By Ken Giunta | Project Leader
Bokamoso Life Centre Quarterly Report: August-November 2022
Institutional Collaboration
Since the Centre’s last quarterly report, posted in August 2022, the Centre has continued to establish partnerships with other like-minded institutions to expand its programming and services for youth.
AUGUST 2022:
On the 22 August 2022, Bokamoso received a donation from Heineken Stars. The Centre was nominated by a community leader known as Senate, to receive a grant from Heineken Stars through its annual philanthropic program for Centre's or programs assisting youth.
Representatives from UNISA visited the Centre to lead a workshop for Bokamoso Youth on script writing and short story development training.
SEPTEMBER 2022:
Representatives from Tshwane North College visited the Centre to engage with Bokamoso youth about their career options and choices as well as information about financial aid
The Bokamoso Life Centre regularly reaches out to the community in order to survey programs that community members would like the Centre to offer and how they rate the current services of the Centre. This outreach is undertaken in partnership with Katekane Community Projects and Metro police to help promote the importance of community centres like Bokamoso.
At this event, Bokamoso youth are challenged to dress in vintage clothing designed by them to reflect clothing from an earlier time. Students compete for “best dressed”. This event also provides students who are interested in fashion design an opportunity to showcase their designs and unique styles.
University students and inventors came to the Centre to showcase, introduce and to encourage interest among Bokamoso youth in robotics and industrial design. Bokamoso students are encouraged to participate in this program to broaden their creativity and to enhance their knowledge and future interest in this burgeoning field.
As part of the Bokamoso Life Centre’s program to counter discrimination against gender roles, male students were asked to come to the Centre dressed as girls and our young women as boys, in an effort to help support the movement and encourage discussion against gender-based violence (GBV) and to support the LGBTQ+ Community
Bokamoso Students dressed in different traditional attire to celebrate and display different traditions in South Africa, and their respective family roots as part of their Heritage Day celebration.
The South African State Theatre CEO Mr Aubrey Sekhabi and several colleagues held a workshop at the Bokamoso Life Center to promote a theatre program “Community in the Arts”. This program was developed to support and encourage talent in our communities. The Bokamoso Life Centre was represented by two of its performing arts leaders Mr. Sphiwe Vincent Malusi and Mr. Tshwarelo Frans Sekhula.
The Centre hosted representatives from the Barack Obama Young Leaders Program, Thoko Nhlumayo Secretary of the International Youth Parliament, counselors of the Ward 29 Soshanguve, and sister Grace from SASA to encourage leadership and citizenship engagement among Bokamoso youth.
OCTOBER 2022:
Beginning in October, 12 Bokamoso Youth are preparing for their anticipated one-month trip to the United States. This 18-year old program, is designed to introduce the Bokamoso Life Centre to audiences in the Greater Washington D.C. area. Bokamoso youth live with American families, attend classes at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland and promote South African culture through song, dance and theatrical performances at local churches and community organizations. This will be the first exchange visit since COVID-19 prevented travel In 2021-2022.
The Bokamoso life Centre team was invited to participate in the colour walk to support the LGBTQI+ community, to learn and understand more about the community and ways that the Life Centre can become a better ally in helping to protect LGBTQ rights. Bokamoso youth were also invited to perform musical items.
Tshwane North College (Rosslyn Campus) invited the Bokamoso Life Centres arts team to come and showcase their talent and to form a partnership going forward between TNC Campus, the Bokamoso Life Centre and Nissan Rosslyn.
DECEMBER 2022:
Bokamoso Youth were invited to participate in the World AIDS day event at the Rearabilwe Centre at Garankuwa.
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