Did you know that there are 23 known cases of suicide in South Africa every day, and for every person that commits suicide, 10 have attempted it?
In this episode of the Just for a change podcast, SOHK Founder Scott Sloan talks with host Luvuyo Maseko and takes a look at the mental health and wellbeing issues facing the youth of our country.
SOHK are dedicated to using sport as a means to replace negative gender norms with more positive and progressive beliefs about women and gender relations.
In 2022 we are continuing to share sporting stories of how SA's top female athletes have overcome the prevailing power imbalance between men and women to excel in their sport. We hope this will inspire young women to persevere at the sport they love and educate us all on how to become their best allies.
Here we chat to Sinalo Jafta, the Protea’s Wicketkeeping sensation.
Jamie, a Grade 10 School of Hard Knocks learner from Bonteheuwel, is ‘a quiet person but prone to finding trouble outside of our sessions,’ says Coach Urshwin.
‘As time passed I got to know Jamie better and saw how he was fascinated by gangsterism. He started coming high to the sessions and started interacting less and less until I decided to intervene. ‘
Jamie stays in a gang infested area where if you don't stand out you tend to want to fit in. Where Jamie comes from drugs have become a norm.
‘I had a few one on ones with Jamie and he made a huge turn around. Jamie is more outspoken now and has even changed his way of speaking - he doesn't use gang language in front of me anymore.’
Jamie recently made headlines in News 24 as he and a few of his friends have started their own maintenance business! Today the seven young men behind Oddjobbi have proved their parents have nothing to worry about – their business is thriving.
“My mother is very proud and excited about what we started, and she wants to see us successful one day,” Dillon says.
“We first started selling dagga on a street corner,” Dylan told News24. “We thought it wasn’t going to work out as it puts us in danger. We decided to stop that and opened the maintenance business instead.”
"Tackling COVID starts with each of us, let's get vaccinated" - Zwakala_za Champ and School of Hard Knocks SA rugby coach, Courtney Barnes, is tackling COVID-19 by encouraging her friends and family to take their shot through the UNICEF campaign. We are so proud of Courtney for her role in helping ZA beat COVID 19.
Mzansi we can beat this, one vaccination at a time.
SOHK are dedicated to using sport as a means to replace negative gender norms with more positive and progressive beliefs about women and gender relations.
In honour of #womensmonth2021, and our *new* partnership with Naspers Limited, we are sharing sporting stories of how SA's top female athletes have overcome the prevailing power imbalance between men and women to excel in their sport. We hope this will inspire young women to persevere at the sport they love and educate us all on how to become their best allies.
First up was Springbok captain, Babalwa Latsha. A woman not afraid to break the mould.
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded an MTN Award for Social Change, in recognition of our Monitoring and Evaluation work in South Africa. The MTN Awards, held this year in collaboration with sustainability consultancy, Trialogue, recognise and reward non-profits that are able to provide evidence of the positive difference they are making.
We are honoured to receive this award, particularly as it recognises our Monitoring and Evaluation work. We are incredibly grateful to our international team of colleagues, partners, and supporters who have made this possible.
The MTN Award for Social Change aims to establish a platform for learning and sharing information that will assist non-profits that engage in this process. Through the application process, non-profits are exposed to M&E practices and principles. Registered NPOs were required to enter a project or programme that is creating positive impact, has been running for at least two years and has some level of associated M&E practice.
Entries were shortlisted by Trialogue and 20 organisations were put forward for final selection by a panel of independent judges. A total of R1m of prize money was awarded to the winning NPOs in each of the three categories, as well as a fourth bonus award winner.
