Supporting communities to EMPOWEr, EDUCATE, and care for their vulnerable children
1,000 educators + childcare workers empowered
8 African countries visited
75 Indigenous communities visited in Canada
30,000 children reached
3 South African townships with monthly programs
Our Programs:
To empower communities with the knowledge, skills, strategies, and self confidence to form and successfully run their own community based programs and organizations supporting the well-being of vulnerable children
Community Development is as successful as the model that is used. The United Nations defines Community Development as “a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.”
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Every single day, we are able to provide support and after school care for thousands of vulnerable children in Africa and Canada.
Nicky Potter
Executive Director of Childhood Now
Sarina Condello
Director of International and National Arts Program
Nicholas Mamba
Director of Programming in eSwatini
Damarise Ste Marie
Director of B.C. Programming - Painted Turtle Arts
Andrew Moyo
Team Lead - eSwatini
Kwasi Dunyo
Co-director of the Empowered Child Arts Conference- Ghana
Quentin Vitko
Team Lead - Painted Turtle Arts/ Sugar Bird
Sabee Shozi
Team Lead - Sugar Bird in South Africa
Clifford and Richard Ndlovu
Team Joy Arts Specialists - Zimbabwe, eSwatini
Thabiso Hashatsi
Community partner
Nelisiwe Khulu
Community partner
Julie Herbst
Event Director for the Big Little Caravan of Joy
Thobekile Faith Mthethwa
Community partner
Khosi Dlamini
Community Partner
Busisiwe Lorraine Biyela
Team Lead - South Africa
Phumzile Dlamini
Community partner
Nokubonga Gebashe
Community partner
Lindiwe Msibi
Community Partner
Gail Leger
Volunteer
