Port Elizabeth TVET College, Iqhayiya
16 May 2019 | Attendees: 300 | The Iqhayiya / Struandale campus is situated in the Industrial area of New Brighton in and stands out as a beacon of hope to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by empowering learners with skills to alleviate unemployment. The #NoExcuse presentation was conducted mainly in Xhosa.
Port Elizabeth TVET College, Dower
15 May 2019 | Attendees 380 | Situated on the border of Salt Lake and West End, Dower Campus was formerly a training college for teachers and remains very well equipped. The setup for the #NoExcuse workshop was the best of the three Eastern Cape Colleges with audio visual and PA system provided and students well organised.
Eastcape Midlands TVET College, Heath Park
14 May 2019 | Attendees: 320 | Situated in Bethelsdorp, 30 minutes west of Port Elizabeth, Heath Park Campus is one of eight campuses of the Eastcape Midlands TVET College (EMC). There was huge interest in the #NoExcuse workshop and much dynamic interaction amongst the 300 plus students who attended.
Soccer Event, Bloemfontein
11 May 2019 | Attendees: 2324 | 103 fired up teams gathered on an icy cold winter’s morning at the University of the Free State’s soccer fields. Students from the University poured in to watch the action and an all-female group of singers and dancers from one of the residences provided entertainment.
Ehlanzeni TVET College, Mthimba
18 April 2019 | Attendees: 100 | An hour outside Nelspruit Mthimba is a small campus with only 568 students. During the workshop students as well as staff members were completely engaged and commented extensively on the link that exists in the community between manhood and money.
Ehlanzeni TVET College, Mapulaneng
17 April 2019 | Attendees: 490 | With 1700 students Mapulaneng campus is located in one of the most beautiful parts of the Mpumalanga Province adjoining the Kruger National Park about 2 hours outside of Nelspruit.
Ehlanzeni TVET College, Nelsruit
16 April 2019 | Attendees: 200 | Situated close to the centre of town Nelspruit campus is the academic home to 1571 students. As has become the norm there was a lot of great interaction and positive engagement from the students.
Ehlanzeni TVET College, Mlamuti
15 April 2019 | Attendees: 80 | Situated in a rural area called Kamhlushwa 35 minutes from Malelane, Mlumati is one of six Ehlanzeni TVET College campuses and has 1276 students in attendance. The FAN team was warmly received and the vast majority of students who attended the workshop were male.
Capricorn TVET College, Seshego
10 April 2019 | Attendees: 900 | Seshego Campus is situated just 20 minutes outside of Polokwane. A total of just over 900 attended the two workshops showing a real hunger for this kind of intervention.
Capricorn TVET College, Polokwane
9 April 2019 | Attendees: 1000 | Situated close to the centre of town the Polokwane campus served us up over 1000 eager students! There were some alarming stories highlighting how deeply rooted the problem of toxic masculinity and ill-founded cultural and religious practices have been embedded in society.
Tavern Event, Cool Sport, Potchefstroom
24 March 2019 | Attendees: 144 | The event was held on a Sunday morning at 11h00 and advertised by posters and fliers the week before the event distributed in the community by Isaac from the Potch depot. The session was opened by the son of the owner, Tsietsi.
Soccer Event, Potchefstroom
17 March 2019 | Attendees: 1600 | This was a highly successful event. Members of the community poured in and out of the stadium the whole day and several hundred stayed to watch the final which took place under floodlights at about 8pm.
Tavern Event – La G, Potchefstroom
16 March 2019 | Attendees: 119 | The event was held on a Saturday afternoon and advertised by posters and fliers the week before the event. The session was opened by the husband of the owner, Maphosa, who enthusiastically introduced us and praised the #NoExcuse campaign.
NWU Potchefstroom, 11/03
11 March 2019 | Attendees: 450 | The #NoExcuse team was invited to provide the keynote speaker at this event that was set up by the university as part of their wellness week. Senior members of the faculty were present including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Daryl Balia, who opened the session.
#NoExcuse Talent – Nationwide
March - November 2019 | A round up of the nationwide Music, Art and Poetry entries supporting the "#NoExcuse For Woman Abuse" message.
Umfolozi TVET College, Mandini
7 March 2019 | Attendees: 161 | Situated on the North Coast of KZN just over 100 Kms from Durban, Mandeni is one of 11 campuses that make up Umfolozi TVET College. The students were extremely active and lively throughout the session, with 1 student performing poetry
Coastal KZN TVET College, Durban
5 March 2019 | Attendees: 309 | Situated close to the University of KZN the Durban Campus is one of 12 campuses that make up the Coastal KZN TVET College. The College was well prepared for the #NoExcuse event with chairs set up in the main hall and members of the SRC actively mobilising students to attend.
