20 leaders from different Youthzones went to the Joburg Theatre to watch 21 poets and a poem on Friday evening. 

The show blew us away with sentence upon sentence of life changing lyrics and rhyme that was almost to much to take in.

Personally, besides the content of the show, I was just really impressed with the youngsters on stage:…

Talking about it helps a lot. This is how we learn from each other

They just called a few minutes ago to say they are in Kuruman. Hope they drive well.

Bushin and Ashifa from Upington made us wait for them for about 3hours on their arrival in Jozi. Apparently they were lost for about an hour in the CBD but finally got to Jozi centre. Me and Simon then took them to The Vaal Monateng Cafe also known as Lapeng and DJ Christos was playing there so was DJ Warras from YFM. the guys were tired from the 9hour drive but they enjoyed themselves especially when…

Sometimes we need to fail in order to know,
Sometimes we need to be hurt in order to grow,
Sometimes we need to lose in order to gain
Cause some life lessons are best learned through pain.
Have a Great and Blessed Night Youthzones family. 

we normally celebrate birthdays parties every month for every one who is birthdaying that month so this month the kids decided PJ party an it was successful fun was their dancing an we contribute R10 towards the parties. 

I had high expectation on  the soccer tournament that happened on the 4-August-2012,it was a good day all in all  but i felt the managing and organising of the day was a bit  dramatic and poor,things were not organised in time it was a last minute thing,hopefully the people who organised it could learn from their mistake,i enjoyed  networking with other youth from a different place,it was a great platform for us young people to mingle and get to know each.Ofcourse i enjoyed the meat that…

This past weekend in Cosmo City something special happened. Teams from Mabopane, Katlehong and Soweto arrived in full rigour at Sgodiphola Secondary School (Blue Roof) to represent their Youthzones and acclaim bragging rights of being the champions. The day started off well with youth teams namely under 13 and 15 teams from Cosmo City warming the atmosphere before the intense dual would start.

Once the curtain was raised, no bars were held and friends became opponents for the duration…

Leaders do cry too right? or do they? is it right? is it acceptable? who says? does it show weakness?

 #scratching my head#

My name is Marcel and I am veeeerrry new here (youthzone site). In fact, this is the first blog that I have ever posted. I have met Schalk during June and he told me about the exciting things and projects that you guys are busy with. I again met with Schalk this afternoon before he left for the soccer tournament and braai some you guys are engaged in - he was super excited about the event and looking forward to the braai afterwards.

I would really like to meet up at some stage and…

I must say I have many academic, social and sporting certificates or medals from high school and tertiary  and it never changed my life or feel good about myself. Before I will try to display them on my room wall to feel good and be motivated every time I see them, I must say it was just external and past achievement as time goes on. I never felt any motivation to do better or be inspired.  Today, the 2nd of August 2012, I was invited for lunch by our leader Roelf Meyer and to my surprise…

Surely, it is as if I am dreaming!!! This is a dream come true. I want to thank the Lord for giving me a lifetime opportunity. Honestly, I never stopped believing but I was slowly beginning to lose hope. Considering my age and where I come from, just being called to the national team really means a lot. It is true that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE in life. I want to thank my parents for the guidance and love. Furthermore, I would like to sincerely thank Youthzones for the important life lessons and…

Results will always be there for everyone to see the effectiveness and impact of Youthzones here in Mutare. A couple of months ago, it was Tichaona Mabvura who made a major breakthrough and made the grade at the biggest and successful team in Zim, Dynamos. He is making rave waves as we speak and is now a household name at the team. Today, I am proud to notify everyone that Mutare Youthzones member, Prosper Matizanadzo, has been called to the Zimbabwe National Soccer team, the Warriors!!!! He…