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I have found that among its other benefits, Charity liberates the soul of the givers!
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Community Kitchen | Donations Needed
I took this pic, through my office window. During lockdown, it was easier to get donations for our community kitchen. Sadly, for many of our beneficiaries, there life is not gone back to normal, I dont watch the queue every day, but today i did, and i did not...
Womens Month 2022 | Honouring Local Women
The Callas Foundation hosted an event to close Women's Month by honouring female volunteers in the community. The event was held at Star College in Bridgetown with women from local neighbourhood watched, walking bus, victim support rooms at Manenberg and Athlone...
GBV Ambassadors & First Responder Training
Callas Foundation runs a GBV Ambassador and First Responders Training programme throughout South Africa. The success of this project relies on key principles, such as community mobilization, activism, dialogues, lobbying, advocacy, empowerment and capacity-building...
Women’s advocate shines spotlight on how effects of GBV sees victims turn to crime
Caroline Peters, the founder of Callas Foundation, speaks at the launch of the Non-Custodial Measures for Women in Conflict with the Law project. Cape Town - As the reality of women's safety in South Africa continues to be questioned, Caroline Peters saw the need to...
Fuelling South Africa’s feminist revolution
Despite the high levels of violence against women, South Africa is undergoing a feminist revolution, according to activists Two young women stand at the office door of the Callas Foundation in Athlone, Cape Town, waiting for help to register their children at a local...
Women’s agency and lived experiences in the time of Covid-19 – a moderated discussion
The Irish Embassy to South Africa is pleased to invite you to the following event as part of the Women’s Month celebrations: Women’s agency and lived experiences in the time of Covid-19 Caroline Peters was invited to speak at the second panel. A moderated discussion...
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