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Since our inception 20 years ago we have trained an existing body of 200 highly experienced Community Art Counsellors many of whom are active in communities throughout South Africa, reaching hundreds of beneficiaries and promoting psychosocial change through the arts. In recent years, we have built up our infrastructure considerably and have also introduced a […]

67 minutes of yoga for Lefika

Yoga Works Organisation hosted a 67 minutes of yoga event at Constitutional Hill to raise funds and collect donations for a good cause. As reported in the Rosebank Killarney Gazette in 2017. The Yoga Works Organisation pledged their 67 Minutes for Mandela Day by hosting a yoga event to raise funds and collect donations for […]

City Buzz interview at Constitution Hill

City Buzz speaks to training coordinator, Rozanne Myburgh, about our event at Constitution Hill in partnership with Play Africa. This Human Rights Day event took place on 21 March 2017.

Donation helps Joburg’s inner-city kids find their passion through art

Children at youth art therapy centre, Lefika La Phodiso, received a generous donation of R10 000 from well-known artist house, August House, located in Johannesburg’s busy inner city. Watch.

Identity TV Show SABC 1

Lefika received a visit from the Identity TV team on 27 April 2017. Take a look at this video about our end of term exhibition and the work that we do in Open Studio.

Porridge Batik

Workshop: Porridge Batik In this workshop we will shake up the traditional way of doing Batik and create hand painted fabrics using porridge and fabric paint. With Munya Makosa and Rozanne Myburgh

Making Healing Dolls

Workshop: Making healing dolls In this workshop we will use the tradition of doll-making to explore our inherent creativity and the potential for healing that this process holds. with Kate Shand and Rozanne Myburgh

R10 000 raised by local artists

One of Johannesburg’s most prominent art houses has raised R10 000 for a centre which uses art therapy when working with the youth. Once a light industrial building and now a relic of Doornfontein’s industrial past, August House is the art space of more than 40 pan-African artists; in what could possibly be the most […]

How much do children know about their rights?

As South Africa marks Human Rights Day, News24 spoke to children about what they know about their rights.

Lefika La Phodiso, an art therapy centre, held an event for children to celebrate Human Rights Day

To celebrate Human Rights Day, Lefika La Phodiso partnered with Play Africa to create a safe space for children to create and play Lefika La Phodiso, an art therapy centre in Parktown, held an event for children at Constitutional Hill on 22 March to celebrate Human Rights Day. The event was attended by dozens of […]

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