What's New at Mamkhulu

What's New at Mamkhulu.org?

Litsemba Centre Grand Opening - click to see photos!
We're proud to announce that the Litsemba Centre is officially open! On the 27th of April, 2011, the community of Daantjie came together to celebrate the opening of the Litsemba Centre. About 200 people attended the festivities, including local government officials, tribal authority leaders, local police officials, many children and youth and the organizations involved at the centre.

SANCA
SANCA counseling services to open counseling service at Litsemba Centre in January 2011....

South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
(SANCA) is a non-governmental organisation whose major objectives are the prevention and treatment of Alcohol and Drug Dependence. The first of these objectives is mainly achieved through the provision of treatment services for chemically dependent people and their families.

Penryn College Community Service Volunteers
A group of Penryn College students volunteered their time and painting skills to the Litsemba Centre for 2 days in November. The students are required to do 10 hours of community service in their high school programme. They painted, sanded and got to know the community around the Litsemba Centre as part of an awareness campaign sponsored by Penreach, the outreach programme run at Penryn College.

OPTIONS Pregnancy Crisis Programme opens at Litsemba Centre
The OPTIONS Crisis Pregnancy Programme opened it's doors at the Litsemba Centre in October. This programme provides much needed counseling and support to girls who have choices to make about their pregnancies. Youth for Christ, Nelspruit, runs the programme 2 days per week. Girls are taught parenting and income generation skills.

Leadership camp at the Litsemba Centre a success
Mamkhulu's first Leadership Camp at the Litsemba Centre was a great success...

Children's Fun Day at Lowveld High School

3 December 2011 three local NELSPRUIT churches and Emoyeni Children's Ministries held a fun day for 120 orphans from Dantjie with the help of Mamkhulu.org staff at Lowveld High School. The children did sports such as soccer, played skip, had a puppet show, face painting and a braii (BBQ) where the hosting church teams cooked a lovely lunch. All 120 children were given gift boxes for Christmas at the end of the day. Buscor provided free transport to take the children to Nelspruit.