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NETBALL AND FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT HELD IN THORNWOOD.
A total of 6 schools participated in the netball tournament and 8 schools in the football tournament.The newly formed COC
GROWING MINDS
The ECD children at the Zwelibomvu Centre enjoying a lesson on shapes and colours.
DEVELOPING A LOVE FOR BOOKS AND READING
The children in our ECD Centres have continued to benefit from the books received from Bookdash. The Facilitators were taught by
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) AND AFTERCARE CAREGIVERS
Cecily Fraser from KidZAid led an interactive workshop on April 30th, focusing on effective group work strategies for Early Childhood
SATURDAY KIDS CLUBS
The Saturday Kids Club at Thornwood continues to thrive this year, and now has 50 children from eight different schools
VALENTINE’S DAY
The ECD and Aftercare celebrated Valentine’s day in style – making their own cards to take home to family and
AFTERCARE CENTRES OPEN FOR THE NEW YEAR
Our four Aftercare Centres reopened in January. It is good to have a safe space where the children can go
ECD CENTRES 2024
Our four ECD Centres opened their doors again in January, with many new little ones joining for the first time.Here
2024 – A NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNINGS
Our School Support Groups have started again in 2024.One of the High school groups in Zwelibomvu having fun together before
LOTS OF CELEBRATIONS AT YEAR END 2023
At the end of November and early December, many year end parties and even some graduations were celebrated in all
LEARNING LIFESKILLS AND HAVING FUN THROUGH SPORT
KwaNdengezi U12 Soccer Club were very excited to show off their new soccer kit. The After school club is a
YOUTH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
In November, 10 unemployed youth from our communities attended a four day Woodworking workshop. Here they are displaying some of
HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATED IN ZWELIBOMVU
COC in partnership with iKhwezi Lokukhanya Community Resource Centre held a Heritage day event in Zwelibomvu on the 29th September. It
HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATED AT THORNWOOD
COC in partnership with Thornwood Umphakathi Community Organisation (TUCO) organised a Heritage Day event on the 27th September. Over 100 learners attended
CAREER EXPO IN KWANDENGEZI
On 1st September COC, together with Love and Care Centre (KwaNdengezi CBO) and Khayalami Network Centre, hosted a Career Expo
UKZN Occupational Therapy department visited COC
On 28th August, 4th year students from the UKZN Occupational Therapy department visited COC and shared own ways we could assist children
Goodbye to Luyanda
At the end of July, we said goodbye to Luyanda, our ECD Specialist. Luyanda has been instrumental in getting our
Learning about animals
The preschool children at the Zwelibomvu ECD centre learning about animals and their sounds.
Weekend Leadership camp
40 High school children from our school group programme, attended a weekend Leadership camp. The purpose of the camps is