Centre for Young Mothers and Community
Mothers, children, the Villiersdorp community, Provincial and National stakeholders gathered together to celebrate the official opening of a new centre in Villiersdorp. A shared space for young mothers, mental and physical disability support through Tools for Life, and skills development workshops.
In partnership with Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve (CWBR), the Centre has been made possible through Athénée Action Humanitaire NGO Luxembourg. Funds raised through the Yvonne Zeimen Young Mother Support Programme and Schuman Rotary Club, Luxembourg. The newly installed centre is an expansion and shares the space with an existing Villiersdorp initiative, Tools for Life, who work with mentally and physically differently abled.
The event was attended by the CWBR team, 70 Flourish graduates: mothers and their children, the Tools for Life team, as well as 30 various representatives from the Department of Education, the local clinic, and the national head of Flourish.
Activities included education on homemade sensory and educational toys for children, gifting crochet teddy bears made by ladies in the community for the children, and various speeches acknowledging the importance of young mother support and the strengthened community that it has fostered in Villiersdorp. The event closed with words from Tools for Life, and the Flourish Anthem. A song written by the Flourish hosts son.
Listen to the Flourish Anthem
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