UBUNTU BAMADODA IS ROLLING!

This week we are:

1 in between the two mentorship camps,
2 after the weekend at the Darling Voorkamerfest,
3 organizing a meeting for our groups on Saturday, where all the boys and men can meet each other
4 doing two Men as Partners workshops
5 hosting a mentor-circle
6 and a men's support circle

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The Men as Partners programme is also running strong. After a meeting with the local department of Health we realised we have an opportunity to combine our VCT programme with our MAP programme.
From now on we will offer VCT and entrance into our HIV care and support programme at the end of every MAP workshop.

I think it is safe to say the whole Men's programme is running at full steam right now. All three our Ubuntu Bamadoda target areas are in full implementation phase, the skills programme has been running for a while with the MAP workshops, the english lessons and the basic computer lessons, we are hoping to start soon with sound engineering training and a basic approach to marketing, before the year is out.

The Mentorship programme has had a powerful lift-off with the first camp for the mentors and the mentors stepping into the work with the boys, 22 Sept 2006 we are doing the boys and men camp, and that is just around the corner! Along with this we have recently employed two volunteers to begin a schools - based version of Ubuntu Bamadoda.

I believe the Darling Voorkamerfest has been the strongest development in the promotion and employment aspect of the programme yet. The networking opportunity was immense and we did not miss it!

So it is a busy busy time at this beginning of Spring.

And then while all of this going on, a group of men ,gathered in a shack sing a song:

"Elilungelo gelakho, it is your right my child."

In the same room a group of boys are watching them.