Mother of all Professions

broadcast on SABC2 Saturdays at 12h00

Mother of all Professions broadcast on SABC2 Saturdays at 12h00 is a magazine series showcasing success stories from ordinary South Africans that inspire, mentor, coach and promote the idea that everybody can be a teacher in their own environment.

Hlokomela project on 1 December 2012
The Hlokomela Project is an initiative in response to the rise in HIV and Aids infections among farm workers. Hlokomela raises awareness among commercial farm workers about HIV.  Various interventions are in place with farm workers involvement through entire processes. Hlokomela was started by professional nurse Christine Du Preez. After working at the department of health for many years she settled in Hoedspruit and realized the many health problems farm workers were exposed to.

WhizzKids on 8 December 2012
WhizzKids United is an interactive, youth-focused programme that uses the game of football to educate learners about life skills, gender equality, health, HIV and AIDS prevention.  WhizzKids United was launched in 2006 in Edendale, KwaZulu Natal with a mission to deliver excellence in HIV and AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support to learners.  The programme operates in schools in the communities of Jozini, Umlazi, Northern eThekwini and Edendale, Pietermaritzburg.

Voices of millions on 15 December 2012
Zimbabwean national Elvis Anusa set foot on South African soil on the 2nd June 2007. Having spent close to a year within the physical boundaries of South Africa, he was challenged by what he had witnessed and experienced to find an organisation to speak on behalf of the socially disadvantaged non South African community consisting mainly of those in the country illegally and founded Voice of Millions.

Lapalala Wilderness School on 22 December 2012
The Eco-Schools programme is being developed in South Africa as a school improvement initiative which encourages school learning with the emphasis on improving the school environment. The programme is part of an international programme running in forty countries around the world.  Schools are guided and encouraged to take action and involve the whole school and wider community.  They develop a portfolio documenting the positive change in their school and surrounding community. Schools are assessed not in comparison to other schools, but according to the improvement within their particular environment.

ICT in schools on 29 December 2012
The role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role, especially in the process of empowering technology into educational activities.  Technology can be the most effective way to increase knowledge.  Being aware of the significant role of ICT, especially in educational activities, education authorities should be wise enough in implementing strategies to empower ICT in supporting the teaching and learning process in the classroom.

Phaphama on 5 January 2013
Phaphama is a non-profit organisation established in 2008 to respond to community health and welfare services free of charge. They operate in Clarens and nearby towns to serve the poor with no thought of who deserves help, but only who needs help.  The organisation hosts youth camps and facilitates team building for different organisations, schools and churches.  They challenge young people to believe in themselves, open their eyes to the opportunities around them and make a difference in their own lives.

Kutlwanong Math’s and Science Centre on 12 January 2012
Kutlwanong is a non-profit organisation founded in 2001 by veteran educator and social entrepreneur, Mr. Tumelo Mabitsela, focusing on math, science and accounting education for high school learners in previously disadvantaged communities. As a principal of a township school in Soweto, Mr. Mabitsela saw the difficulty experienced by learners to enter the fields of math and science in both higher education studies and careers.  Starting from a single centre in Dobsonville, Soweto; the programme has expanded to other provinces of South Africa, growing in student numbers from the initial 115 in the pilot group to over 3000 students currently. This noble cause has also attracted other value-adding individuals, companies and institutions serving in different capacities for the betterment of society through education.

Phethahatso community development on 19 January 2013
Phethahatso Community Development is a comprehensive community development [none profit organization] which has a heavy emphasis on ‘FOOD SECURITY’ to the disadvantaged. Their entry point is to address short term interventions such as feeding vulnerable people including orphans.  Phethahotso started operating in 2008 and believe there is a lot to be gained from approaching poverty eradication from a wider perspective in a situation where malnutrition and HIV/AIDs are so interlinked. All components of good quality of life get attention when related problems are tackled concurrently.

Mantsebo Le letlotlo on 26 January 2013
Domestic workers training is the brain child of Mme Baile, she managed to partner with three other women who had the same vision as her; Mme Nthabiseng, Me Mathabo and Mme Masi. The four started the academy on 1st March 2011.  Last year November 2011 they got support from the department of social development resulting in having a data-base of approximately 50 people.  Mantsebo Le letlotlo Domestic Workers Academy is a cooperative Free State based historically disadvantaged women owned training and management and services cooperative. They have acuired the necessary skills, experience, knowledge, expertise and positioned themselves to become a major player in the training, placement and cleaning sector in the Free-State.

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