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i learned a lot today

Submitted by Khanyi1 on Sat, 09/05/2009 - 15:02
It was nice to be with Karen, Masasa & Lerato they know how to teach us. They were teaching us how to dance. We played different games. Some of them i used to play at home and some were my first time. My favourirte game was called chief because you had to guesse who was making others change group behaviour. We leaned about our cultures, we even did the Zulu dance. In one game, I said I like an orange because it brings me healing, and I drew it as my favourite fruit. They gave us candles to share each other's light as we spoke about our day and what we have learned.

lovely day

Submitted by Karabo on Sat, 09/05/2009 - 14:51
Hi I had a good day today. I have enjoyyed having sesion with our visitors from WITS University. When they came in i was like 'o God! will they treat us good?' but when i saw them playing with us i thought they were so sweet. i don't know about the others but i think they also enjoyed having karen, masasa and lerato. i wish we will meet again! I liked the cUlture game because i learned more about how we wear different clothes. like dresses [mosese] and turbans (tuku) are different in each culture. I also learned about being a queen BEING A BEAUTY QUEEN MEANS

voting

Submitted by supernice on Mon, 04/05/2009 - 12:46
SUPRISED THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE VOTED! Wow! I felt great after casting my first ever vote as a young South African! The thing that suprised me the most was that a whole lot of young people in my township actually voted! When my friends 7 I went to the voting station we were like "wow! you are here to vote as well?!" to some of our peers. It seem like most young people in my community kept it a secret that they registered to vote as most of us were suprised to see each other at the voting station. I wonder why? because there was nothing to be ashamed of!

Poverty not an Excuse to Abuse

Submitted by Sage on Thu, 30/04/2009 - 08:46
Every morning I go past this specific high profile suburb. At this specific traffic lights, are a blind middle aged man with his teenage daughter, I assume, holding his hands, and they are begging for money. I never give a cent to those who beg, but every morning I'm tempted to roll the window down and just ask this young woman "Why the hell aren't you at school?". Each time want to open that window, a little voice responds to me,"She has no choice".
Refers to blog topic: 
Violence against Girls
Refers To Conference: 
Domestic Violence Act Conference

LIVING IN SILENCE

Submitted by lerato nkutha on Fri, 17/04/2009 - 16:53
Silence it's a pollution through the mindset of many women, many of them believe that being silent would solve the challenges that they face behind the walls of their homes.Trying to protect their image and also thinking what would the neighbours say about their situation of being abused.
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Rea blogga! Blogathon

My radio station

Submitted by Nosi on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 13:25
I enjoyed going to Thethafm because it was my first time. it was great to see the news readers like Mashudu! I was happy to see the radio station in and out and how they work. i was siting on a chair and was listening to a poem by Nonhlanhla and how she explained human right day! i think it was a very important day to all of us South Africans! We also took photos from Thethafm station.

i enjoyed the radio station

Submitted by Jabu on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 13:15
we went to the radio station in Thetha fm Orange Farm. It was great to see the dj's Mawilisi and Dj Sbu! i saw a lot of micro- phones inside the station! i enjoyed myself.

my community radio station

Submitted by Keke on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 13:03
hey! this is kekeletso and today i am going to talk about going to thetha radio station! I heard karabo saying we have a right to education and heard nonhlanhla's poem. Afterwwaed, we wne to Vukuzezele and when we got there, we made a video. I think my family will be of me.

POLITICIANS AND SOCIETY AGAINST VIOLENCE of WOMEN AND GIRLS

Submitted by amazing on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 10:08

I WAS ONE OF THE FEW TEENAGERS WHO WENT TO IKHAYALETHEMBA,TO WITNESS THE GATHERING OF DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES.IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO BE AT THE SAME ROOM AS SUCH ICONS,THERE WERE ACTUALLY ALL THE CAMPAINING PARTIES THAT WANT TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF THE SOUTH AFRICANS FOR THE BETTER. TO BE QUITE FRANK SOME OF THEM WERE NOT REALLY READY FOR THE PUBLIC ANOUNCEMENTS, LIKE THE REPRESANTATIVE FOR COPE, THAT WOMAN! SHE HAS A NERVE OF SAY THAT SHE DIS NOT HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HER PARTY WILL COMMIT TO REGARDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

Solutions by Politians. What about me?

Submitted by girly1 on Fri, 03/04/2009 - 10:00
Truely speaking, I enjoyed myself seing all the political members of the party where they shared their own points of views. (ACDP) ,I liked the part that she menssioned about prostitutes being removed from the streets,and providing jobs for them in order to keep them safe. The part that children who are being abused at home: the solution was that social workers could place them in houses of safety ,that's what i wanted to know because i'm also a victim of abuse at home. Girly (17yrs old)