Sikhula Sonke Early Childhood Development

Celebrating our today - the women of Khayelitsha!

Flashback - shout out to this energetic committed group of men who completed Families South Africa - FAMSA training last week. Resilient communities thrive when both men and women are strengthened.

Calling our community to this opportunity to lift your voice. Who we vote for will influence our children's futures!

Calling on all parents, caregivers, principals, teachers, community members, and youth!

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 - 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗖𝗗 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻.

This is your reminder: your voice can't be heard unless you register, and this weekend - 𝟬𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟬𝟮 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is your last chance to register in person.

Online registration is expected to close by 07 August 2026, when the elections are proclaimed, but it might be sooner! So, take a moment to 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱!

You can check your registration status, as well as your voting location here https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Voter/Voter-Information. Remember you can only vote at the voting station where you are registered.

You can register online here: https://registertovote.elections.org.za/voter/registration/za

If you going to register in person, you can find your nearest registration station here: https://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/. Don't forget to take your ID!

*Partnership that makes a difference!*
Big thank you to City of Cape Town Health, Community Development, Environmental Health, and Emthonjeni Counselling Center for an insightful awareness session with our Sikhula Sonke team on Hepatitis and Mental Health.

287 children from our outreach programmes in the informal settlements attended an educational excursion Two Oceans Aquarium to learn about our seas and marine life. Thanks to HCI Foundation and Verre Naasten for making this day a memorable one for our children. We were transported by Golden Arrow Bus Services. There were lots of big eyes as children discovered more about sharks, penguins, reef life and more. Who knows which child might become an oceanographer one day!!

Over 300 members of Church Ville, Vosho, Taliban and Kuvukiland Harare informal settlements had the privilege of being visited by our SISO workers in partnership with Riza Mobile Clinic where they had a chance to do HIV Tests and check for high blood pressure. They also received gifts from FForAfrika This was part of the 67 minutes of Mandela Day. Thanks to all parties involved for making this day a great success!!

Congratulations to our parents who have just completed 4 days of Positive Parenting facilitated by Families South Africa - FAMSA. All 32 parents were so dedicated and committed to the training and received certificates.

The Parent Centre in partnership with Fathers Connect organized a 3-day fatherhood training. Some of the men from Sikhula Sonke were part of the training which covered formative topics like the role of a father, introduction to parent skills, budgeting tips, identity of Men and Fathers and more. A huge thanks to the Parent Centre and Fathers' Connect for such a great initiative!
Photos shared with permission.

Day 1 of the Positive Parenting training, facilitated by FAMSA, took place on Monday with 32 caregivers in attendance from A-Section in Monwabisi Park and K2 Section in Site-B. The purpose of the 4-day training is to equip caregivers with positive parenting skills that support whole child development. The training focuses on strengthening caregivers’ capacity to nurture children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive wellbeing through practical, supportive approaches.

This week we doing a FCM refresher training for all the staff of Siso. FCM is our family and community motivator programme which supports parents and caregivers with training and information and pyschosocial support. The programme currently has over 200 families participating. The refresher is being facilitated by Ms T. Nxesi, our former Operations Manager.