News Archives
A personal reflection on the 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada, highlighting its signifcant influence on the formation and development of The Townships Project.
Martha Deacon attended a one-day Symposium in South Africa to meet with many of our partners and program participants as they shared their progress and achievements with each other.
Please download and read our 2024 Annual Giving Letter. With your support, we will continue to work on overcoming poverty in South Africa’s Townships.
In January 2024, Martha Deacon had the opportunity to visit Kgabo Cars, an onsite mechanics training centre in Soshunguve Townships. During that visit, Martha asked the centre's director, Dr. Boshomone what his first priority would be to improve the training. His answer: access to a Virtual Reality training system of NUDLE. Over the next few months, the three parties worked together to make that a reality.
Congratulations to Nokwanda Mchunu and Pink Print Farm Produce for winning a South African Presidential Award for Entrepreneur of the Year. The honour includes a cash prize of R 100,000.
Our 2023 Annual Letter shares our progress and accomplishments for the year with our supporters. Thank you.
In 2023, another 50 participants in ECD business training completed NQF (National Qualifications Framework) Level 5 training. This allows the ECD centres to apply for government funding on a per student basis.
The Townships Project South African Board Member George Senosha has been nominated to serve as District Governor of District 9400 for the Rotary year 2024/2025.
Choosing the theme #BreakTheBias, this International Women's Day event sponsored by the The Townships Project challenges us to create a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination.
