Wishing you a very happy Festive Season

People we are in contact with daily have all experienced similar years to the one we at Creative Skills Factory have had. A whirlwind year that has sped by.

It has been a fantastic year for Creative Skills Factory. One with blessings, growth, learning and collaborations.

We are moving in the right direction, our small steps are becoming strides.

From January to the end of November, 10,709 little heads came through our doors to participate in our Creative Works Programme which encompasses our after-school and school holiday creative workshops in 3 communities; our Stanford HUB, in Masakhane (Gansbaai) and at Die Kop settlement on the perimeter of Stanford.

This number is made up of 2,298 individual community children attending our groups.

The number of children increased dramatically after opening the doors of our wonderful new building in the heart of Stanford.

We are so grateful that we have been able to increase our capacity to reach so many more children within this community.

Of course, Creative Works is only one of our many programmes supporting the children and youth, parents, caregivers and teachers in the communities of the Overstrand.

Our wonderful facilitators have worked with their usual absolute commitment and enthusiasm for what our NPC is trying to achieve.

We count our team made up of community women as one of our blessings - they are the incredibly strong core of our Creative Works Programme, the programme that began Creative Skills Factory NPC.

Some of the beautiful art created by the Stanford children who are attending workshops facilitated by artist Tracy Algar.

The Masakhane children with one of their many artworks created in their workshops facilitated by artist, Antje Shoan.

Thank you Tracy Algar and Antje Shoan

Thank you to you, our collaborators. On a similar path and with the same goals, we are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you and learn from you this year. 

Thank you so much. 

Our funders and supporters; what would we do without you!

Your support changes lives.

We see this daily and wish it possible for us to paint a picture with words to show you the change or to fully express our appreciation.

Thank you.