completing their tertiary studies without
dropping out (the dropout rate at university is 90%)
• 0% have committed suicide
The program continues to make a difference in rural areas and it is Louisa Batty and Elizabeth Mabuza’s dream for people in Limpopo not only to realise their dreams but keep their dreams alive.
People who would like to get involved in the programmes can get in touch with the foundation on their Facebook page Keep the Dream.
