Youthzones

Creating a better Mzansi through sport and development

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A Nugget for Success

Leadership is taking responsibility. It has nothing to do with title or the title on your business card or the size of your office. Leadership is not about how much money you make or the clothes you wear.

Leadership is an influence. It's an attitude. It's a state of mind. And it's available to each one of us. Don’t ever see anybody as too small to counsel you when you know that they have the knowledge that can move you to your next level. Don’t ever feel…

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Added by Denice Bongani Maphanga on July 4, 2022 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Sport has the power to change the world

''Good morning family. I would like to share information with you, the pictures I'm sharing is my son he went to Cape Town to play for the Volleyball National Team. They left Gauteng on Saturday and today the games are starting. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Youthzones for the support, I really appreciate IT''.--Disebo one of our Youthzones leaders in Zenzele informal…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 4, 2022 at 10:41am — No Comments

One day it will end where it supposed to be and surely it will make sense.

Added by Denice Bongani Maphanga on June 25, 2022 at 7:58pm — No Comments

Life is amazing

Life is amazing.

And then it is awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful, it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living, heartbreaking ,soul-healing, amazing,…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 24, 2022 at 10:22am — No Comments

Keep Warm!!!!

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 23, 2022 at 9:47am — No Comments

The importance of setting boundaries in your life

The importance of setting boundaries in your life.

Boundaries protect the things that are of value to you. They keep you in alignment with what you have decided you want in life. That means the key to good boundaries is knowing what you want.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 22, 2022 at 10:34am — No Comments

Happy Freezing Friday Zoners!!! Yesterday, June 16 went to one of our sites in Kameeldrift. It's always refreshing to see kids playing around and enjoying themselves. Some carrying dolls in their ba…

Happy Freezing Friday Zoners!!!

Yesterday, June 16 went to one of our sites in Kameeldrift. It's always refreshing to see kids playing around and…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 17, 2022 at 9:40am — No Comments

Happy Youth Day!!!

Happy Youth Day!!!!

''Sometimes if falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.''--Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

The Soweto…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 16, 2022 at 11:11am — No Comments

Going back to the basics

Youthzones was started in 2009 by the Foundation for a Safe South Africa, to uplift youth in disadvantaged communities.

At its inception, Youthzones was aimed at using football as a mechanism to transform the spatial divide resulting from the legacy of Apartheid.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 14, 2022 at 9:53am — No Comments

Happy Youth Month

''Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up''.--Pablo Picasso…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 13, 2022 at 10:37am — No Comments

Take a close look at where you are spending your time and energy.

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Added by Denice Bongani Maphanga on June 6, 2022 at 1:58pm — No Comments

The fondest memories are made gathered around the table

The fondest memories are made gathered around the table.

In Tarlton, Gauteng monthly visits with great friends enjoying breakfast @ Wimpy. All the time we make visits there, there is something fun that we do and this time it was breakfast and mapping our daily lives exercise.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 5, 2022 at 11:17pm — No Comments

Kuthatha Iskhathi

A youth zone is not a building or even a program, it is a network of relationships in a specific geographic area.

Learning takes place under trees, in shacks, next to sports grounds or in schools or libraries--what is important as a foundation for development is friendships, not buildings. Above all, Youthzones aim to…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on June 2, 2022 at 1:10pm — No Comments