The Workbench Centre -Protective Workshop

The Workbench Centre -Protective Workshop Non Profit Organisation for Persons with Disabilities by people with disabilities. We empower each other with Sewing,Music, Pottery and Beading

09/08/2019

Women with disabilities are amongst the most marginalised members of our society, yet they continue to show us what strong women can accomplish! Happy Woman's Day, South Africa!

One of beneficiaries celebrated her 21st today. A huge thank you to Izelle Parvez, our bookkeeper and especially Dolain ...
12/07/2019

One of beneficiaries celebrated her 21st today. A huge thank you to Izelle Parvez, our bookkeeper and especially Dolain Jordaan who made the day extra special for her.. We are extremely grateful. May the Almighty bless you abundantly ❤❤❤🙏🙏. The food and cakes were divine. Thank you

One of our beneficiaries celebrated her 21st birthday today. Thank you so much to Dolain Jordaan and Izelle Parvez for m...
12/07/2019

One of our beneficiaries celebrated her 21st birthday today. Thank you so much to Dolain Jordaan and Izelle Parvez for making this possibke. We are humbled by your contribution. May the Almighty bless you abundantly❤❤❤

New client on board. Providing much needed work to the community as well as our beneficiaries. Thank you Cheryl.
25/06/2019

New client on board. Providing much needed work to the community as well as our beneficiaries. Thank you Cheryl.

24/06/2019

Nelson Mandela Day belongs to everyone & can take place anywhere, at any time. It's your fellow human beings and make our world a better one for all who live in it...❤❤

21/06/2019

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS (SONA) 2019

"If we are to successfully address the challenge of poverty across society, we need to provide skills and create economic opportunities for persons with disabilities.

It is therefore a matter of great concern that there are around half a million children of school-going age with disabilities who are not in school.

In responding to these challenges, we have moved the coordination of disability initiatives to the centre of government, in the Presidency.

We have revived the Presidential Working Group on Disability, and will submit the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa to Parliament this year for ratification."

President CM Ramaphosa

What can YOU do on Mandela Day? “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we h...
18/06/2019

What can YOU do on Mandela Day?

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
– Nelson Mandela

Why don't you adopt The Workbench Centre in Parkridge for the day? Spend some quality time with our beneficiaries, play a sports game, help with supplying them with lunch on the day. Any type of contribution, whether time or financial, no matter how small will be hugely appreciated...

The hype around Mandela Day is just beginning. Companies and individuals are looking for ways in which they can spend their 67minutes on the day to show they care, while non-profits are thinking up innovative ways to attract them to their organisation.

But is that the correct way of thinking about it? What if we saw this day as a means of getting out of our own daily lives to experience the lives lived by others?

18 July. The day Nelson Mandela was born, and the day South Africa declared to be a national day of doing good for others, just as Nelson Mandela did for his fellow citizens.

Every human being has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. This is enshrined in our Constitution and is relevant to all South Africans, including those with disabilities. Yet somehow they are regarded as sub-human, easy targets for crime and exploitation and helpless. Stigma abounds and in traditional cultures that embrace superstition and witchcraft, the outlook for anyone with an impairment is bleak. So, should we treat someone with respect because the law says so, or because it’s the right thing to do? I’m going with the second option! Question your motives the next time you’re around someone with a disability. Would you like to be treated the way in which you’ve treated them? And if not, how can you change your future behaviour?

This is not an exhaustive list of possibilities but it does make one think about ways in which we can help others without spending money on them. Make no mistake, I am not advocating that you boycott all the wonderful initiatives that abound in the run up to Mandela Day! What I am saying, is look a little wider than traditional ways of support. Consider how you can make someone feel that they have a contribution to make to society, what you can learn from someone who lives a very different life to ours. I can guarantee that when you put these actions into practice, you won’t be disappointed!

The struggle for civil rights is over but the struggle for human rights continues. Can we count on you?

“We need to know with a fresh conviction that we all share a common humanity and that our diversity in the world is the strength for our future together.”

– Nelson Mandela

10/06/2019

The Workbench Centre is proud to announce the new Governing Board Office holders as elected at the meeting held on the 09 May 2019.
Chairperson - Dino D Gribble
Treasurer - Roderick Fredericks
Secretary - Theresa V Whittington

We wish them luck with their new roles and is excited about the journey ahead for the Workbench Centre, our Management team, but most of all, for our beneficiaries.

We also want to take the opportunity to thank the outgoing board for their valuable contribution in growing the Organisation. We wish them well on their road ahead. Thank you again

Thank you Checkers Nahoon for spoiling us with some warm and flavoursome soup. The Workbench Centre is extremely thankfu...
28/05/2019

Thank you Checkers Nahoon for spoiling us with some warm and flavoursome soup. The Workbench Centre is extremely thankful... God bless 😍😍

28/05/2019

Many of us are called to help others and yet we are sitting in total silence! Or, talking to others who just like to talk about it...but also will not do anything about it. We are a solution but remain quiet. 😬😶

Change begins with us!! Do whatever you can...

Address

4 Villette Street, Parkridge
East London
5201

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 15:30
Tuesday 08:00 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 15:30
Thursday 08:00 - 15:30
Friday 08:00 - 15:30

Telephone

+27437221251

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