Thusangwanageno Initiative

Thusangwanageno Initiative

Thusangwanageno (Sepedi word meaning ‘Help your brethren’) is an initiative of the Youth Empowerment Organization, a registered non-profit organization. It is also a Public Benefit Organization. Thusangwanageno (Help your brethren) is an initiative that...
Grizelda’s sex-slavery story

Grizelda’s sex-slavery story

Grizelda remembers being a happy child growing up with her father and grandmother in the Coloured area of Woodstock. Things quickly changed when she turned 8, her family became homeless when the apartheid government forcibly removed them from their home. Her father...

Fighting Occupational Deprivation: Tebogo Mpufane

Mr Tebogo Patrick Mpufane (42) is currently the Project Manager at Life Changing Projects in Akasia. Life Changing Projectsis a homeless shelter for males, most of whom are recovering substance abusers. As theproject manager, some of his roles include ensuring that...