Events Calendar
Month Day Workshop/Outing Reason Activity Generously offered by
Weekly Music Therapy Therapy Dealing with trauma through musical activities The Music Therapy Community Clinic
Arts & Crafts Skill & Therapeutic Various arts & crafts (e.g. card-making, paper mache, picture framing, ornaments, etc Volunteers

Domestic Violence, Abuse & Uppliftment Educational Various discussions on causes and effects of domestic abuse & violence Social Auxiliary Worker
Aug 2010 2,3,4,5 Heideveld Library Women's Day invitation Read books to shelter children, Talk for women on justice, peace & health, Taebo session & arts & crafts The friends of Heideveld Library
6 Gardening Therapy General gardening activities - self-sustainable organic vegetable garden In-house
8,11,18,25 Victims of Abuse Educational Workshop Department of Social Development
8 Women's Day lunch & Quiraah Women's Day & spiritual upliftment invitation Lunch and gifts for shelter residents Heideveld Mosque
9 Women's Day brunch Invitation On-site brunch, entertainment and gifts for Shelter residents The Circle of Friends
10 Women's "talent show" Invitation Women's Day Celebration Saartjie Baardman Shelter
12 Anger Management Educational Workshop Final-year Psychology student
17,30 Positive Parenting Educational Workshop Trauma Centre
20 Iftaar Invitation Ifatar and gifts for ALL shelter residents (irrespective of race or religion) Muslim Students' Association (MSA) of Sans Souci Girls' High School
21 Iftaar Invitation Ifatar and gifts for ALL shelter residents (irrespective of race or religion) Islamic Relief-Cape Town
28 Iftaar Invitation Ifatar and gifts for ALL shelter residents (irrespective of race or religion)
Muhammadeyah Cycling Club (MCC)
31 Women's Empowerment Women's Day invitation Women's Day Celebration St. Anne's Home/Shelter
Sept 2010 2 Iftaar Invitation Community Iftaar ALL shelter residents (irrespective of race of religion) Heideveld Community
2 Parenting Behaviours Educational Workshop ISWA
4 Iftaar Invitation Iftaar for All shelter residents Kensington's Madrassah-Tun-Nuhaa
10 Eid Invitation Eid lunch for ALL shelter residents (irrespective of race of religion) Mr and Mrs Boltman; FG Caterers; eCentric Switch & Mr Edward James


On behalf of the IRFSA Board, Staff and all Shelter residents, we express our heartfelt SHUKRAN / THANK YOU / DANKIE / ENKOSI to everyone (those listed and unlisted) who made/make the abused Shelter residents feel welcome, special and spoilt by your care, kindness and generosity.