Past Events

Hands of Love held its first Girl Empowerment Seminar 2019 in Khayelitsha which a success, held on 9 November at Thusong Centre, all high schools’ girls are geared up to be refilled, empowered and refuelled.

They Turned up in yellow and black and get ready to absorb the teaching from the speakers who ranged from professionals, artists and businesswomen. They also got to have fun and move to some Zumba.We work with youth to guide the girl child into womanhood. Hands of love have various programs to help the youth, this includes mentoring, counselling’s and coaching the girls to influence their thinking and plant seeds of hope. Hands of love task are to mentor and coach these girls to influence their thinking and plant seeds of hope. South Africa’s tomorrow lies on the hands of these young stars and if not properly developed we miss out on the leaders, doctors and presidents of tomorrow.

The speakers' message was geared towards motivating and encouraging the girls to use their environment as a push to work hard so they can be notable figures in the future who can come and give back to the society in the same way that hands of love are giving to them. The seminar also encourages the girls to start look into the business and start them at an early age. Two girls won business start fund or R500 and a website, hosting and Branding and Photo for their products.
The Seminar serves as an educational forum for community and business leaders. Par­ticipants gain exposure to other leaders with whom they can exchange ideas and resources to expand their opportunities and impact.

The Girl Empowerment seminar pro­vided an opportunity for teenagers to connect at a deeper level, to share common experiences and help each other move beyond societal barriers that often serve as obstacles to their ad­vancement.