The Grahamstown Project is proud to partner with Heartlines and Nedbank as they bring their “Values of Money” programme to Grahamstown. These talks and workshops are aimed at communities in vital need of uplifting and improving their lives.
Photograph is of mother and daughter team Thabisa Dyala (right) and Mihlali Adams joined by local rep Nosibulelo Xalu. Thabisa, HR Manager Heartlines, and Mihlali originally hail from Grahamtown and are evidence of local women living inspired, successful, values-driven lives.
“Heartlines is a social change organization that encourages people to live out positive values.” The founder and CEO is Dr Garth Japhet. Derek Muller (former senior exec, Nedbank) is the COO. Heartlines produced the films “Beyond the River” and “Nothing for Mahala”.
The Heartlines project team will be in Grahamtown for the week 4 June – 8 June. If your organization, or you know of such a group, would like to be included then contact Project Manager Zamabongo Mojalefa on 011 771 2553 or 0861 44 22 88 to book. Ideal for senior schools, theatre groups, churches and student bodies. Workshops are free and catering is provided as appropriate.
Thank you #Nedbank (Nina Wellsted) for bringing Heartlines to Grahamtown. Important that Grahamtown maximizes this opportunity.
GRAEME HOLMES
Before moving back to Grahamstown in Oct 2017, Graeme was a bank executive based in the big smoke and craziness of Joburg. He has 20 years’ experience in the Payments Industry. He is a Chartered Accountant, has a Masters in Management by Research (MMR) from Wits Business School, and attended an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) offered by INSEAD (The Business School for the World!) in France.
Graeme is the founder of The Grahamstown Project. It’s simple. He says, “Grahamstown is a microcosm of South Africa. If we can’t get this place to function properly then the whole country is stuffed. Many of the troubles we experience as a country today have their roots here in Grahamstown. it is here where black and white people first engaged in conflict on the African continent. It is here where 9 wars of dispossession over 100 years took place and virtually destroyed the amaXhosa nation. But we are where we are. I don’t have a British passport and the boat-trip back to where my ancestors came from is exorbitantly expensive. Furthermore, this is my home. I am a son of Africa. We must work together to redress the injustices of the past and move as one into a brighter future.”
Graeme is an avid historian, writer, vlogger and public speaker. Like and follow the Facebook page. Join him on a tour. Contact him. He would love that.