The VSA’s community coordinator Terri-Lynn Penney organised a diary drive at the beginning of the year 2013 with the effect that diaries were given to more than 200 awarenet learners. Here is what she says about her intentions: “At the end of 2012, I realized that some of the learners that I teach awarenet, lack Read more about VSA organised Donation of 2013 Diaries to 200 awarenet Learners[…]
We proudly announce that Grocott’s Online Mail published an article about the work of a community coordinator at the VSA: a day in the life of Terri-Lynn Penney “Bringing computer literacy to the community, one click at a time”. Terri-Lynn Penney is one of our trustees and a facilitator for the awarenet learning network. She Read more about Portrait about VSA’s coordinator in Grocott’s Mail[…]
The VSA intents to enhance its community coordinators’ skills to improve the quality of their work and social impact during awareNet sessions. Recently, Terri-Lynn Penney coordinates a project about life orientation and health promotion, which includes learners from various different schools in Grahamstown. She is assisted by Rooi Rikhotso, our new volunteer. So, we immediately Read more about Skill Enhancement for VSA Community Coordinators[…]
A recent article in Grocotts about Terri’s running project began: “Most social networking sites are associated with gossiping and posting more or less funny wall comments to your friends’ pages. This may be true for Facebook, but it’s not the case with AwareNet, an online educational social network exclusively for school children and their teachers.” Read more about Socializing on social networks[…]
I was born in a little town called Alice on the 31 March 1977. My school career was completed in Fort Beaufort were I matriculated in 1995. At the end of 1995 my whole family moved to Grahamstown and I have been in Grahamstown ever since. I’m the youngest of four children and have three Read more about Me, myself and why I have decided to join the VSA family![…]
Every year I work as a theatre technician at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. This year my venue was Commemoration (Commem) Church and because this is a church productions that were performed there had to have a celestial feel about them. There were orchestras, jazz bands, marimba groups; and then there were two prison groups Read more about ‘Fest Prisoners’[…]
South African local government elections took place on the Wednesday 18th May this year. I wonder how much interest the youth showed seeing all of them were born into democracy and they only read about our past. Although the ANC won with over 60% overall, it was with surprise that the DA took some of Read more about 2011 Local Government Elections[…]
Two situations observed at different times on different continents and my very personal thoughts: A. Grahamstown Department of Home Affairs. Few people work, a lot of people wait to be helped. The vast majority is happy about the provided chairs and sits very patiently. Most of them for a very long time. A handful of Read more about Sit and stare or read while you wait?[…]
During my school days you joined a typing or Home Economics class at the risk of being called a sissy. So, although I knew I wanted to write, I did woodwork instead. We call those the good old days. Fortunately for me, during those extended school boycotts some friends of mine and I took part Read more about Opportunities[…]
In South Africa taxi associations do not pay taxis and from what I understand, they’re not really in awe of the government. For instance, if the government tries to introduce a bus system; they kick up a storm – until the proposed system is shelved or scraped. Hence they hike up their prices at will. Read more about About taxi fares, air planes, and twisted perceptions[…]