anthearos, Author at Dreamcatcher South Africa NPC

April 2025

Unique musical production re-awakens lost culture in a South African rural community

Youth – and community development to improve quality of life in communities across South Africa, are a key cornerstone of Dreamcatcher South Africa’s work. The cultural identity of the community of Melkhoutfontein has been hidden for a long time, causing uncertainty about their ancestry and their legacy. Identity emerges during (Click to read more)

January 2025

Happy 92nd Birthday Lisa!

Happy 92nd Birthday Lisa ! This weekend we were delighted to spend precious time with Lisa Daries to celebrate her 92nd birthday. Our founder Anthea conveyed best wishes from all at Dreamcatcher and Lisa was thrilled with her gifts. We have had the privilege of knowing Lisa for 40 years. (Click to read more)

January 2025

2025 starts with a bang at Dreamcatcher

A belated happy new year……2025 started with a bang for Dreamcatcher! On the very first day of the year we were delighted to welcome and host sustainability staff and students from Paul Smith’s College Natural Sciences, New York, USA. This is the second group from Paul Smith’s we’ve had the (Click to read more)

December 2024

Lego boosts cognititive development of youth in Melkhoutfontein

We’ve been engaging with the youth in Melkhoutfontein and other communities in South Africa for over 3 decades in a wide range of activities and programmes. During the past two months we have been running our ‘Lego Club’ in Melkhoutfontein. We are lucky to have wonderful volunteers and supporters locally (Click to read more)

November 2024

Unique Photo Project Celebrates the People of Melkhoutfontein enters its second phase

In 2019 Hans, Chair of our sister organisation Dreamcatcher Nederlands, embarked on a project taking over 200 portraits of residents and their homes in Melkhoutfontein – with each family receiving their own portrait. The images were also collated in a book and featured at the Festival voor het Afrikaans held (Click to read more)

October 2024

Dreamcatcher South Africa and the Western Cape Government e-Centre celebrate the significant heritage of Melkhoutfontein in South Africa

To coincide with National Heritage Day, last month a ‘Heritage Walkabout’ was held in Melkhoutfontein, educating local youth about the importance of their heritage and environment. The event was a collaboration between Dreamcatcher South Africa NPC, represented by Elmordine, and the Melkhoutfontein WCG eCentre, led by Vilando. Elmordine and Vilando (Click to read more)

September 2024

‘Paint Up with Kamamma’ reawakens this ‘Heritage Month’ celebrating Melkhoutfontein’s significant history

In 2016 we launched ‘PaintUp with Kamamma’™ in Melkhoutfontein which celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the local area and tells stories of the community through stunning murals adorning houses. Our aim was to create -and transition Melkhoutfontein as a unique destination. The project was launched by then Dutch Ambassador (Click to read more)

May 2024

Launch of the ‘Give Us Hope Johanna!’ Home Composting initiative

Dreamcatcher has been working on addressing poor waste management since 2009. A key component of this work has been addressing organic waste. Organic waste – consisting mainly of food and garden waste – is a useful resource that can be recycled and transformed into compost to grow fruit, vegetables, and (Click to read more)

March 2024

Happy Global Recycling Day !

Happy Global Recycling Day everyone! For almost 20 years Dreamcatcher have been working on initiatives to address waste and its impact on public health and environment – you can find out more here. We are proud to be members of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa and active (Click to read more)

February 2024

What a difference a day makes! Collaboration with Pernod Ricard contributes to sustainable communities

We are always elated to welcome South African and international volunteers! On 15 June 2023, on Worldwide Day of Giving and embracing the central theme of ‘the power of collective action’, we welcomed the Pernod Ricard South Africa team for their annual Responsib’All Day. Jumping in with their sleeves rolled (Click to read more)

February 2024

Dine with heart, walk with soul: Uncovering South Africa’s hidden gems with Dreamcatcher South Africa

Over many years Dreamcatcher has welcomed a significant number of visitors from over 30 countries. This has included developing bespoke travel programmes, and enriching mainstream travel itineraries with ‘Go Truly Local’ experiences including community Walkabouts, Homestay with Kamamma and Cook-Up with Kamamma. This month we were elated to host Dirk (Click to read more)

January 2024

Children’s Story Books dedicated to Cognitive Development Key to Sustainable Futures for All

On 31st December 2023 we completed our tenure managing the STEPi – (Squaring the Education Pyramid Institute) programme in South Africa. Sharing Utopia Foundation (USA) passion to promote and facilitate cognitive development, and skills through English story books – Dreamcatcher was appointed to administer and manage the distribution of books (Click to read more)

December 2023

Local Volunteer Working Group Innovate a new Pathway to Address the Social -and Environmental Impact of Waste

At Dreamcatcher we have been lobbying since 2009 for improved waste management in the communities where we work. Many have historically been blighted by poor waste management including burning of waste in the open air, illegal dumping, littering, access to limited recycling services and lack of waste awareness. Our activities (Click to read more)

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