The Connect Parenting Intervention was piloted in 2021 at a Child and Youth Care Centre in South Africa. The intervention aimed to enhance the caregiving skills of child and youth care workers (CYCWs) through an attachment-based parenting programme.
Key components of the project included training sessions, role-playing activities, and reflective exercises to enhance CYCWs鈥� caregiving skills.
The impact of the eConnect project on the target community of CYCWs and children in care includes:
– Improved caregiving skills among CYCWs leading to better quality care for children and youth.
– Enhanced ability to diffuse conflicts and foster empathetic interactions with children in care.
– Increased cultural awareness and sensitivity regarding traditional African parenting values.
The usefulness of the programme was assessed:
These findings informed the current intervention with caregivers in Marikana, Daveyton.
The study鈥檚 findings have also been shared at international meetings:
1. Findings from a discussion group: Contextual and Cultural fit of eConnect role-plays in South Africa. CONNECT meeting, 欧美福利100000 of Pavia, Italy.
2. eConnect South Africa. International Attachment Conference. Pre-Conference session. Lisbon, Portugal.
3. eConnect in South Africa: Usefulness and Contextual Fit for Child and Youth Care Workers. International Attachment Conference. Pre-Conference session. Lisbon, Portugal.
Released in 2025, Through the Storms: Stories of our Resilience is a book of stories that captures the powerful first-hand accounts of South African women who have endured abuse, poverty, and abandonment, yet found ways to survive, rebuild, and thrive.
Emerging from a women鈥檚 writing circle established through the Connect Parenting Intervention in Marikana, these stories highlight the grit, strength, and hope that define resilience across generations.
The full book is available here.
