Students Volunteer at Impact Direct

Caroline Ngwenya, Linnet Chihaka, Nyasha Ziyezwa, Lynn Kanengoni (grade 10) and Mary Ngwenya (grade 11) are students from Cape Town High school.

The above Students offer to do community service as a Life Orientations project. The aim of their project is to do research and work in an environment to offer a service to the community to disadvantage people. Impact Direct Ministries has the privilege out of many Organizations that the students are volunteering there time to.

One of the projects that the Impact Centre focus on is Senior Wellness and that was the main reason that attracted the students to do community service.

When asking feedback the girls replied "Our first impression that we felt love, among the volunteers that work at the Impact Centre"

Senior Citizens playing Wii

Impact Direct Ministries is very devoted to the seniors of the community and have committed themselves to a group of 20 -30 seniors of the community.

Every Monday these seniors come to the Impact Centre where they are taught various life skills, arts and crafts and exercise . Today the ladies did a talk with them about healthy lifestyles and nutritional diets. After the talk it was the guys slot to do exercises with the Seniors But this was not going to be any exercises.We set up the Wii console in the main hall of the Impact Centre.Today they were going to get a full body workout as the pictures will explain.They were naturally exited and there was a great buss in the Centre.We let them play bit of everything ie. bowling tennis etc.

There are lots more of technology that we are wanting to introduce the seniors too eg how to operate their cellphones (properly).These are exiting times and we cant wait to make our Seniors techno savvy .Stay tuned for a bog post on how our seniors use their cellphones to make a change in their communities.

Taxi unrest in Cape Town

Taxi unrest in our city is unfortunately not uncommon. Numerous taxis were driving with all windows and doors open. They also had fellow taxi drivers or supporters leaning out of both the windows and doors.
There was one beautiful site about my morning. See the clouds drooping over Table Mountain? We do live in the most beautiful city, it is just a pit that this unrest has to make our city so ugly.

Is no news ever good news!

I have the saying many many times: No news is good news. I have been thinking about this and my conclusion is that is not good news.
As per my blog posts 28 October 2008 I mentioned that we have been approached by government to submit a proposal for our drug reconstruction programme even though we have submitted 2 proposals already. To date we still have not received any feedback or response from the department of Social Development in the Athlone District.
Was it just a ploy by government to keep us quiet and happy for the Morning Live show? Maybe, maybe not. This is pure speculation on my part as there is no concrete proof to prove otherwise. We are reaching the end of the year. All departments and organisations are closing down when are preparing ourselves for a busy busy season ahead.
It would of really spoken volumes if government came through at this time to prove or even just make as if they do care about our communities and would like to assist in making a difference.
Someone told me that they are still hopeful and still believe that no news is good news!

TUCK-SHOP IN BRIDGETOWN

THIS IS A TUCK-SHOP IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WE BUY OUR EMERGENCY HOUSEHOLD THINGS WHEN THERE IS NOT TIME TO GO TO THE MALL

Challenges with DAS MXit today

I helped out or at least tried to help out on the DAS MXit today. How frustrating when you are trying to use technology to help people but then technology is not helping you? We got off to a good start and had quite a few chats but then all of sudden it stopped. No communication at all. 1 hour later it seems to back on again. We are just afraid that there were a few people who tried to reach us and could not get through. We do pray that God heals hearts and wounds today.
God Bless
Rene

Impact Direct: Nedbank Local Hero

Interview with Venise Smith who nominated Impact Direct as the local hero of the month in Cape Town. This is an initiative managed by one of the large South African banks, Nedbank, and Impact Direct won the award for local hero of the month of October. Here Venise tells us why she believes that Impact Direct is a local hero.