Join us for an hour of fun and learning as we encourage children to play and learn from each other.
Please note that parents must accompany kids and register to ensure we get the consent form signed.

Our Play Park Funding came through towards the end of the 2023 school year.
We immediately incorporated the play park into our weekly workshop at the primary school. We have hosted 2 play sessions in November and December and will be starting our 2 weekly session the 15 January 2024.

We found the activities to be extremely helpful but also realized many of our kids are not physically active. Many of the children have also never played with many of the equipment we have.

Thank you for the generous donation. We are still waiting for the parachute to be delivered. The children are really going to benefit form the play parks and we will post regular updates of the impact.

We do provide a meal and water and juice to drink due to the duration of our sessions.

We hosted our first play park session with 20 young boys.

So much fun was had. Incredibly sad to hear that some children have never plated with a hul hoop, but also delightful to see the excitement on their faces.
We look forward to hosting more Kids Collab lessons with our kids.

Physical activity is definitely a huge priority

We are so excited!

We have received our seed funding and have purchased our items to start hosting our play Parks sessions

All we need is the parachute and another bag because 1 bag is too heave to carry.

THANK YOU #LEGO #CHANGEX # KIDSCOLLAB

This week we hosted 2 incredible sessions

1 at the school with boy learners discussing Power

1 with civil society and other organizations learners discussing Community Peace

I Matter is proud to be doing such amazing work in the community and reaching the vulnerable

We hosted another successful Empowering Boys session at our primary school.

We are determined to address the social Ills by educating our youth about GBV and dealing with unresolved trauma.

I Matter NPO continues to serve

We enjoy hostng these workshops with teenage boys weekly and empowering and educating them to become good men.

We are excited to incorporate the play parks into these sessions and impact Mindy and body.

12 October 2023   Meeting to discuss the Play Park Agenda and planning for kick – off

All the planning is subject to approval of the funding.

Team members Present

• Avril Dos Santos


• Natalie Abrahams


• Gabriella Abrahams


• Nicholene Bester


• Amber Abrahams

Action plan:

Timeline:

1. Start Date – 15 November 2023


2. Team Meeting once a week.


3. If the funding is not received in time, we will postpone the 1st play date

Budget:

1. According estimates on Take A lot, to purchase all the equipment will be in the region of        R 4900.  We plan to purchase all the equipment and purchase vests for easy identification of team members.


2. We will need to keep money for water / juice / fruit for the play dates.

Impact:

This initiative will create a safe space for children to engage in physically activity while learning to get along with peers.  The sessions will create opportunities for parents and teachers to engage with the children, on a more social and relaxed level.

How many children per session -Usually our sessions have between 60 and more children.  We currently do have enough volunteers in the organization to manage groups of that size.

Knowledge gain - Children will learn how to communicate effectively and how to solve problems on their own and in a group. Children will realise the importance of physical activity and its benefits. We hope to incorporate values into the learning experience.

Location: We will use the Twins Day Care Play Park or use the sports fields at the school we are hosting it. Yes, we will submit a letter to the Day Care or to the School.  

Have you considered where you might host your Play Parks events?

• At Twins Day Care Play Park or at the primary School we working with.


• We will submit an event letter for approval by the board or SGB

Have you conisdered who you will invite to attend your Play Parks event?

• Schools, Creches and the children currently in our Values Based Workshops and support groups.


• We are planning to host the play sessions on a Wednesday.  Many of the children attending school in our area are from other townships and we do not want to exclude them.