Youthzones

Creating a better Mzansi through sport and development

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HELLO AUGUST!!!!

'Welcome, August!!

Wishing you a wonderful month filled with lots of love,

Smiles and Happiness..…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on August 1, 2022 at 10:02am — No Comments

Zebra Crossing--Pieter Swart Phase 7, Bloemfontein

Key to harmony in a country as diverse as ours is mutual respect for each other, and working together.

Zebra crossing is all about better understanding of our differences and accepting each other. Also involves focusing on creating harmony and mutual respect for each other and involves actively finding out more about…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 25, 2022 at 11:02am — No Comments

HAPPY FRIDAY ZONERS!!!!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!

Friday is the day to finish your goals for the week. It is a day to celebrate that which you set out to accomplish at the beginning of the week. Well done!!!!!…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 22, 2022 at 11:48am — No Comments

Enjoying nature

I love my job..it's not your typical kinda job..We not always at the office but we go to sites and do fun stuff with the kids.

I am blessed with the most coolest boss in the world…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 21, 2022 at 11:22am — No Comments

Art at it's best

Iziko Lamagama has once again pulled up a successful Warm winter campaign. After

after a very difficult year due to the lack of job opportunities, the economic slowdown, and the onslaught of heavy rains that left many people affected and in need of all the help they can get, we felt it was a good idea to help as a…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 20, 2022 at 8:52am — No Comments

Our leaders doing it for themselves by themselves

Sports play a large role in many of our lives. It can bring people together, it can unite us, it can help heal. For those that play, watch, support- it is often more important than just a game.

Two of our leaders from two different sites building ties.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 18, 2022 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Youbuntu Netball Tournament, lydenburg, Mpumalanga

Keeping girls engaged in sports is an important part of encouraging them to be body positive, take good risks, and have comradery with girls and women as they age.

Youbuntu Netball Tournament held last week Saturday in Lydenburg, Coronmandel, Mpumalanga was one of the most successful and fun…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 11, 2022 at 11:22am — No Comments

Youbuntu Netball Tournament, Steelpoort, Mpumalanga

Youbuntu Netball Tournament, Steelpoort Mpumalanga held on the 2nd July. Organized and Facilitated by…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 6, 2022 at 12:30pm — No Comments

EKN Youbuntu Tournament, Hammanskraal

Youbuntu---is that nebuous concept of common humanity, oneness, you and me both.…

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Added by Sibo Sibiya on July 5, 2022 at 10:16am — 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

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

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