The LifeMatters Foundation

Depending on the needs of the children and the passions of our volunteers , LMF designs various programmes and systems at schools in collaboration with the principal and relevant staff.  These are then implemented by a team of specialist volunteer workers which includes special needs teachers, occupational therapists, counsellors and psychologists.



At the moment, our involvement in the community incorporates:
 

Constantia Primary

• Bible-based life-skills lessons
• Remedial teaching assistance
• Advocating for unmet needs

Sweet Valley Primary

• Homework support and tutoring for learners who struggle socially and/or academically
• Breakaway Christian break-time club
• An annual Teenage Awareness Week

Westcott Primary

• FISH Christian break-time club
• Counselling and mentoring
• Supervision for volunteers

Zwaanswky Academy

• Bible education classes
• Counselling
• Advocating and raising funding for unmet needs eg. the recent installation of a counselling cabin

Lourier Primary

• Male mentoring, using sports and team building
• Grade 1 Little Stars literacy program
• Numeracy and visual motor integration
  
• Discipleship group, in response and as a follow up to our annual grade 8 Pathfinders Camp held in April this year
• Counselling, both 1 on 1 and group sessions
• Staff support and admin
  

Kirstenhof Primary

• Supervision for volunteers
• Counselling assessment and intervention with learners

Bergvliet High

• Support groups

Some specific achievements over the last year

• Dedicated full-time volunteers, helping us in the areas of fundraising and marketing, counselling, literacy, supervision and discipleship
• Cara Marais, our first GAP year student
• The establishment of a dedicated counselling cabin at Zwaanswyk Primary in conjunction with the Round Table Charity
• Another successful year partnering with Rotary Newlands during the Pick ‘n Pay/Argus Cycle Tour which resulted in a financial donation towards our annual Pathfinders Camp for the Lourier Primary grade 8’s.
• A growing partnership with Old Mutual, as well as continued networking with other NPOs and churches.
• Old Mutual staff painting the Lourier Primary staff room
• The opportunity to run the Sweet Valley Primary’s Teenage Awareness Week again this year, with some incredible speakers.
• Starting our literacy programme at Lourier Primary for the grade 1s, in conjunction with the SHINE Centre
• A veggie tunnel was put up at Lourier Primary to assist in their feeding scheme, in conjunction with FNB, as well as a jungle gym.
• Our previous UCT interns ran a very successful Teenage Awareness Day at Lourier Primary
• LMF has successfully integrated 2 more Interns from UCT (Megan Moreland and Arelene Bock) into LMF.  They are adding great value to our work at LMF.
• The launch of our male mentoring programme offering physical education and sports to reach young men
• Planting 100 trees on the Lourier Primary sports field to act as a wind break
  

 

The LifeMatters Foundation endeavours to make a significant eternal difference in our children’s lives so that when they reach adulthood they will have the character to endure and master the further challenges that arise due to the input they’ve received in their childhood.

On a larger scale, we hope to contribute towards creating a more functional, empathetic community and create a positive cycle where children and adults “help mekaar” because they were once helped combating dysfunction with functioning members of society. These small steps all contribute towards creating a city, a country, a nation of leaders, and a place where we with pride can raise our children.

We continue to trust that with the Almighty at our helm, we will keep up His good work, and continue to make a difference for the Kingdom. Come and partner with us, if this vision resonates with...your reward will be eternal.

Contact Kamesh Flynn on 021 712 0383 if you would like to find out more about LMF