Voice Of A Child

KTD196 is the best. Asanda 2017 Avuxeni Chome, Minjani? Um fekili minjane! Hello friend, how are you? I am well! I LOVE MY JOB! I love seeing the light globe moment on the kid's faces when they get it!! I love seeing their minds switch on to the possibilities that...

My name is Brilliant and I am 17yrs of age, I am from Acornhoek Mpumalanga and I attend Seeds of Light Community Based Organization and I have been attending SoL since 2013. I started to attend Keep The Dream196’s children program called scouts in 2015. Before I...

My name is Casius, I am 17yrs old soon. I started Scouts at Bodwe Village in 2016. Before I joined the program I was very bullied by a lot by my friends, I was not naughty but I was bullied a lot. Scouts has changed my life, it taught me how do things in the right...

My name is Charles and I am 16 years old and have been a scout and part of Keep The Dream196 for 5 years. Scouts has really changed my life as  I come from a poor background many of the boys my age in the community are not great role models, so KTD196 and my...

My name Emmanuel, I am 19yrs of age and I started Scout in Bodwe in 2014 but I never joined, I thought it was stupid. In 2015 I ran away from home and basically school and went to the streets. I came back in to Bodwe as a Gangster. As a Gangster I was attacking...

As a young driven woman from one of the poverty-stricken areas in Limpopo, Keep The Dream196 and Scouts has been a rescue to me. I am Engel, a 21-year-old girl doing her 3rd year in BA in Psychology at the University of Johannesburg. Life was never simple as we...

Before I joined KTD196 I lived with my mum, my aunt, my granny and my siblings. I was a very naughty boy and was always disobedient and jumping out of home to go to the streets with my friends. We would always go to the shabeens and drink the beer left in the...

My name is Hlulani, I grew up in a dysfunctional environment where life was shaped by the behaviour of the community, and some may call it peer-pressure. I was born in 1994/11/06 in a family whereby my father was the only bread winner, this had an impact on my...

My name is Karabo , I am 17yrs old, in year 11 at high school and I have been a part of Keep The Dream196 since I was 12 yrs of age. KTD196 introduced Scouts to Radoo in 2010. Scouts has changed my life, I didn’t know what to do because I was an ordinary boy, I...

Avuxeni, Minjani? Um fekile min jani! Hello, how are you? I am fine! I want to start this report of with how grateful I am to each and every one who supports the children of KTD196. You are invaluable to us and to the children we serve. Without you, we would not be...

Hey guys. My name is Kopano. I'm 19 years old. I started being a scout member in 2008 where I originally come from (Mokgwathi- Limpopo). Before I started, I wasn't a friendly person. i would always want to do things on my own and not share anything with anyone. i...

My name is Lidani I am 15 years old. I started scouts in 2020 I am from Myakayaka village. Before I joined scouts, I was under the influence of peer pressure doing all the wrongs things in life. I started having relationships with girls, not knowing the effects of...

My name is Nhlanhla, I am a 25 years of age male from Mavele village just outside Tzaneen. It even scares me to say 25 years of age because just a few  years ago I was a young scout cared for by Keep The Dream196 in many ways. When I was born there was great...

The reason I chose to be a cub instructor is because a lot of children need guidance and mentorship, they need elders whom they can identify as role models and they can learn from. It’s not just a job but it has to come with passion and the feeling of having to...

My name is Nozizwe, I'm 28 years of age. I reside at Shiluvana village in rural South Africa. I joined KTD196 in 2006 and that was the best decision I have ever made because if it weren't for their children's program I wouldn't be where I am today. I was raised by...

My name is Nsuku, I started with KTD196 as a Cub and then became a Scout and plan on becoming a Rover when I turn 18yrs. I live in Shiluvane Village. I have now been in the Scout program for 5yrs. I feel so free and proud to be a Scout. I wasn't feeling free to...

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the KTD196 Community of Supporters! If you are new to us, please enjoy meeting Tamea one of the people this program has assisted. She has been with us through all 3 branches of our program and is eager to give back and serve...

“Growing up in the scouting family taught me the significance of learning to give back to my community and to those who supported me all the way to become a better person that I am today. I learnt a lot from scouting and I feel like it is my responsibility to help...

The impact of Keep The Dream in my life Hello my name is Rivoningo from Mavele a village which is around 40 Km away from Tzaneen. I am 25 years of age and I joined scout in 2005 and became one of the few first scouts in my village when I was 11. Scout is overseen...

Before I joined the Scouts I was somehow like a terrible young man. I was the kind of person who like swearing at other people. I was a person who liked going out to the streets with my friends during the night and we’d mock everyone who passed by and laugh at them...

Savhanna Avuxeni, minjane! Hello, how are you? Did you enjoy the podcast from last week? I am not sure if you have had a chance to watch the video but if you did, I would love to have feedback! Thank you so much for your continued support! You are making such a...

I joined KTD196 in 2013 with no idea what they are doing but I was interested in how you could find lot of children playing that pushed me to go through and join the team. Then, after attending a camp I started to realise that it is not all about playing and having...