In this column we will go through life
skills development programmes and try to bring meaning and guidance to those
who need them. And there are plenty who do.
So, what is life skills?
Life skill is ability to overcome life various challenges and to cope with life’s obstacles.
Life skills also do the following:
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they teach us about life orientation
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they also speak to us about attitude issues
- and self-awareness
Why
are life skills are important?
It improves ones way of thinking.
It improves ones choice decision making.
It gives ones self-confidence
It makes one to be aware of things that
one was not aware off.
What
are the benefits of developed life skills?
Since life skills develop ones ability to
overcome or cope with life challenges this enables one to think and act
rationally. Having improved life skills it makes one to be successful in not
just making decisions only for the sake of making them, but the best,
meaningful decisions. In life people have to make choices everyday then decide on
the best choice from the choices they see.
E.g.: when someone dies why we have to cry?
1.
We cry because he/she died and
we still want him/her to be alive.
2.
We cry because we lost all the
benefit that he/she was making for us.
3.
We cry because is our culture
that when someone dies we have to cry.
4.
We cry because we feel pain of
loss
5.
We cry because we won’t see
he/her again.
The best answer will be we cry because we feel
pain of loss, not because the culture says so or because we still want he/she alive.
Over the following months we are going to
look at different aspects of life skills and how to apply them in everyday
living. During our various interactions with community members we have come to
realize the dire need to skill people in matters that affect life, economy, and
education and to help them adapt to the dynamics of life.
Education in South Africa has been problematic
for Africans and this has contributed negatively to their view of their own
life and that of the others. It has also contributed in many black people
lacking behind when it comes to self-awareness, self-belief and self-esteem.
Now we find many people grappling with their as new avenues are opened and many
find themselves on the back foot because they can compete with members of other
race groups.
There is a massive drug and liquor problem
in the communities. There are many reasons that contribute this development. It
is a worrying problem, and those who are not yet affected by these issues
should be assisted to stay well away from them.
Furthermore there are domestic problems to
deal with. It is not an easy thing to deal with when many males still feel it
their duty to be the power in the house. Many females still cower when their
men speak, and there are children who do not hold a longer than greeting
conversation with their parents, not being used to conversing with them.
Our articles on life skills will also deal
with our view on foreign nationals, religion and spirituality, how to run
business enterprises, how to run our lives, our relationships and how to avoid
anger and eventually, how to lead happy, fulfilling life styles.
The
John Wesley Community Centre offers the following services at their Etwatwa
West premises:
Life skill
Home based care
Computer literacy
Pastoral care
Aerobics gym
After care
Basic counseling
Saturday school
JOHN WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE
MMUSO WA BANA (“KINGDOM KIDS”)
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PROJECT
11370 Church
Street cell
: 0837571584
E-mail
:busi@jwcc.co.za
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