.....seeks to strengthen family life and advance the well-being of parents, youth and children through public education and awareness raising.....
The Centre for Family Studies
Through a continuous loop of action / reflection, research on families which in turn informs developmental services and support to families informs research priorities.
Sekwele Family Strengthening Programme
Director (ProBono): Centre for Family Studies
Under the broad umbrella of building healthy families through social reflection, Sekwele Centre for Social Reflection provides support to families through the Sekwele Family Stregthening Programme https://www.sekwele.org/
With service as a teacher, development officer, manager and regional director within the public and development sectors, I bring a wealth of experience and knowledge of institutions and systems in my role of establishing of the Sekwele Centre for Family Studies alongside the Sekwele Family Cohesion Project. "While some critics question the relevance of the institution of the family as normatively defined – based on marriage and the heterosexual nuclear family for many citizens – the notion of family, however defined, remains the most fundamental unit of society in meeting human needs and in securing a sense of identity."(extract from Reviewing the Implementation of the White Paper on Families: Lessons Learned For Future Practice, Policy and Research; October 2018 | Leila Patel, Tessa Hochfeld, Thomas Englert; Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg)
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