Promoting Positive Values and Unlearning Prejudice in Vulnerable Communities
Empowering children, youth, and adults in vulnerable communities to develop positive values and combat prejudice through innovative programs and workshops. Join us in fostering inclusivity and diversity for a brighter future.
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Enabling children, youth and adults in vulnerable communities to develop positive values and unlearn prejudice
Persona Doll Training Persona Doll Training (PDT) South Africa is a non-profit organization based in Cape Town and working nationally. The Persona Doll approach has been used extensively in many countries including the United kingdom, Australia, United States, Netherlands, Germany and Iceland, as well as in South Africa.
Why our work? Bias, prejudice and discrimination exists in society A need to transform places of work, our schools, our communities into inclusive, multilingual , anti bias places of learning. Prejudice and discrimination act as barriers to change and transformation. Change requires a process of unlearning and relearning. We are agents of change - we have a shared responsibility in working towards developing and maintaining a culture of human rights and dignity for all. Dignity workshops for schools and work places ECD Trainig Young Parent Programme The importance of psycho-social support for communities
Start where you are, Use what you have, do what you can Arthur Ashe
COVID-19 effects and our Response Funding Resources Disrupted operations PDT SA set up E-learning platform to deliver our training Continued to deliver our training throughout Data costs Reduced overheads: staff working from home, ZOOM
Critical issues faced by women Abuse, GBVF Economic impact Unemployment Teenage pregnancies on the rise-
Governments Response UIF TERS NGO Sector forgotten? Communities losing faith in the government? Corruption?
WVL Need to advocate for funding We do need to see how Covid-19 can be an opportunity going forward and we should not reduce the problem just to care and nutrition. We need to use the opportunity to emphasize economic development, labour etc There is a need for engagement and collaboration with Government,Business,etc.
