iThemba Projects

Handouts don't fix poverty. We empower people to bring the lasting change their community dreams of. Because if change is sustainable, all of us win

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

👏👏 Well done to this team, so grateful for their insights.

[UIndy College of Education & Behavioral Sciences @UIndyCEBS]

PsyD #students Adam Sensoli & Sarah Kosten Goode summarized their findings to help @iThembaProjects, a non-profit org that CABS students have worked with for yrs, assess if their prgrm is making an impact in changing parent’s beliefs & practices around early childhood development

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Today's the day! Join our #GivingTuesday goal of getting 20 families the skills & knowledge they need to turn their #pandemicFoodgarden into #sustainablenutrition for the future. https://t.co/JkBJb6WgN9

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Give food gardens this #givingtuesday and be a part of ending stunting, providing food security, and boosting immune systems! https://t.co/NC2nRBSk0C

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Grateful for @canva amazing customer service, & their commitment to helping nonprofits tell their stories. Small budgets doesn't have to look low budget, thanks to them!

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Grateful to @MergonFund for sharing this summary of our recent presentation at the In Good Company conference.

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

What if every social impact initiative were to have an ‘exit strategy’ approach, where they might have a 1month, 1yr, 5yr, or 10yr time frame? Listen to the community upfront. Then aim to exit, by making them so sustainable that they don’t need you anymore https://t.co/fuVxtxmSLP

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Grateful for the @UIndyCABS team assisting with our ECD home assessments!

[Stu Walker @Stu_Walker_]

Grateful for the University of Indianapolis PhD students who have been researching our home ECD project. Fantastic to see results showing positive change in homes. Well done team! And well done Sarah and Adam on your PhD's. #ECD #anewgeneration #ithemba click the image for more👇

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Local NPO friends, have you seen MooiRiver is a spot for picking up these resources?

[Nal'ibali @nalibaliSA]

Hey Nal'ibalians, don't forget you can get yourself a copy of our multilingual supplements in selected post offices in Limpopo, Gauteng,North West, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. See participating post offices here: https://t.co/fRJK5JrdGt

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

We care about #qualityECD for all South African kids, and we're starting in Sweetwaters. But COVID-19 has had a huge impact in the sector around SA https://t.co/4M0QR7Dz8Y

[Nation Builder @buildSA]

During his talk at our recent #IGCConference20, Stu Walker (Director of @iThembaProjects) shed some light on a project they embarked on & what successful community development looks like👉https://t.co/OUsFazMXGG

#BuildBackBetter #SocialDevelopment #BuildSA #LeadSocialChange

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Happy to be back at youth mentoring home visits! Research shows that having a link to just 1 caring adult is a key factor in building resilience in young people. Grateful for these mentors who are showing up for these kids & teens! #resilience #youthmentoring

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Grateful to our partners who have been powering this work through these COVID-19 times! They are driving a sustainable food revolution! Proud of the 400 families who have persevered with their gardens, providing nutirtion for their families. #sustainablenutrition

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Okay, Mr. President. #ChallengeAccepted ... to celebrate #HeritageDay and the resilience all of us South Africans have shown, here is repost of our #jerusalemadancechallenge video! Proud to be South African! https://t.co/I3M6oerBvh

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

It’s such a privilege to share the lessons we’ve learned through this time! #Sustainability is rooted in community-led solutions.

[Nation Builder @buildSA]

Stu Walker, Director at @iThembaProjects is up next discussing ‘From Subsistence to Sustainability: Laying Economic Sustainability into the Local Context’. He will be addressing what successful community development looks like. #BeTheRegeneration #BuildBackBetter #IGCConference20

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Grateful for the chance to share at the @buildSA conference today!

[Nation Builder @buildSA]

“The community chose to unite around food gardens in a time when food parcels were the norm. When communities take the lead in creating their own solutions, we can #BuildBackBetter” – Stu Walker

#BeTheRegeneration #IGCConference20

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

"My daughter is only 9 months but I read to her over lockdown + I'm excited to get new books now! I hope she will grow up with curiosity to learn!"- a mum we partner with in our home-based ECD programme. Thanks to @bookdash + our partners for getting these books to babies!

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Excited to be back at in-person #youthmentoring and #ECD home based mentoring this week!

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

Real #sustainablenutrition means more than seedlings — it means helping build up the existing network of relationships: Like the teacher who asked us to help her neighbours who were struggling start a garden & shared her fenced land with them!

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

One of the community gardens we helped start... meanwhile, as of this week, 353 families have their own home permaculture food garden! This week alone, 25 of the families harvested produce. That's #sustainablenutrition!

[iThemba Projects @iThembaProjects]

“I’m greatful for this different kind of “food parcel” (GARDEN!) I think having a garden is much better than food parcels because it does not bring division in the community over who has access to parcels + who doesn’t. Also, the garden is long-lasting and will never run out.”