Year by Year 2018

Building our centre

Our new building was opened earlier in the year, but there is still a lot of work to be done. The members are now learning how to build and doing the work.

2500 Facebook likes (28 November)

We reached 2500 likes on our Facebook page.

College and University registration

Our office is available for youth to register at colleges and universities. We also organised a few trips during the year to Port Elizabeth for registration.

Solar installation

Our solar power system was installed today. Still some work to be done, but we are saying good bye to dirty coal electricity from Eskom and welcome to free power from the sun!

Alternative to Violence (16-17 November)

The Alternative to Violence Project is for the first time at Nemato. Much needed in our violent community! The programme was developed in New York's youth prisons and is now used all around the world.

Career Expo (31 October)

The PE TVET College team came to Port Alfred for the Ndlambe Career Expo (a Nemato Change a Life event). Thanks to the Ndlambe Municipality for the lunch and the Titi Jonas Multi Purpose Centre for the facility!

KFC Add Hope visit (24 October)

KFC, our Add Hope food donor, visited us and spoiled us! finger lickin' good

Biblionef book donation (20 October)

We received a large donation of books from Biblionef. To thank for the donation, we did community service: we helped the pre-school around the corner to get their vegetable garden back on track.

ECD training

Throughout the year township preschool teachers received free Early Childhood Development (ECD) training in a wide range of subjects from food preparation to addressing child abuse. The programme was offered by Early Inspiration in Port Elizabeth and funded by The Learning Trust. JAM International has also come on board with feeding and veggie gardens support.

Nemato Youth Park

We are dreaming big: Nemato Youth Park. For the Nemato Gymnastics Academy and much more! If we can make this happen, it'll change our community forever!

Addo Elephant Park (11 August)

Our special trip for our most active (gold) members was to Addo Elephant Park. We saw elephants, a buffalo, lions, and much more.

Lifa in Germany (1 August)

Lifa Nxobo arrived in Germany for a one year volunteer exchange programme.

New building (31 May)

The new Nemato Change a Life building is open. Still a lot of work to be done, but at least we have much needed space now.

Amanzi Festival (30 March - 8 April)

Nemato Change a Life participated in the Amanzi Festival in Port Alfred during the Easter holiday. Visitors could try fencing and the trampoline. We organised a beach handball tournament and Pumlanie was the only black participant in the rubber duck races. In a highly emotional event he received a price from Royal St Andrew's Hotel owner Martin Bekker.

Skate park (7 March)

The award winning Royal St Andrews Hotel in Port Alfred donated us the ramps of a skate park that closed down in George. Fright Solutions donated the very challenging transport. The ramps arrived on the 7th of March. The next challenges are the maintenance of the ramps and finding land for the skate park.