Tag: South Africa

Resilience in uncertainty

How do you break the cycle of violence and abuse against children in a city where things are seemingly getting worse, not better? Kay Lorentz from Resilient Kids in Cape Town, South Africa says Viva’s collaborative model through the Connect Network is crucial in shaping children’s futures. For the majority of children in South Africa, …

Promoting Dignity

When a teenage girl living in a socially and economically difficult area of Cape Town becomes a young mother, she is thrust into bringing up and caring for a precious new life – and yet is often ill equipped to do so. However, if a young girl is well equipped for becoming a woman, she …