SAWUBONA PROJECT HISTORY​​​

• 2022 offered two Becoming Me programs in Msholozi, one Games Day, one Learning2Lead program in Msholozi, one Becoming Me in Phumlani, and two camps, winter and summer, during school break.

• September 2021 SP launched two programs, 35 female students enrolled in our "Becoming Me", Life Skills Program, and 3 separate grade 7 classes (male and female) in our Learning2Lead, Life Skills Program.

• During Covid, SP launched a Covid Response Project to meet the needs of their vulnerable students and their families in an unprecedented time

• Covid-19, lockdowns, and restrictions required SP to temporarily suspend the Program

• The second Life Skills program included 30 students both male and female, the average age was 17

• A Games Day was implemented into the Program as well. Students engage in practical learning through board games.

• SP launched its second Life Skills Program in February 2020 which was to run until the end of October 2020 

• The first local male facilitator joined the team

• January 2020, SP held a special training for young adults, "How to become a leader people Trust"

• Sawubona Project completed its first Life Skills Program in November 2019

• The first Program launched with 15 girls who all received certificates at the completion of the Program

• The Edu Centre location enabled students to attend the Life Skills Program on site, in their own community

• The Program secured an Education Centre in Msholozi, SA, an informal community.

• Modules include topics such as: Self-Esteem, HIV/Aids, Gender Equity, Teen Pregnancy, Gender Violence, and more.

• 2019, three local South African young adults  were trained to facilitate Life Skills modules.