Last week we launched our Transition to Independent Living (TIL) Programme at Beth Uriel and Marsh Memorial Homes in Cape Town, with 15 young people who are preparing to leave care and live independently. Each one has been carefully matched with a volunteer mentor who have begun to work with them on a one to one basis, meeting each week.

Earlier in February, we held training workshops for the new mentors, under the superb guidance of Merieke Heinkens, a Social Worker at Beth Uriel. The mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and are excited about the opportunity they have to sow into these young lives at such a crucial age and stage.

Anna Telford of Butterfly Films, has put together a 5 minute documentary on OTSK, which includes an interview with one of the youth in the programme. We hope to make it available on this website in the near future, so watch this space!

An exclusive lunch is being planned in London as a fundraiser for OTSK in March, where the documentary will have its first screening together with a PowerPoint presentation by Michelle Potter, who will be in the UK until the 20th March. If you would like to help OTSK to raise funds, Michelle could make a similar presentation at your place of work or to an arranged group of friends, then please contact us at info@sa-yes.com to set a date.