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Saturday Star x THRIVE: Emotional Skills Are Replacing Discipline in South African Schools

Saturday Star x THRIVE: Emotional Skills Are Replacing Discipline in South African Schools

What if the answer to bullying was never stricter discipline? THRIVE Initiative believes it was always something deeper. Ten youth facilitators from Nyanga are now certified and ready to prove it. As ... ...more

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June 21, 20264 min read

Media Update x THRIVE: Empowering Youth from Nyanga to Transform Schools and Communities

Media Update x THRIVE: Empowering Youth from Nyanga to Transform Schools and Communities

Bullying is not the problem. It is the symptom. THRIVE Initiative just trained its first cohort of 10 youth facilitators from Nyanga to prove it. As featured in Media Update, here is the story of how ... ...more

Press release

June 21, 20265 min read

Vukani News x THRIVE: Township Communities Are Done Talking, They Want Action.

Vukani News x THRIVE: Township Communities Are Done Talking, They Want Action.

Township communities told THRIVE Initiative they were done with GBV talks. So THRIVE listened and built something completely different. As featured in Vukani News. ...more

Press release

June 21, 20264 min read

Weekend Argus x THRIVE: Thriving Youth Take the Lead in Philippi

Weekend Argus x THRIVE: Thriving Youth Take the Lead in Philippi

Fifty young people showed up. Twenty-five said yes to changing their lives. During the 16 Days of Activism, THRIVE Initiative held a groundbreaking youth workshop in Philippi Village that tackled GBV ... ...more

Press release

June 21, 20265 min read

THRIVE Initiative Featured in Tyger Burger: Putting Teacher Wellbeing First as Schools Return

THRIVE Initiative Featured in Tyger Burger: Putting Teacher Wellbeing First as Schools Return

The story was featured in the Tyger Burger, one of Cape Town's most widely read community newspapers, and it tells a story that every South African school needs to hear. ...more

Press release

June 21, 20266 min read

CapeTalk x THRIVE: A Major Breakthrough in Philippi Village

CapeTalk x THRIVE: A Major Breakthrough in Philippi Village

Something remarkable happened in Philippi Village. A youth workshop. Fifty young people. And half the room committed to changing their lives. Hear Brian Segal tell the full story live on CapeTalk's Vi... ...more

Press release

June 21, 20265 min read

We are building a South Africa and a World Where...

Bullying & violence drop because people can regulate.

We teach practical nervous-system and communication tools so reactivity turns into respect, and homes, classrooms and teams become safer.

Healing becomes the norm, not the exception.

Somatic work helps people process what’s been stored in the body, breaking inherited trauma patterns that drive GBV and abuse.

Young people and leaders become change-carriers.

Through THRIVE Initiators and corporate training, emotional leadership spreads into communities and companies, boosting performance.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

Nelson Mandela

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