DATE
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TIME
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PROGRAMME
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5thOct : Friday
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14h00
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Fetch at airport.Transport to Betania- Dudus home.
Early to bed
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6 Oct : Sat
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10ham
14h00
15h00
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Nyandezulu Water fall ( Dudu will arrange transport to MPCC),
Back to accommodation
Welcome
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7th Sun
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am
12h30
14h00
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Free Programme
Gamalakhe Time travel
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8th Mon
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7h00am
14h30
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Depart to Nobamba School
Host families in Bhobhoyi
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9th Tues
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7h00am
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Nobamba School
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10th Wed
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7h00am
14h30
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Nobamba School
Depart to Gamalakhe meet host families
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11 Thurs
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7h00am
10.am – 2pm
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Olwandle School
Workshop on Migration- participation of all 4 schools and educators involved in the programme
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12 Fri
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7h00am
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Olwandle School
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13 Sat
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8h00am
9h00am
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Depart to Port Shepstone
Radio Sunny South
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14 Sun
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Entire day
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Shelly Beach 11am
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15 Mon
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7h00am
14h30
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Ingwemabala School
Depart to Masec
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16 Tues
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7h00am
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Marsec
Ommesh Maharaj from Department of Education
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17 Wed
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7.00am
3pm
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school
Farewell
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18 Thurs
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8h00am
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Departure to airport
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Global Profile Programme 5 - 18 October 2012
Time Travel- October 2012 Programme
South Africa 1 October-4 November
Diary
1 October
Annette Kronlund, Helen Eklund, Emma Angelin-Holmén and Ebbe Westergren, Kalmar läns museum leave from Sweden
2 October
Arrival in Durban and Port Shepstone
Planning meeting with the Gamalakhe Time Travel Committee, 12 persons
3 October
Planning meeting with the Umzumbe Time Travel Committee and Umzumbe municipality, 23 persons
Visiting the Time Travel site
Preparations for the Umzumbe Time Travels, including shopping for some ingredients and props
4 October
Time Travel to 1828 at the Isivivane uShaka in Mtwalume, Umzumbe. Organized by Umzumbe Time Travel Committee, Umzumbe municipality, Kalmar läns museum and Port Shepstone Twinning Association with support from KZN Museum Service and others. 150 people, mainly from the surroundings, 10-15 learners
5 October
Big public Time Travel to 1828 at the Isivivane uShaka in Mtwalume, Umzumbe. Organized by Umzumbe Time Travel Committee, Umzumbe municipality, Port Shepstone museum, Kalmar läns museum and Port Shepstone Twinning Association with support from KZN Museum Service and others. 500 persons! Mainly people from the surroundings and also officials and politicians from the municipality.
After the Time Travel a function at the site about the Time Travel event with speeches by the Umzumbe Time Travel Committee, the Mayor, ward councilor, KZN Museum Service, Kalmar läns museum
Visit by Mikael Leyi, Olof Palme International Center.
6 October
Gulshera and Ebbe present the Time Travel concept for 30 minutes at Radio Sunny South
Meeting with Trinity Tshievhe, KZN Museum Service to prepare for the training course the following week and the Time Travel in the Old Prison in Pietermaritzburg
Preparations for the Gamalakhe Time Travel, sorting out and buying some props
Make contact with people in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape as a preparation for the program in those provinces
Meeting with the Global Profile group from Kalmar at Dudu’s B&B in Nyandezulu
7 October
Am. Evaluation and planning meeting in Port Shepstone with the Umzumbe Time Travel Committee, 12 persons
Pm. Public Time Travel to 1968 in Tin Town, Gamalakhe, c. 100 persons including people from Gamalakhe, Port Shepstone, Umzumbe and Sweden
Visit by Mikael Leyi, Palme Center
8 October
Moving to Pietermaritzburg
Meeting with the Time Travel Committee in Pietermaritzburg with representatives from KZN Museum Service, Natal museum, Voortrekker museum and Project Gateway at the Old Prison, 13 persons
Preparations for the Time Travel the following day: props, characters, scenario etc
9-10 October
Two-day training course in the Time Travel concept at the Old Prison in Pietermaritzburg, the third and last of three sessions. 42 persons participated both days: from the six Time Travel groups in KZN (Eshowe, Pietermaritzburg, Umzumbe, Port Shepstone, Gamalakhe and Nyandezulu), from KZN Museum Service, Department of Arts and Culture, Port Shepstone museum, Port Shepstone Twinning Association, Project Gateway, Msunduzi/ Voortrekker museum, Zululand Historical Museum, Natal Museum, Comrades Museum, Mphophomeni museum, Department of Education/ Curriculum Advisors. Organizers: KZN Museum Service and Kalmar läns museum/ Bridging Ages.
9 October
Training course: Time Travel to 1910 at the Old Prison in Pietermaritzburg, 80 persons including all the people on the course, extra persons from Pietermaritzburg institutions, project Gateway and 15 learners grade 7, Gateway Christian School
Reflection on the Time Travel
Reports from the Pietermartizburg and the Port Shepstone groups
10 October
Training course: Reports from the Gamalakhe, Nyandezulu, Umzumbe and Eshowe groups. Short presentations from Department of Education and Project Gateway. Short presentations from KLM. Discussions on the way forward
Distribution of Certificates for the training course
Board meeting Bridging Ages KZN: Judy, Sipho, Zameka, Mti, Thuli, Shinga, Trinity, Gulshera, Mdu and Ebbe
11 October
Meeting at Msunduzi/ Voortrekker museum with Phumela, HoD, Raana and Kaya, educational officers. Discussing developing Time Travels by the museum
Meeting with Gulshera in Durban
Annette and Emma leave for Sweden, Helen and Ebbe for Johannesburg
Conclusion
· The Time Travel concept has taken another step forward in KZN
· Very strong support for the Time Travel concept from KZN Museum Service and all involved stakeholders
· Very successful public Time Travels at the Isivivane uShaka. The second day was the biggest Time Travel ever in South Africa
· Very engaging public Time Travel in Gamalakhe, intensive involvement, discussions and singing
· Very emotional Time Travel at the Old Prison, PMB. A prison with its cells is a strong Time Travel site
· Positive training course, 22 persons finished the whole course and got a certificate, another 20 participated both days in the last session
· Umzumbe Time Travel and Tourism has formed a legal cooperative identity. They have lots of ambitions for the future
· Creative discussions at Natal museum
· Gulshera and the Twinning is a strong and active network
· Bridging Ages KZN has taken off again
Way forward
Umzumbe
· The Umzumbe Time Travel and Tourism wants to continue with the public Time Travel event at Isivivane uShaka in Mtwalume and make it into an annual event, preferably in heritage month, September
· They say that a Time Travel event is another approach than community events organized by the municipality or politicians. In Time Travels the community takes ownership, a “bottom-up” approach in the organization and development of the event
· The group has several ideas how to develop and improve the Isivivane event
· Invite other groups and tribal authorities
· Howard suggested a two-days preparation workshop before the event; day one about the facts and scenario, day two, develop characters
· 20 March will be celebrated at the Court Martial site in Mthwalume as a human rights in Ugu District. They want to develop this into a Time Travel event and make it annual
· The group wants to develop more sites; Mtwalume mission 1853, the Nazareth movement and Shaka rock was mentioned
· They will continue with the celebrations at Eastern at Sipofu mountain (started this year). This is a traditional Zulu feast for two days, with erecting a kraal, sacrifices etc
· Discussed making an agreement with the municipality on certain programs for next year and get support for the events, including salary for a coordinator and even an office
· Discussed registration of new heritage sites
· Discussed Time Travel and tourism; package programs, bus tours to the events, heritage route etc.
· Discussed Time Travel and schools. They want a joint workshop with teachers and educators in March
· Discussed gender equality in the Time Travel group
· The Umzumbe Time Travel and Tourism group asked for support from Kalmar läns museum/ Bridging Ages next year in organizing the Time Travel event at the Court Martial 20 March plus a one-day teacher workshop on Time Travels
Eshowe
· Will continue with Time Travels at Fort Nongqayi 1906 and KwaMondi Mission 1876, grade 10. Workshop with teachers. Peace pillar at the museum.
Gamalakhe
· Will restore the Time Travel group. Continue with Tin Town Time Travels, grade 11
Nyandezulu
· Continue Betania mission Time Travels and develop Nyandezulu train station
Pietermaritzburg
· Continue Time Travels at the Old Prison, maybe 10 Time Travels next year
· Msunduzi/ Voortrekker museum wants to develop Time Travels.
Firstly: A Time Travel at the church of vow 1912. Was suggested a one-day workshop in March 2013 on the scenario for such a Time Travel, with the perspective of the local community in the early 1900s. Key Questions on identity, power/ powerless but also the national view with the South African union, ANC and NP. Also invite the other two national museums in KZN for the workshop: Natal museum and Luthuli museum.
Secondly: develop a Time Travel at Blood River including both Ncome and Blood River museums, as a part of the reconciliation process
Thirdly: Support the Old Prison Time Travels
They will check for possible support for Kalmar läns museum
Port Shepstone
· Continue Port Shepstone railway station and Port Shepstone harbor Time Travels
· KZN Museum Service drives and supports Time Travels, has the coordinator and wants to implement the Time Travel concept in all the 42 museums that will be part of the KZN Museum organization
· Mphophomeni museum expressed interest in developing Time Travels
KZN board meeting
· Trinity was elected as the new chair person, Bhekani is still deputy chair person, other members are Mdu, Shinga, Qaphela, Mti, Gulshera, Judy, Sipho, Thuli, Zameka and Dolly.
All Time Travel groups will submit a written plan for the Time Travels and trainings the following 6-12 months and submit at the next board meeting 31 January 2013.
Was suggested a workshop 31 January on registration of heritage sites
Trinity will connect with Louis on the KZN part of the BA SA website
Gulshera and Trinity will work on the constitution for BA KZN.
Trinity will administrate translation and printing of the Zulu version of “This Place has meaning” and also a reprint of the English version. It has to be finished before 15 December.
· Gulshera, Judy and Bekhani will meet with the MEC of Education 22 October
11 October 2012
Helen Eklund, Annette Kronlund, Emma Angelin-Holmén and Ebbe Westergren
Kalmar läns museum/ Bridging Ages
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Annual General Meeting - Report April 2011 to March 2012
PORT SHEPSTONE TWINNING ASSOCIATION
26th September 2012
Secretarial Report
The Programme Director, Twinning Friends, Ladies and Gentleman, a very good afternoon to you.
The main objective of this report is to brief the broader membership and all interested individuals on the events, activities and new developments of the Port Shepstone Twinning Association since the last AGM which took place on 28 November 2011 .
The time period for this report as per our constitution is 1 April 2011 to 31 March2012.
Meetings
Our records indicate that 10 Board meetings were held on the last Thursday of each month. This has been the norm for the past 17 years. Executive committee meetings were held to address crises in-between board meetings in addition to many project sub-committee meetings, an active year indeed.
Membership and Partners
According to our membership list, we have about 344 individual members and 30 corporate members, which comprise mainly organizations and institutions. We actively network with various institutions and international organisations. We have worked closely with Kalmar Lans Museum ( Sweden), Provincial and Local museum services, Bridging Ages International and Bridging Ages South Africa, our counterpart in Sweden- OSAK, Department of Education, Ugu District, Hibiscus Coast and Umzumbe municipality, Global School Journey , a SIDA project and Global Profile, a project with high schools in Kalmar, Preschool project with Oskarsgymnasium in Oskarshamn as well as our local communities in Gamalakhe, Nyandezulu, Betania, Bhobhoyi, Umzumbe, Marburg, Port Shepstone and Ezinqoleni.SAPS have also been very supportive.
As a not for profit organisation, the work undertaken by members on the Board and support from the broader membership since 1994 has been voluntary and at times contribution were made to persons co-ordinating projects on a limited scale and when funds became available. Host families were paid a stipend for hosting global profile and global school journey delegates at their home. We have developed relationships with persons in the community and have a deep trust with host families that accommodate our delegates. The potential for local communities to be part of the wider economy of the country and ideas on tourism is promoted.
Projects:
1. Time Travel: Highlight
The following was achieved with guidance, support and direction by Kalmar Lans museum.The outcomes of the visit by Kalmar Lans Museum personnel in March 2011 led to the high level of activity during the course of this reporting period.
March 2011
- Planning meeting with the Port Shepstone Twinning Association, Port Shepstone Time Travel Committee and the IT project between HCM and Oskarshamn. 16 persons were involved.
- Establishment of the Nyadezulu Time Travel project: A Workshop was held on the IT-centre, Thusong center in Nyandezulu on IT, Folkbildning and Time Travels. A Time Travel Committee in Nyandezulu was formed consisting of 18 persons with Mzi and Qaphela as joint convenors. This committee worked tirelessly in researching, identifying and recording their first time travel to take place in early 2012.
- Establishment of Gamalakhe Time Travel Committee. 16 persons attended. The
Workshop began with a visit to a man who talked about the forced removal of his family from Margate to Gamalakhe in the mid 1960s. Other historical sites, viz, first bus station and Tin Town where the first church (a tin house) was established, were visited.
Discussion at the Gamalakhe Library with the committee about research, interviews, sites, scenarios, first Time Travels, etc. The oral history research continued throughout the year, with Thulas at the helm in preparation of the first Time Travel in October 2011.
- Establishment of Bridging Ages KZN: A Seminar was organised with 20 persons. The outcome being the establishment of an Interim Committee, Bridging Ages KZN, consisting of 8 persons.
- Marburg Time Travel: Meeting with teachers and principal at Marburg Primary School about a possible San Period Time Travel.
- Meeting with Department of Education regarding the inclusion of TT in the school curriculum. This led to a presentation on Time Travel for all history curriculum advisors in the province, which took place on 18th March 2011.
Presentation in Durban by Helen to KZN History Curriculum Advisors with chairperson that was held in Durban. Present were Judy and Gulshera.
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- May 2011: Ommesh Maharaj, Bekani Zondi an d Gulshera Khan were selected to attend further training in Sweden. This delegation also attended the conference in Tallin, Estonia.
- 3-6 June. Gulshera was invited as the keynote speaker and her topic was :
South Africa : “Cradle of Mankind” to the Defeat of Apartheid. Critical Turning Points and Time Travel: Lessons for Sustainable Healing and Social Cohesion.” A copy of her speech is on the Bridging Ages international website. From reports received, our SA presence at this conference and our keynote speaker’s opening speech had set the tone for a very successful conference. Other SA presenters were Prof Radiboko, Dolly Khumalo from KZN Museum Services, and presentations from Potchestroom time Travel representative.
During the course of the year, the focus was researching and recording both the Nyandezulu and Gamalakhe Tin Town histories.
Gamalakhe Tin Town – Forced removal 1968
Time Travel Training:
As part of the training, Kalmar Lans Museum developed a three phase training course. The first phase took place on 13, 14 October 2011 in Port Shepstone, followed by training in Eshowe and the third phase will take place this October 2012 in Pietermaritzburg.
In March 2012, the Nyadezulu Time Travel based on the Betania Mission 1912 took place. Two time travels had taken place, one with high school and the other with primary school. (Insingizi Primary School and Ingwemabale High school). In total 5 educators participated and they reported that time travel is a very effective method of teaching and learning.
Betania Mission Time Travel to 1912 with community volunteers.
Both the above time travels appeared in the Bridging Ages International newsletter.
July 2011
Visit by Olof Palme International Centre, representatives. Mikeal and Thoko. Present were Students that have participated in time travel and members of the Time Travel sub committee.
Launch of Bridging Ages KZN. This was a successful event held at ESayidi FET College on 13th October 2011 with approximately 300 guests. The conference was sponsored by Provincial Museum services for which we are very grateful. Thulas Mkhize, a member on our board and a previous delegate to Sweden was elected as the chairperson. The Mayor, Cynthia Mqwebu, mayor of Hibiscus Coast municipality was the main speaker, including Inkosi Lushaba and many other dignitaries from provincial museum services, councillors and members of the community. A remarkable achievement with limited finances.
The Time travel project, piloted by our Association in 2009 has now spread to KZN. The Eshowe Time Travel has been most successful as well. Kwa Mondi mission 1876, preparation in school.
The Umzumbe committee is busy with researching and recording the arrival of King Shaka in this community, known as the Mtwalume Isivivane 1828. We are pleased to report that the Umzumbe municipality is fully supportive.
The planning and research by the Provincial museum services together with many other stakeholders is focussing in the year 1909 at the old prison in Pietermaritzburg.
Bridging Ages South Africa, AGM and Conference:
Thulas and Gulshera were speakers at the conference. The AGM of Bridging South Africa was held with Gulshera being nominated as the vice – chairperson. With the resignation of the chairperson, Tizzie, Gulshera is presently holding this position.
The Mpumalanga (Pilgrims Rest) first time travel focussed to 1922 and the white miners strike in Pilgrim’s rest. 100 Delegates participated.
General: Time Travel Projects: Community heritage committees are continuing with research of local and unrecorded histories. There is a continuous flow of information to Sweden, museums,our outreach sub committees and the Association. This augurs well for continual engagement and future projects.
2. GLOBAL PROFILE PROJECT: 2011
The theme of this project is “Learning through Living” where delegates are required to live with the families of learners and educators in order to experience the normal everyday lives of South Africans, in addition to spending time at schools and in communities, interacting with people from all walks of life. The learners involved in the project are learners in their final year of study at school. They have specific projects, which they complete upon their return to Sweden, which may be in the form of books, films, documentaries, newsletters, reports, art exhibitions, etc.
The 2011 delegation comprised of 11 learners (3 males and 8 females) and two educators, Bo Hellstrom and Ase Moller. The delegation spent 3 nights in Nyandezulu, 4 nights with Marburg Secondary Host families and 5 nights with Nobamba High School host families in Bhoboyi. Many areas were visited during the stay, viz. Nyandezulu, Bhobhoyi, Kwa-Nzimakwe, Ekubusisweni, Marburg and Merlewood. They were an amazing lot of learners and their projects were even more amazing!
The impact of such an exchange just cannot be summed up in a few words. It has life-changing properties. You learn that education systems are different, that family values and lifestyles are different, that the food you eat is different, that people across the world from you have the same fears, that people are people and that only the colour of their skins is different, that there is so much you can do if you just take the time to care, that you must be proud of who you are, no matter who you are and that we must never define ourselves by other peoples standards!
The children living in a community like Bhobhoyi dispelled the image that only criminals live in this community. The host families and the community have felt embraced, supported and uplifted by us as an organisation taking the plunge of selecting host families in this community.
3. Global School Journey:
The organisation spearheaded this project as well, in developing a programme for 21 personnel in Education to experience life in our rural communities and SA itself. Again, an excellent and detailed programme had been drawn up. The communities of Mfasazana, Magog, Ezingoleni and Nyadezulu communities hosted our participants. We experienced great challenges as three projects, viz. Time Travel, Global Profile and Global School Journey delegates were all here at the same time. The community participation and volunteerism by the broader community has been truly amazing!
4. Soderhamn / Ugu Partnership:
There has also been a municipal delegation to Soderhamn in March 2012. Dell Pendock was part of this delegation to further strengthen the ties between the respective municipalities. Since then there have been many exchanges. As an organisation, we are happy that this project is independent. Our role is supportive and has assisted unconditionally when requested to do so. In this respect Gulshera Khan assisted with visa application, of recent obtaining visas are becoming increasingly challenging.
5. Oskarshamn / Hibiscus Coast municipality: There was a delegation towards year end (2011), led by Sven Ake Johannson, speaker of Oskarshamn Commune. We are supportive of this continued relationship. Thanking both Municipalities for allowing us to part of their programme.
6. Put a Smile on Children’s Faces:
Malin, a student of Oskarsgymnasium, Oskarshamn, Sweden was moved by the plight of our preschools (ECDs) in rural communities during her visit in February 2011. She, together with two other friends made it their mission and fundraised for educational toys for the Tandumntwana Preschool in Nyandezulu. The toys and educational items were delivered on 26th January 2012.
This project is gaining momentum. Our association has been receiving donations to continue with our objective to put a smile on children’s faces.
7. Centenary Celebration for our Freedom.
100 Years of celebration for our freedom, a remarkable milestone in the history of any institution. Our Association supported this momentous occasion. Thank you Judy, Rueben, Thulas, Gary, Sipho and Gulshera for participating.
8. Volunteer Assistant:
The committee welcomed Klas –Goran, a retired lecturer in social work from Sweden and a past Global School Journey participant who spent 7 weeks with Child Welfare in our region, specifically with Child Welfare South Africa, and member organisations, Umzumbe, Umzinto and Ekubusisweni. He also assisted in the Nyadezulu time Travel. He arrived in March 2012; a more detailed report will be included in the next financial report. He has assisted social workers in foster care, initiated a community project in Umzinto and provided training to social workers in Outreach community work. We have been very grateful for his assistance and support.
8. Acknowledgement and Thanks:
The PSTA would like to place on record its heartfelt gratitude to the following institutions for going beyond the call of duty in assisting the organization. Without their help, many things may not have been possible.Ziphakamise, Dept. of Education, Port Shepstone Junior Primary, Provincial and Local museum services, Marburg Primary, Ugu District Municipality, Hibiscus Coast Municipality, Nobamba High School, Marburg Secondary School, Esayidi FET College, our auditor, Anil Ramnath and his staff who are ever willing to assist, the local newspapers, SAPS, Marion Wessel’s and our broader membership and communities who support us, time after time!
We also thank Gulshera Khan for the use of her home for meetings, storage of twinning files, props and costumes and her willingness to co-ordinate and host twinning activities on a continuous basis.
Conclusion:
I would like to express my gratitude to the Twinning Board for their co-operation and dedicated efforts to keep the wheels turning. Special thanks to Leslie of Ziphakamise for always assisting Gulshera Khan who oversees the co-ordination of all activities, the blogs, link with Sweden and general administration. Special thanks also to Tormod Nesset (OSAK), Ebbe and team from Kalmar Lans museum, Bo Hellstrom (schools and educators in Kalmar), respective municipalities and all of our partners in Sweden for their continual support.
We also want to place on record our sincere appreciation to Pauline Duncan who has been one of the elders of Twinning and resigned during the course of 2011.
In conclusion, Twinning has transformed from an international exchange empowerment project to a more project-driven body interested in meeting the needs of our community. This is a major transformation and we need the support of our broader membership and community to take our projects forward. You have been there in the past and we know you will be there in the future!!
Silvy Ragoobar – secretary on behalf of the Board.
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