Their Stories

At Hlumelelisa, we grow people. This narrative tells the stories of the learners who we have nurtured along their journey to rehabilitation and achievement of sustainable livelihoods. The past of our learners are widely varied and sometimes complex - we often do not know how they were brought to our door step. We do know that what led them to Hlumelelisa was their desire to learn, to heal and to do better by themselves, their families and their communities. These are their stories.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Catching Up With Friends

Last Friday, Hlumelelisa checked in with Lynnette who is one of our star graduates from our short skills course conducted at the women's section of Johannesburg Central Correctional Facility in 2009 and 2010. She has always stood out to us as a dilligent student who took great care and pride in her course work - you can see evidence of this here in the training manuals that she meticulously decorated. 

What is Lynnette up to now? She is pursuing training as a counselor to help fellow women offenders and parolees and spending time with her family. Her prize accomplishment to date is the replanting and care of a family garden that had fallen into disrepair after being unattended for many years. 
Lynnette with Hlumelelisa staff member Stacey Clark
The cover of Lynnette's Horticulture workbook

Great care tkaen inside Lynnette's workbook

Lynnette and the JHB Central Class of 2010