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Kids of KCC successfully took part in the SAYBC competetition. Out of seven categories they won in four of them and were runners-up in another category.

On October 14 dancers, poets, actors, and singers went to Block KK in Soshanguve to compete with other participants in the 2017 SAYBC Rising Star Talent Show. Everyone was motivated to do their best as they had been successully taking part in another competition earlier this year.

And they did very well. The young and highly adored gumboot dancers won a trophy as well as the KCC choir of about twenty talented adolescent boys and girls singing two songs. Moreover, Sharon, a young girl, won in peotry with her convincing presentation of a poem accompanied by Thando and John on drums and xylophone. In solo performance Ntokozo came in second place with her performance. And even the drama group won another first-place-trophy for their artistic performance.

Boys and girls were very happy about their success and celebrated cheerfully after the competition. As a reward boys and girls were invited by a sponsor to spend a day at the ZambiBush Resort where they could enjoy their time swimming and playing.

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In March, KCC managed to buy a land with the help of German support organization Tshwane Township Kids e.V.. The land has been paid for and the cleaning processes has started. The second phase of fencing the yard will start soon as KCC is now in a process of finding suitable fence. 

Since early this year, kids have been enjoying a fun playground. All of that has exercised their creativity and motoric skills and they socialized with others. Besides the social skills that they develop personal skills also become a core advantage that can be achieved.

KCC has come up with a community soccer team for all age groups especially to those that are out of school. We have teams from under 11 to masters’ which are boys over 21 years of age. So far, we have 40 boys from around the township.

We are still collecting clothes from communities and individuals. Children who need clothes are given a chance to pick anything they like. This program will be part of the new KCC activities. Those who want to give clothes, shoes or blankets can contact the centre or drop off at the centre.

We are looking forward to working with your children and youth this year.

Best wishes to our community as we work together to achieve more things this year.

Kgomotso Mphela is one of the 2021 winners of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. She was honoured in the category "rural development projects" together with 9 other fellow South Africans. 

On Youth Day 2021 Kgomotso Children Centre opened a new branch in Winterveld. Almost 10 years after moving from the original place under a tree in Winterveld to establish the youth centre at Block NN in Soshanguve KCC is happy to be back in Winterveld, again.

After another closure due to the lockdown situation KCC has finally opened again in February. While some activities are still restricted due to level 3 lockdown everyone at KCC was eager to start again with their work. 

Looking back at 2020, a year that has been very difficult to all of us, we want to thank those who supported us throughtout the year. After we had started with the We Can't Eat Air Campaign in April more organisations and people approached KCC to offer their help.

On the third day of the "We Can't Eat Air - Campaign" the remaining families received their long-awaited food parcels. The first phase of the campaign has now come to an end. We thank everyone who helped to make it a great success.