Last year in December, one of our two German volunteers, Kim Niemann, decided to leave the VSA to continue his voluntary service at Cape Mental Health in Cape Town. Read more about his reasons to leave Grahamstown here on our blog. Even though we are one person short now, we will still be able to Read more about The New Dreamteam.[…]
Hi, I’m Kjetil, the newest member of staff at the Village Scribe Association. Originally from Norway, I have spent the last decade mostly in South Africa, most recently teaching in some of the most remote but also most beautiful parts of the country on the Wild Coast in the former Transkei. Having seen at close Read more about Meet the newest member of the VSA family![…]
On the 6th of February, we hosted our very first Fun Day and Bazaar at the Joza Youth Hub. There were food stalls, arts and crafts, good music and lots of fun activities for the kiddies. We also opened our office for the public to learn more about the Village Scribe Association and the awarenet Read more about Welcome to the Joza Youth Hub Fun Day and Bazaar![…]
We have many plans for the new year and did not hesitate to get started. The kids are back at school and we are back at the office. Many of our learners from last year have finished school or went to another school which means that at the moment we are busy recruiting new students who are Read more about Starting 2016 with a BANG![…]
Today I have an announcement to make: I, Kim, am leaving the awarenet program and continue my voluntary services at the Cape Mental Health Society in Observatory (“Obs”), Cape Town. The way to this decision was long and there were a lot of people and discussions involved. This is the outcome. I started working for the awarenet Read more about Going west![…]
Today, we had our annual general meeting (AGM) for 2015 where we looked back on what we have achieved and worked on over the year and what we want to achieve in the future. You can find all the information, numbers and statistics online: Minutes VSA AGM 2015 Project Overview 2015 Please do not hesitate Read more about Annual General Meeting 2015[…]
We finally finished shooting and editing the music video of 2014’s winner of the Peace Day Song Concert. Our learners put lots of effort into lyrics and performance and we are super proud of them. Check it out! Also, we finally finished the production of the awarenet Peace Song Collection 2014 CD. Click here to listen Read more about OUT NOW: The awarenet Peace Song Collection 2014 + Music Video[…]
On Friday, November the 13th, we shot the music video with last year’s winners of the Peace Song Concert. We picked up our learners from Khutliso Daniels and drove to various locations in the Township and central Grahamstown to shoot several scenes in many different places. We spent our lunch break in the Botanical Gardens where Read more about Cut! Music video shoot with the winners of the awarenet Peace Song Concert 2014[…]
This week was #GivingTuesday and we wanted to give thanks. We are grateful for all that we have achieved over the years and wanted to give back to the community. #GivingTuesday is a global movement that kicks off the charitable season and unites the world for good. Anyone, anywhere, can make a difference. We decided to celebrate generosity and Read more about #GivingTuesday[…]
Every person on earth shares at least one trait. The pursuit of happiness. It is anchored in all of us though everybody approaches this goal differently. In general happiness is the result of gratefulness. Being happy means being grateful. In a globalized world which forces people more and more to rush through life it is Read more about Looking back on one year of volunteering[…]