Together with funding partners, Stephen Lewis Foundation, Vopak, Sasol and Mondi, the objective of the YouThrive Life Skills project, in alignment with the YouThrive model, has been to develop and implement a life skills programme tailored for high school learners within Durban’s South Basin.
The holistic life skill programme focuses on personal development, emotional intelligence, and critical life management skills.
Through the YouThrive innovations a comprehensive Life Skills programme is delivered. The programme is currently being scaled across multiple school together with skilled facilitators that are practising Social Workers, to provide the following activities over 12 impactful sessions alongwith supportive counselling to learners wherever needed.
Our sessions include:
YouThrive Health and YouThrive Safe
Developed to meet the needs of adolescents around Health & Safety - these elements include:
HIV & Sexual Reproduction Health Education
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Child Sexual Abuse
Integrated HIV screening, and other issues relating to Gender and Sexual Reproductive Health, and creating HTS linkages where possible
YouThrive
Careers
These sessions explore personal development and life skills, covering topics that include:
Who am I? (Identity)
Where am I going? (Career pathways)
What tools do I need to get where I am going? (Time management, problem-solving, decision-making, goal setting, communication)
YouThrive
Skills
Exploring work readiness and employability, offering information on:
Core skills needed to find or create work
Soft skills needed to be an asset in the workplace
“You created a safe place for us to just be kids.”
“The programme has not only supported the learners but has also been a source of inspiration for us as educators. Our students are more focused, resilient, and better prepared for the future.”
School Principal
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