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Education & Training (2002–2023)
Coding Training Project (2021-2023)
Papillon has partnered with another NPO to give free coding training to poor and disadvantaged youth and children. This is to offer the children a chance for their future. In 2020, Papillon placed brand new laptops for the pilot project which ran in 2021, and the pilot project was a great success. Other role players have now come on board and donated desktop and tablet computers so that more children and youth are being assisted. A weekly computer literacy and coding programme is now given, alongside a computer-based Mathematics programme.
School Library Project (2023)
Papillon donated funds to a local needy primary school, in a crime-ridden area, for their library project.
Previous Training Projects (2002 – 2022) – see below ***
Papillon’s accredited training has seen 10 238 community members complete the accredited courses.
Computer Refurbishment Project (2007-2020)
1706 computers were refurbished and placed by Papillon at 94 centres – including NPO’s, clinics, schools, community projects, churches, prisons, and special needs schools in South Africa & Africa.
Victim Support Project (2002-2023)
Victims of rape, abuse, and crime (2019 – 2023)
* Papillon provides continual gift vouchers and goods to the local community outreach projects (2023).
* Papillon donated Bibles and Christian books to a local community church’s Bible School (2023).
* Papillon donated a Laminating Machine and laminating pockets for community work in local community (2023).
*Papillon donated money and goods to a local NPO who counsels victims of rape, abuse, and crime (2019 – 2023).
*Papillon donated gift vouchers & goods to the local South African Police’s (SAPS) Victim Support Unit (2020-2022).
*Papillon donated gifts, chocolates, goodies and biscuits to the staff and volunteers of the local SAPS Victim Support Unit and to the staff of two other NPO’s in local community (2020-2022).
Community programmes (2020 – 2023)
–SAPS’ team building day (Papillon opened in prayer) 2020
-SAPS’ against gender violence (Papillon opened in prayer) 2021
-SAPS’ party for orphan child (Papillon opened in prayer and message) 2022
-SAPS’ ministering and counselling for grieving family (Papillon prayer, goods and ministering) 2022
-SAPS’ Spiritual Crime Prevention launch (Papillon opened in prayer) 2022
-SAPS’ Spiritual Crime Prevention meetings and committee work 2022
-SAPS’ Girls Mentoring workshops (Papillon opened in prayer) 2023
Trauma training project (2015-2022)
Papillon crowd-funded for these internationally accredited workshops (CPD points) from 2015 to 2022, where participants applied for CPD points upon completion of the training. 1593 participants have completed the workshops during these 8 years, with workshops offered in South Africa, Africa and Ecuador.
Freshstart (2021)
A Freshstart initiative was held, from June to November 2021, for local NPO workers and the SAPS Victim support unit volunteers. They were given skills and tools to help themselves to experience mental and spiritual healing from trauma and stress, and to help others to experience this same freedom. These workshops ran for 2 hours once a week. Papillon organised the venues, invited the participants, had the booklets printed, provided the stationery and refreshments, and paid for the transport of the trainers.
Human Rights Project (2002-2008)
3146 persons were assisted by Papillon’s Human Rights Project & 1426 people attended the Human Rights Workshops organised by Papillon.
Distribution Project (2002-2023)
425 tons of goods (blankets, food, clothing, equipment, toys, sweets, end-of-year gifts, furniture, bedding, adult diapers, and other goods) have been distributed to needy communities across SA through community centres, NPO’s/NGO’s, churches, clinics, schools; and directly to needy families and individuals.
Feeding project (2002-2023)
Feeding (2002-2023)
* Papillon bought food for food parcels for the children and their families in a local primary school (2023).
* Papillon bought fruit and biscuits for the children who had to be rehoused due to their school flooding (2023).
* Papillon crowdfunded money and donated it to the feeding of poor and disadvantaged school children at a local NPO (2021 – 2023).
* Papillon funded a local NPO’s Feed-A-Family Campaign with 545 bales of nutritional porridge. Each bale having 80 servings, amounting to 43 636 meals in three towns at 21 schools in one area, and 5 schools in another area (2020).
*Papillon partnered with a local soup kitchen by providing money for them to purchase food (May to August 2020).
*Food and bottled water handed out to hungry destitute people on the streets (Dec 2018-April 2020).
*Mercy Flight – 50 food parcels were distributed to destitute people on 30 Dec 2019.
*Papillon was appointed as the food distributor for Masterchef (MNet TV programme) for all food utilized in the making of the programme in 2012 and 2013. MasterChef reality MNet show donated all left over unopened dry-goods, dairy, and fresh produce to Papillon who distributed this food to N.P.O’s and Community Projects in the Gauteng and Western Cape Provinces. This food amounted to over a Million Rand’s worth of goods, with thousands fed.
2012 – 15 truckloads to 22 NPO’s (14 Projects in the Cape & 8 Projects in Gauteng)
2013 – 27 truckloads to 62 NPO’s (41 Projects in the Cape & 21 Projects in Gauteng)
*Soup kitchen (2002-2007): 144 618 persons fed (**bread with meals) (24 103 per year x 6 years).
*Bread distribution (2002-2006): 37 500 loaves to schools & feedings schemes & for Papillon’s feeding.
Annual Tea Parties at Old-Age Homes (2002-2017)
Papillon held annual tea parties at different Old-Age Homes. Papillon and its members organised the cake and eats for each home.
Children Project (2002-2023)
*Annual Mandela day outreach for children 2002-2023.
*Papillon donated gift vouchers to a local NPO working with disabled special needs children (2020).
*Papillon hosted annual end-of-year presents (2002-2018) [9098 presents in total for 17 years].
*Papillon organized annual children outings (2002-2016).
*10 Special needs youth received University of JHB Waiter Training (UJ certificates) (2008).
*Papillon organized Anger Management workshops for 30 high school students (2005).
*Papillon trained 35 youth in English (2004).
Previous Training Projects *** (2002 – 2022)
Trauma Training Project (CPD points) 2015-2022
Freshstart (at SAPS Somerset West station & Imibala) 2021
ICDL E-Learner (MICT SETA Accreditation) July 2009 – Sep 2018
ICDL Intermediate (Core) (MICT SETA Accreditation) 2006-2017
ICDL Advanced (Profile) (MICT SETA Accreditation) 2015-2017
ICDL Project Planning (ICDL Accredited) 2013-2014
Wits University English language training (levels 1-3) 2002-2014
English language basics 2002
SETA Project Management Advanced level 4 (SETA) 2012
SETA Project Management Fundamentals level 4 (SETA) 2011-2012
SAGE Pastel Training (Pastel Accreditation) 2008-2010
PC & Web basic (Laragh Skills Training certificate) 2007-June 2009
University of JHB Waiter Training (UJ certificate) 2008
Papillon typing 2006
Wits University P & DM basic computers (Wits certificate) 2004-2006
Papillon Anger Management 2005
Wits University Project Management (Wits certificate) 2004
Papillon Youth English 2004
Harrison Development Tennis 2004
Papillon sewing and knitting 2002-2003
Human Rights training 2002-2008