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Tuesday, 31 July 2012 09:50

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10th Anniversary Photo Gallery

Monday, 25 June 2012 16:11

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Nik Rabinowitz hosted Zakheni's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

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Belhar High School performed their piece "The Land of Broken Dreams" at the 10th Anniversary Celebration.

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Eerste Rivier Sekondere performed their piece "'n Nuwe Land" at Zakheni's 10th Annivesary show.

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Hindle Road West High School performed "Something We Will Never Forget" at Zakheni's 10th Anniversary Celebration on Youth Day.

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Joe Slovo Engineering High school performed "Tree of Hearts" at the 10th Anniversary show, on Youth Day, 2012.

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The Eerste Rivier cast poses with Zakheni ambassador and show host Nik Rabinowitz, and actor Vaneshran Arumugam.

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FireMaker participants Neliswa Ncedani and Maboys Mfuniselwa shared their experiences on the FireMaker project.

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Hilaire Akollo (Zakheni Ops Manager), Phila Nkuzo (administrator) and Lesley Palmer (dramatherapist and director) blow out birthday candles.

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Bonfire Theatre Project performed at Zakheni's 10th Anniversary Celebration.

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Learners in jubilation after their performance (above) and taking a bow (below).

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News from our Project Manager

Thursday, 15 March 2012 12:00

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By Heather Mac

It’s the middle of March and it feels like July at Zakheni! So much has happened since we kicked off 2012. When I glance up at our wall calendar it is phenomenal to see all the work we are engaged in for this year.

An Intern's Perspective

Thursday, 15 March 2012 11:00

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By Bongani Goniwe

During 2011, we had the pleasure of working with Bongani Goniwe as our intern in Project Management on The Zakheni Schools Dramatherapy Project. He was the Project Manager, Heather Mac's right hand man and helped us in many ways. Let's hear an englightening story about his journey with Zakheni as told in his own words:

“When I applied for the post at Zakheni Arts Therapy Foundation, I had my interest in Drama and with no knowledge of Drama Therapy. I knew if I get the post I will be exposed to new skills and knowledge. I had been exposed to Project Management and Events Management for quite some time as an employee of the City of Cape Town, Cape film Commission and Cape Technikon (CPUT). My experience made me have enough confidence to apply at Zakheni and I knew that I was going to make the difference within the Schools Project.

Zakheni reaches out to Tzaneen

Thursday, 15 March 2012 10:00

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By Sian Palmer

Through witnessing and experiencing the Firemaker Workshop Series I have seen how important it is for the development and sustainability of support groups for orphans and vulnerable children. The significance of FireMaker is that it focuses on the language of children, one of creativity and play. Through offering participants, social workers and care workers, the space to access their own creativity and equipping them with arts-based tools, they are empowered to take this way of working into their support groups.

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Monday, 12 March 2012 00:00

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Workshops provide needed Skills Capacity Training to Care workers

Monday, 22 August 2011 12:31

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By Amelda Brand

Zakheni is developing skills in care workers working in a variety of non-profit and community based organisations around South Africa. Our three innovative skills development programmes are the FireMaker Project, the Wellbeing Workshop and our new Beyond Words Workshop for Mental Health Professionals.

Zakheni has been offering the FireMaker workshops since 2003. Now, eight years later, five drama and art therapists work nationally to deliver quality skills development for child care workers enabling them to use the creative arts in psychosocial support of vulnerable children.