Published on 19 April 2022: Outreach Foundation has just completed another very successful stakeholder meeting in Zambia this week. The mayor and deputy mayor of Livingstone attended the meeting together with counsellors from the various wards as well as representatives from various departments such as the police, immigration, the Ministry of Health, and other important stakeholders such as NGOs. The …
Month: February 2023
Youth Empowerment Workshops
Published on 17 May 2022: Earlier this month we hosted a workshop with youth that not only assisted them in how they can communicate with their family, friends and partners about what matters to them but also how sex and relationships impact their educational and economic future. This was an introduction to what we will continue to chat to them …
Stakeholder workshop in Komatipoort
Published on 17 May 2022: Stakeholders from various organisations, government departments and healthcare facilities got together this month for a very successful workshop. Among sharing information on the situation in the area, stakeholders shared information on what their departments and organisations did and agreed to collaborate and cooperate with one another going forward to ensure that they could better serve …
Another successful workshop and evaluation completed
Published on 30 June 2022: The Social Services Department in Musina recently held a workshop with its beneficiaries and had an evaluation by IOM, whom it works for as an implementing partner in the area. Our Musina team offers the following services:
Upskilling youth in Schoemansdal
Thank you to Thembalethu Nkomazi for partnering with us in upskilling the youth in Schoemansdal. We have already completed training in Basic Electrical installation and Beautician training is currently in progress. We can’t wait to bring more skills into the area.
Youth Transformation Event
Published on 30 June 2022: On the 15th of June 2022, Outreach Foundation hosted a Youth Transformation Event aimed at creating inclusive opportunities for youth to collaborate and build networks. The event had a number of organisations, government departments, university departments, colleges, media, and companies attending and sharing opportunities with the youth that attended. We’d like to thank our alumni …
Outreach event in Komatipoort
Published on 14 July 2022: Outreach Foundation, together with other organisations and government departments such as the Health Department and immigration in Komatipoort, which is a town on the border to Mozambique, held an outreach event where they shared information on health and immigration issues. During the event, participants were also able to get health checks, COVID-19 vaccines, flu vaccines, …
Workshop in Malawi
Published on 14 July 2022: A successful workshop, hosted by Outreach Foundation, was held in Malawi in early July 2022 with church leaders from Blantyre and surrounding areas attending. The aim of the workshop was to discuss issues relating to migration and how it impacts Malawi, South Africa and Africa. The Outreach Foundation shared the realities of what life is …
Persons with disabilities receive assistive devices
Published on 12 August 2022: Outreach Foundation’s Migrant support programme, which is part of the social services department, handed out assistive devices to persons with disabilities in August. Outreach Foundation is an implementing partner for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Sixty-eight persons with disabilities attended the event and were excited for those that received new wheelchairs and walking sticks …
Startups get a helping hand
Published on 31 August 2022: Yet more lucky ladies recently completed our beauty training course as well as the business course, which taught them how to start their own businesses and how to manage them going forward. As part of the incubation programme, they received a starter pack to help them start their business. Outreach Foundation will not only monitor …