The second anniversary of the R20-million Volkswagen loveLife Youth Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay's KwaNobuhle township, coincides with its rapidly expanding footprint into needy areas beyond its 90 000-strong community borders. Now, two years after the loveLife Centre opened on World Aids Day in 2012, its reach no longer includes just a small portion of KwaNobuhle, but rather the entire township as well as parts of the surrounding areas of Uitenhage and Despatch. It has also more than … [Read more...] about Uitenhage groundBREAKERS receive study bursaries
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Volkswagen loveLife Y-Centre celebrates one year milestone
As the R20-million Volkswagen loveLife Youth Centre in Uitenhage's KwaNobuhle township celebrates its first year anniversary, manager Themba Maseti has announced several successes as well as bold plans for the year ahead. Opened last year to coincide with World Aids Day on 1 December, the Volkswagen loveLife "Y-Centre" – funded by a joint Volkswagen AG and IG Metal donation – was described as "an invaluable asset to the community" by Volkswagen Group South Africa managing director David … [Read more...] about Volkswagen loveLife Y-Centre celebrates one year milestone
LoveLife works when powered by business
From personal experience: Back in the day when LoveLife was starting out they formed a strategic partnership with the ABYC where we trained some of their Groundbreakers to teach kids taking part in the LoveLife program to sail. Each one of the Groundbreakers was snapped up by club members at the end of their one year internship at the yacht club and three of them are still in the same employ some 5 years after the cessation of the program. Unveiling the R20-million Volkswagen Group South … [Read more...] about LoveLife works when powered by business
New loveLife Youth Centre in Uitenhage
The Chairman of the Volkswagen Group South Africa, Mr Hubert Waltl, today turned the first sod at the site of the new loveLife Youth Centre in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage. Also in attendance were VWSA MD David Powels, Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor, Zanuxolo Wayile, Members of the Board of Volkswagen Group South Africa, members of the Shop Steward Council, loveLife Trust Chairman Mpho Makwana and CEO Grace Matlhape, and local Ward Counsellors. loveLife - South Africa's national HIV prevention … [Read more...] about New loveLife Youth Centre in Uitenhage
