Partnership for Adolescent Learner Support (PALS) Training – February 2013

Learners who particpated in the PALS training worksop, February, 2013

Partnership for Adolescent Learner Support (PALS) Training – February 2013 In collaboration with IPAS and IPAS South Africa (http://www.ipas.org/en.aspx), and with support from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and the Iqraa Trust Mpilonhle conducted … [Read more...]

Opening Ceremony and Soccer Match Madwaleni High School 21 Feb 2013

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As part of the official handover of the sports complex and water provision built by Mpilonhle at Madwaleni High School, the Mpilonhle staff team played a friendly match against the Malabela High School teachers, with a 3-1 victory for the Mpilohhle team. The pictures … [Read more...]

Mpilolnhle Officially Turns Over Sports Field to Madwaleni High School – 21 February 2013

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Madwaleni High School held a ceremony on 21 February 2013 for the official turning over of the field from Mpilonhle to the school. The ceremony was attended by the 950 students at the school, the local Induna from the Traditional (Tribal Authority), local … [Read more...]

Malabela High School Football Field – First Match 8 February 2013

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Mpilonhle Football and Water Project Continues to Progress – First Match on Malabela Field – 8 February 2013

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The Mpilonhle staff played educators and learners (teachers and students to the rest of the world) at the inaugural match held at the new football (soccer) field at Malabela High School on Friday, 8 February 2013.   Along with the teams, there were enthusiastic … [Read more...]

March 2012 – Training of Resource Educators for PALS Programme

Dr. Makgoale Magwentshu from IPAS leading a discussion

Twenty teachers from 7 different secondary schools had two days of training on 18-19 March 2012 to serve as resource educators for the PALS (Partnership in Adolescent Learner Support) programme that Mpilonhle has initiated in collaboration with local schools. The … [Read more...]

April 2012 – Training of peer counselors for the PALS programme

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Fifty-one students from 8 secondary schools took time out from their Easter Holiday to spend four days training to be school-based peer counselors as part of Mpilonhle's PALS (Partnership for Adolescent Learner Support) Programme. This programme aims to provide an … [Read more...]

February 2012. OneSight – Mpilonhle Eye Clinic provides service to more than 6,000 persons

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Mpilonhle hosted the the 40 members of the OneSight vision charity from 7-16 of February 2012. This was the fourth visit of the OneSight team to Mpilonhle and to the Umkhanyakude District.  Clinics were held at four different sites for two days each.  Sites … [Read more...]

April 2012 – TOMS Shoes Arrive

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One-hundred thousand pair of TOMS shoes arrived in three shipments on the 3rd to the 5th of April 2012. The shoes were donated as part of TOMS One for One Program - in which for every pair of shoes purchased, one pair is donated to a child in a developing … [Read more...]