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Gender-Based Violence in South Africa: Why do so many women go back to their perpetrators?

Friday, 11 August 2023 by Editorial Team

‘There is no limit to what we as women, can accomplish,’ is the sentiment from Nhlanhla Mchunu, a Gender Based Violence (GBV) community development worker who has been with Rays of Hope assisting victims of GBV for the past five years. In light of the many cases of domestic abuse and violence she has seen

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The troubling reality of child-headed households in Alexandra

Thursday, 11 May 2023 by Editorial Team

Growing up in a child-headed household, without the guidance and love of a parent or adult, often leads to long-term trauma and emotional scars. Unfortunately, this is the all-too familiar reality that children in Alex face. Lerato* lost her mother when she was just 14 years old. “I used to care for my mother, so

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Catch them young: Rays of Hope’s schools intervention the answer to Alexandra’s social ills?

Thursday, 11 May 2023 by Editorial Team

Violence is a global issue, but an even more pervasive problem in South Africa where high levels of inequality, poverty, and unemployment exist. Violence hinders social development and quality of life but is particularly destructive for the country’s vulnerable communities that tend to bear the brunt of these challenges. South Africa’s tendency to violence has

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Left out in the cold: Alexandra faces a brutal winter

Thursday, 11 May 2023 by Editorial Team

With the frigid winter months fast approaching in South Africa, many of the residents of Alexandra Township will face difficult days and even more brutal nights without sufficiently insulated homes, warm clothing, or food to at least keep their stomachs warm. Just over the bridge that separates Alex from the far wealthier suburbs of Sandton,

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Nurturing a child’s wellbeing starts at the first bite

Thursday, 11 May 2023 by Editorial Team

Parents naturally want the best for their little ones, and as such, most understand the importance of nurturing a healthy, balanced approach to nutrition in their children. That being said, picky eaters will be picky eaters, and it’s difficult to know where to begin when it comes to feeding your child the right foods at

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Rays of Hope creates entrepreneurial opportunities for women in Alex

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 by Editorial Team

Entrepreneurship promotes the country’s development, and for many South African families, it is the foundation for a better future. In line with this, Rays of Hope, with support from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) provided 30 women from Alexandra with the skills to do professional gel nails, including manicures and nail art, and a kit

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Mahlatse, Maite and Persley – beacons of hope for the community of Alexandra

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 by Editorial Team

Rays of Hope has been assisting the community of Alexandra to move from vulnerability to independence for over 32 years, and it is through the valuable contributions from staff like Mahlatse Mabaso, Maite Blantina and Persley Ramogale that this is possible. Having started out as students at RoseAct Saturday School, all three have now blossomed

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A note from the new CEO of Rays of Hope, Muziwethu Zwane

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 by Editorial Team

It is with a tremendous sense of gratitude that I write to you, friend, as the new chief “serving” officer at Rays of Hope. It’s an organisation that has made a huge impact on the Alexandra community (the very community I was raised in) over its 32 years of existence, and I take my role

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Young Boy from  Alexandra shines at Sparrow FET College

Monday, 02 January 2023 by Editorial Team

Banele is a 17-year-old young man who resides in Alexandra with his mother and his sister. He is also a leader and a peace ambassador for the boy’s support group at Rays of Hope. Despite being raised by a single mother and having a sister who survives on oxygen every single day, Banele has not

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Still, l Rise

Monday, 02 January 2023 by Editorial Team

Rays of Hope hosts an annual gala to celebrate their support groups for 2022. Every year, Rays of Hope’s Vulnerable Children and Families Programme organises a Gala Dinner for the teenagers in the Alexandra community. This is a night for young women and men to dress up and leave their worries at home for an

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