The Volmoed Youth Drummers visited the United States from 8 to 25 November 2024 to promote unity and healing. During their trip through the USA Midwest, they participated in various events, including school programmes and church services, sharing their message of togetherness and understanding within communities. Their presence aimed to inspire hope and connection among the audiences they engaged with.
Continue readingLittle by Little small donations campaign for VYLTP
Warm greetings! Hope you are well. I’m writing to tell you about a small donations campaign that Volmoed Youth Leadership Program is running this week, until Friday October18, at midnight. It is called Little by Little, and all donations between $10– $50, or 8–40 GB pounds, will be matched at 50% by the Global Giving foundation we partner with. So, $10 will become $15 or 8 GB pounds will become 12 GB pounds!
Many small donations will add up!
VYLTP turns 8 years old
On 16 June 2016, on the fortieth anniversary of the June 16, 1976 Soweto riots that became known as “Youth Day” in South Africa, a unique youth programme was launched at a unique place called Volmoed, close to Hermanus.
The programme founders, Edwin Arrison and John de Gruchy, had big dreams: to let it be a place and programme where young Christian leaders from across the globe could gather to be trained in order to be sent back to their various communities. It soon became clear that our impact would actually be limited if we spread ourselves too thinly and tried to do too much, but we continued to gather young people for 9 to 10 weeks, until 2019.
Continue readingWe are in the Village News!
Thanks to Taylum Meyer, writer and photographer, for highlighting the Volmoed Drumming Project.
More information here: https://volmoedyouth.org.za/the-volmoed-youth-drumming-project/#making-drums-ourselves-photo-gallery
54 weeks of prayer for the healing of Africa: A weekly guide
Application form for the VYLTP Thursday Programmes
This form is to be filled in by each person who applies to be part of the VYLTP Thursday Programmes.
Transport to and from Volmoed will be arranged (if you are not able to arrange it). Lunch will be provided.
The VYLTP drummers of Hermanus
These talented young adults can make a special event even more special.
When and how did they come into being? Read the interesting story on how drumming has empowered young people and brought sheer joy to everyone involved, from the drummers, to the sponsors, to the audience. Make a booking – their performance is guaranteed to liven up your event.
A letter to young people after the death of Archbishop-emeritus Desmond Tutu
It has only been a few days since the funeral service of the Arch, but I feel it necessary to write to young people in South Africa, the rest of the continent and across the globe, about the Arch and the need to learn from him and to preserve or continue his rich legacy. He started out in a very poor township in South Africa and, with the support of others, became a world-renowned leader. If he could do it, any child who longs to do it, who nurtures certain values and disciplines and work hard, can also do it.
Continue readingPictures of our Taizé event on November 27 2021
You can now view pictures of our Taizé event at The Volmoed Retreat Centre. The theme was Hope, through the Body and Blood.
Please follow the link to the images which you can view or download: https://volmoedyouth.org.za/vyltp-and-taize/2021-november-taize-event-gallery/
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