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Grow Strong 2024 Newsletter

Grow Strong 2024 Newsletter

Grow Strong

Grow Strong 2024 Newsletter

This year has been a journey of growth and empowerment for the Grow Strong Skills and Mentorship Programme. Key moments include:

• Welcoming 7 new students, bringing the total to 15.
• Exciting internships at Haygrove and the reintroduction of the Work-for-Bikes programme.
• Graduating two students, Juaden Lukas and Petrus Lambert, now ready to enter the workforce.
• Community contributions like the Eagles Nest garden project and Kingsway School fundraiser.

Looking ahead to 2025, we’ll welcome 8 more students and focus on upskilling, leadership opportunities, and essential community support, including transport solutions.

Read the full newsletter here for all the inspiring stories.

Grow Strong 2024 Newsletter

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Grow Strong is a non-profit organisation in Grabouw that provides a skills and mentorship program for teenage boys between the ages of 16 and 19, who have not completed their academic schooling. Run by Marc and Brigit Oudejans, Grow Strong’s principles are Christian-based and focused on the couple...

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