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  • 23-04-2012

    SUSTAINABLE TREND DEBATE AT BUTTERFLY WORKS’ STUDIO

    Thursday 26 April Urban Fair is organising a Sustainable Trend Debate in the studio of Butterfly Works.

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  • 20-03-2012

    GETH2O CHALLENGE, LAUNCH

    On March 22nd 2012, World Water Day, Butterfly Works, launches a serious but fun game about water scarcity in slums.

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WORDS OVER WEAPONS

2006 - ongoing, South Africa

A program that equips young people with alternatives to violence and conflict in their lives.

Original Concept: Butterfly Works, Gun Free South Africa and Phaphama Initiatives
Co-financer: Oxfam Novib

The main objective of Words over Weapons is to raise awareness and change behavior towards non-violent conflict management. An added value of the curriculum is the integration of training in creative computer skills, which are presently not part of the high school curriculum. A further aim of Words over Weapons is to provide training and potential employment opportunities for unemployed youth from the South African townships: they are trained to assist teachers in the WoW program.

I learned how to talk to my parents. --- Aidan, learner Words over Weapons
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