Cheesekids for Humanity - Love, Peace and mo' cheese

Cheese Programmes

Cheesekids prides itself on always finding newer, funer & more meaningful ways for you to give back & get involved in your community. Our Guardians continuously develop events & projects to suit the whims of our members be it an area, person or cause that any of us cares enough about to get others to help out with... Follows, however, are our staple programmes run all year through... All our programmes are made up of single day events, but may take a number of weeks (up to a maximum of 8) to complete.

1. Cheesekids 101: Build & Paint Events The Original Cheesekids affair. We build, brick by brick, a home or classroom, or simply come along to put a coat of paint on newly-built or old grimy walls. Physically demanding but loads of fun, these events are extremely fulfilling as you get to witness the difference you make on the very day you make it. In a word - incredible. All you're required to bring is yourself and some friends. Hangovers are optional, but rest assured this activity will sweat it out of you. We do these at least once every two months, usually on a Saturday from 9.00 till 3pm. Look out for these in upcoming events.
2. Cleaning & Gardening Gigs With cleanliness being next to Godliness, we confer a spit-shine blessing upon a school, orphanage, old-age home, shelter or any other communal service centre. We give the place a good scrub, spring-clean style, and may also wash and iron clothes. If gardening we grunt our way into planting either flowerbeds or vegetable gardens, or slashing overrun grass and weeds to beautify the place. We do these at least once every two months, usually on a Saturday from 9.00 till 3pm. Look out for these in upcoming events.
3. Helping Hands: Collections with Love The Cheesekids events that you bring things to. Typically these are care packs including blankets, clothes or food. The guardians advise what is required and we bring it, drop it off or tag along to disburse these goodies to the needy amongst us. We hold a monthly Helping Hands event, usually on a Sunday, for the benefit of different beneficiaries; be it orphans, homeless or disaster victims. Look out for these in upcoming events.
4. Kiddiezone: Picnics, Outings & Playdays For the kiddies in us & lovers of kids, Kiddiezone events are about having fun with, hugging, reading to, listening to, spoiling and just about loving kids that don't usually get such affection. With the highest rates of child-headed households in the world, SA is abrim with children needing your time and attention, if only for a day at a time. We do these at least once every two months, usually on a Saturday from 9.00 till 3pm. Look out for these in upcoming events.
5. Cheesekit: Vocational Guidance The Cheesekit is a a monthly vocational guidance programme whereby working professionals speak to high school students in disadvantaged schools reflecting on their own lives and revealing the the ins and outs of how the world works in respect of health, careers, finance, relationships, spirituality and personal development.We do this every month on the last Saturday for 3 - 4 hours where 4 - 6 cheesekids share their worlds. To join this programme please mail [email protected]
6. Heritage Tours: History & Culture We get you and/or high school kids on a bus and tour historical landmarks and sites. "Only through knowing where we've been can we be sure of where we're going" goes the axiom and the Heritage Tours aims to give context to the broader rationale for our existence. In simple English we figure out why we should give a damn anyway... We do this annually around Heritage Day in September 24 for cheesekids and monthly for school children.
7. Excellence! The Excellence programme is a tutoring programme for high school seniors in the run up to exams in June and November. We do this on Monday - Thursay and Saturday for 12 weeks in June and July and 12 weeks in November and December. The subjects covered are Maths, Science, Accounting, History, Economics, English. To join up please send a mail to [email protected]
8. C.S.I/D.I.Y Many a coproate wants to give back in a meaningful way, as well as provide their staff a chance at doing somtheing fulfilling whilst expiriencing the positive change their corporate brand is engedering. The inevitable question is how.The Cheesekids way. We provide bespoke CSI solutions crafted along an organisation's ethos and CSI focus areas anywhere in SA. Cheesekids will organise all modalities around the event or programme, leaving your organisation to simply get down to the good work of making a difference to a community near you. For a free consultation please contact [email protected].
9. Soup Kitchens Our Soup Kitchen is a feeding scheme for the homeless held every Sunday throughout winter. We go out between 11am and 2pm and dish out food we have prepared or collected. If you'd like to join the team dedicated to this for the duration of winter then please hit us up [email protected].
10. The Appreciation Series Teacher Appreciation Series is a series of initiatives to support teachers at different schools and thereby provide acknowledgment of their contribution and motivation in their respective roles. We do this once every quarter as a normal cheesekids affair, asking cheesekids to spend their day in the service of those who service our collective future. Look out for these in upcoming events.
11.Time-Out We take a lesser-priviledged teen out of their envrionment and into a world they would normally not experience: a night out with celebs, a day with a business executive, lunch with a community leader. The aim is to inspire our young to aspire, and not simply expire in their reality. These are ad hoc events that arise as the opportunity does. If you have ideas for this then please mail [email protected]

We welcome any ideas and suggestions for future programmes. Please get in touch with the Guardians to share your ideas of how to make giving cooler, funner and easier. Thank you.