Communication is the key to success – but talk to your children, not to your ancestors!

Posted on July 14, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

One of the VSA’s most important assignments is networking and the provision of information. We always keep you updated about all our projects and activities. We care about transparency. You can find us on many channels: this blog, our newsletter, awareNet, facebook, twitter, Google Maps, YouTube, etc. We are always happy to receive feed back via Read more about Communication is the key to success – but talk to your children, not to your ancestors![…]

Enthusiasm after ‘Alive with Possibility’ on Youth Day

Posted on June 20, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA organised a Movie Day on Youth Day screening “Alive with Possibility” by Symphonia at Mary Waters High School in Grahamstown followed by an extraordinary awareNet session. We are proud to report that the event went very well and left the awareNet users very enthusiastic and motivated. They enjoyed the spirit and spontaneously started Read more about Enthusiasm after ‘Alive with Possibility’ on Youth Day[…]

Movie night on Youth Day: “Alive with Possibility” for awareNet users – Call for donations!

Posted on June 3, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA has recently started a partnership with Symphonia, an Organisational Change practice. They have sent us this most exciting documentary called “Alive with Possibility” featuring world renowned leadership experts Ben & Roz Zander, endorsed by Desmond Tutu and Wendy Ackerman. We are going to make this documentary available for all awareNet users, introducing it during Read more about Movie night on Youth Day: “Alive with Possibility” for awareNet users – Call for donations![…]

awareNet theme song

Posted on May 12, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

awareNet is going to have its own song, soon! The VSA asked Gabriel Spilkin to produce a theme song for the social network with a lot of different uses such as: Being played in meetings and events. A chance for the community to learn a thing or two about how a song comes together. A Read more about awareNet theme song[…]

aware Yet? Manifesto

Posted on May 4, 2011November 27, 2015 by Ronald Wertlen

awareYet? began as a guerilla marketing exercise during the Social Enterprise World Forum 2011 in Johannesburg. The campaign aimed to affix a sticker with the characteristic eyes of the campaign onto every participant at the event, in recognition of the youth unemployed in South Africa. This was a random and fun thing and reflects the Read more about aware Yet? Manifesto[…]

Are you aware of the Makana Municipality’s failure to spend 80% of its budget?

Posted on May 3, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The Makana Municipality had R53.7m and didn’t spend it! And Makana’s councillors are furious that, just before their term of office ends, so few of the projects which they’ve spent months planning have actually come to fruition. From Makana Municipality’s capital expenditure and conditional grant budget of R69.6 million, R15.9m – a little over 20% Read more about Are you aware of the Makana Municipality’s failure to spend 80% of its budget?[…]

Eastern Cape Teacher Teaching Without Pay

Posted on March 7, 2011November 27, 2015 by Ronald Wertlen

Albert Yovu is a modern day hero. He is a quiet unassuming man, with a wide smile and a passion for teaching. He also loves working with computers. He teaches Life Sciences to grade 11 and 12 learners at Zwelenqaba SSS. He is one of the 4000 temporary teachers whose contracts were summarily cancelled in Read more about Eastern Cape Teacher Teaching Without Pay[…]

VSA 2011 activities

Posted on February 17, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

The VSA has some exciting new developments to report: Anna Wertlen is currently writing a proposal to the Makana Municipality for the usage of a large building in Joza-Rhini. Several stakeholders are interested to move into the building to strengthen and widen partnerships to serve the community, eg. RLabs, the Centre for Social Development, The Read more about VSA 2011 activities[…]

Thozi’s January news

Posted on February 2, 2011November 27, 2015 by Anna Wertlen

Thozi Ngeju works for the VSA and is the community coordinator for the Grahamstown-Rhini region. He teaches awareNet to the learners at various different schools in the township. (Click here to find out more about Thozi.) “So far January has been slow because of the holiday. However, I’d like to note that this should be Read more about Thozi’s January news[…]