Inside Salesian Institute’s Mandela Day Kitchen, and 7 Other Ways to Give Your 67 Minutes
Every July, South Africa pauses to honour a man who spent 67 years of his life fighting for human rights and dignity. Nelson Mandela International Day asks for so little in return: just 67 minutes of your time, given in service to someone else. This year’s theme — “It’s still in our hands to combat […]
Fighting Period Poverty: Learn-to-Live School of Skills Launches Sustainable Pad Dispenser
Period poverty is a silent crisis that forces vulnerable girls to miss school every month — deeply impacting their education, confidence, and dignity. At the Salesian Institute Youth Projects, we refuse to accept that any of our students should face this barrier. That is why we have partnered with the MENstruation Foundation to launch a […]
Learn-to-Live School of Skills Takes on the World, And Helps Target 90% Youth Unemployment Reduction by 2030
The Learn-to-Live School of Skills recently made its mark on the global education stage — and in doing so, positioned the Salesian Institute Youth Projects at the forefront of a national movement to tackle youth unemployment. The school was one of only seven South African institutions invited to speak at the first ever virtual World […]
Student Philiswa Nteya with Blanche McCarthy, programme assistant, and Heather Van Dieman, programme facilitator.
The People’s Post has reported on the latest cohort of graduates from the Salesian Institute Youth Projects’ Stitch Ahead Programme — 15 young people who have completed a four-month SETA-certified Garment Construction course and are now ready to stitch their way into the fashion and textile industry. The Stitch Ahead Programme equips young people aged […]
Transforming Lives: 15 Graduates Celebrate Success at Salesian Institute Youth Projects
Fifteen young men and women have stitched their way to a certified future after graduating from the Salesian Institute Youth Projects’ four-month Stitch Ahead Programme. Their graduation on Friday, 29 May 2026, at the Institute in Green Point, celebrated their successful completion of a Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) certified course in garment construction. […]