Tuesday, January 26, 2010

'Let's Dance'

Through a collaboration with iKAPA dance theatre (http://www.ikapadancetheatre.co.za/ikapa/home.html) our adolescents will be given the opportunity to participate in a six weeks of dance classes in the upcoming months.

iKAPA Dance Theatre is a dance company that draws on artistic innovation and experience for social interaction through dance. iKAPA uses a creative fusion of Contemporary and Neo-Classical dance, traditional South African and International influences.

This is a very exciting opportunity for the adolescent group to come together and share creative energy on a Friday afternoon after school - an excellent opportunity in getting kids excited about an activity which is artistic as well as great exercise in getting endorphins rushing and limbs stretched.

We look forward to posting pictures and asking our adolescents to contribute to the blog - giving us and our readers a better perspective of their dancing experience.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Volunteers

At Kidzpositive Family Fund we have a strong team of hardworking and dedicated individuals. From doctors to nurses, counsellors, an OT and physiotherapist, data team and admin team.
Adding to this team on a volunteer basis is always appreciated. Currently we are looking for the following roles to be filled over roughly 3 hours per week for a six week basis (with the option of continuing the workshops if we receive positive feedback). Our adolescent group continues to grow and we would like to offer them three activities over the coming year:

1. Dance classes (which are currently in planning phase)

2. Art/ Craft classes

3. Photography classes

Anyone with the skills and a bit of spare time please contact us. This is an ideal opportunity to give back to the community, impart knowledge and self-expression to teenagers nearing adulthood. We would love the support.

New Blog Spot

Welcome to our new Blog spot!

As technology continues to expand and advance, so does Kidzpositive. From joining up to Greater Good SA, to creating a Facebook site, linking to Aids Buzz, working on updating our website and printing our newsletter... we continue to try and keep abreast of the multitude of choices we have in voicing our cause.

A month into 2010 and our plans for innovation and growth continue to be central themes. Our adolescent project planning is underway, with the hope of starting up a photographic project for teens documenting their everyday lives. From school, family, home, experiences, friends... the list is infinite. Adding to this a proposed after school Art Program as well as a Resource Centre being co-ordinated with resources and information on activities, study opportunities, grants etc.

A cycle tour is in planning with a team cycling from Hamberg in the Eastern Cape to Cape Town in late April raising funds for hilltop villages in the region.

The Beadwork Project is busy with beading for the upcoming World Cup, having collaborated an order for vuvuzelas (the South Africa soccer horn) with another NGO, Iziko, based in Hout Bay.

We are extremely excited about the work that we are doing and envision this blog to have many contributors... from Kidzpositive Team members, to our adolescents, to supporters and followers of our NGO writing, commenting and engaging with this space. What an exciting opportunity to communicate on real time!

Looking forward to the future of this space.

Lil