http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2 Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:22:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LITTLE CHAMPS DIRECTED by Jacqueline van Meygaarden EDITED by Jemima Spring & Bauke Brouwer TX date: 2 August 2010 We love Masupatsela who work with children because this is simply the best investment in a country’s or a society’s future that one can make. It’s a cliché but it’s true. Little Champs was one ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/ep-24-caring-for-our-future/ ILITHALOMSO DIRECTED and EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH TX 26th July 2010 Ilithalomso (the light of dawn in Xhosa) is a non-profit organisation that was formed by the members of Masiphumelele and Kommetjie in 2003 in response to the unnecessary build-up of non-recyclable and recyclable rubbish on local beaches. The Ilithalomso recycling project is ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode23reducereuserecycle/ LEAP DIRECTED and EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH TX 19th July 2010 LEAP originally stood for Langa Education Assistance Programme, a volunteer driven project started by John Gilmour in the 1990s under apartheid to provide extra tuition to black learners from Langa. Today LEAP is used metaphorically to suggest the growth the learners experience. ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode22growingourwealth/ EDITH MVELASE (RHODES PARK LIBRARY) DIRECTED by JACQUELINE VAN MEYGAARDEN EDITED by JEMIMA SPRING TX 12 July 2010 Edith Mvelase laughs as she says: “People ask me where I get the energy from. I don’t know where, but I do have it.” Edith is one of those trailblazing individuals who has the innate ability ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode21sewingtheseeds/ ISIBINDI DIRECTED by ALETTE SCHOON EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH TX 7th June 2010 Isibindi is a social franchise for doing child and youth care work with orphans and vulnerable children. It is called a franchise because organisations adopt a tried and tested model that is supported by government and funders with strict standards set ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode20letthechildrenplay/ NOSAKHELE HIV and AIDS PROJECT DIRECTED and EDITED by JEMIMA SPRING This is the story of a woman who is using her gift for healing, not to enrich herself, but to help other people. She is an integral part of her community and is not only playing a role in healing people, ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode19aidscareandsupport/ THE CLEAN SHOP DIRECTED by JACQUELINE VAN MEYGAARDEN EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH TX 24th May 2010 Trevor Mulaudzi came from a family that believed in the power of education. Having worked hard at school and grown up to be a geologist, Trevor was incredulous when he spotted school children walking about the streets of ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode18/ MEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DIRECTED and EDITED by JEMIMA SPRING TX 17th May 2010 The men who stand along the side of the road looking for work are such a common feature in South Africa's landscape that we often drive by without giving them a second thought. Many of these ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode17/ DORA NKWANYANA DIRECTED by AYANDA MNCWABE EDITED by TINA-LOUISE SMITH TX 10th May 2010 Dora Nkwanyana grew up in a household where the family was always bigger than simply biological family. She learnt to share not only with her brothers and sisters, but also with friends and neighbours. It's this understanding of family as ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode16/ GREATER GOOD SA DIRECTED by AYANDA MNCWABE EDITED by JEMIMA SPRING TX 3rd May 2010 As a teenager, Tamzin Ractcliffe wanted to study child psychology and child development, but her vocational guidance teacher discouraged her, saying she was too soft. As a result, Tamzin studied commerce and entered the tough financial world, as an ... http://www.freerangefilms.co.za/Masupatsela2/episodes/episode15/