Silent Knowledge
A unique solution to community development challenges
Based in Lavender Hill, Cape Town, Silent Knowledge is a 6-week program empowering at-risk youth to break free from gangsterism, navigate aid systems, and build confidence in their values. We foster reflection, reconnection, and change.
The 5 core themes
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The self
Participants engage in self-reflection to learn more about their experience with their own identity.
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The Self and the Wilderness
Participants reflect on their relationship with nature and how reconnecting with it fosters personal growth, resilience, and a sense of purpose—key elements in breaking free from gang culture.
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The Self and Community
Participants reflect on community culture and what role they want to play in their communities.
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The Academic Self
Participants reflect on who they are as learners, what role school culture plays in their lives, who they are in their school communities.
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The Self and Learning
Participants develop new skills, creating self-confidence and helping them create healthy goals to work towards. Skills participants develop include surfing, running, hiking, and birdwatching.
