Client Testimonials

"Personally, I started thinking about my personal values, goals and outcomes for my life! Planning and living with a purpose, and so as I am implementing it at work, it becomes part of who I am.

Participant- 2021

The growing collaboration is conducive to the implementation of approaches that bridge gaps.

As each of us change the ways in which we approach tasks, the promise of a domino effect can become the new reality.

Thank you, Mariette Jacobs for hosting and facilitating a very constructive discussion. We expectantly look forward to helping you and your core team make it the new standard.

Freedom Ports Alliance, 2022

Well done on a great resource. May it bear much fruit!

Hermann Loubser - Executive Director, Unashamedly Ethical - 2022

Definitely making use of and applying this newly found knowledge and resources into my day-to-day work with my kids. Child participation and mentoring play a vital role in the holistic approach to ensuring the best possible and outcome for the child.

Participant, 2021

"The hope that ethical companies and NPOs can ultimately change the country if we can get ethics right at ground level."

Participant- 2021

Through Ezrah meetings and training, there is always hope for whatever the situation is. Ezrah always has an ear to help and to give good advice.

Participant, 2021

Ezrah reflects integrity, a high level of ethics and empowerment in their service delivery. Ezrah takes initiative to promote excellent service delivery and address systems that malfunction in a constructive way. Ezrah acts promptly, is supportive and always reliable and trustworthy.

 

Hanlie van der Merwe (Paarl Branch Manager)
& Carien van Zyl (Principal Social Worker)

I have learnt so many new skills! How to strategically plan leadership, governance, change management, policies, strength of board, fundraising, reporting and social media.

 

Participant 2020

Khula incorporated various aspects of the three different workshops into our programmes such as the four building blocks of parenting. The Child protection Steering group has given us a platform to voice our challenges regarding the reporting of child protection cases. It is also encouraging to collaborate and work on a joint protocol regarding the reporting of child protection cases. Ezrah’s two protocols regarding reporting of sexual offenses and photos provided valuable guidelines, which were incorporated into Khula’s Child Protection policy. Ezrah played a big role in raising awareness of the importance and power of child participation.

 

Hanlie van der Merwe (Paarl Branch Manager)
& Carien van Zyl (Principal Social Worker)

In 2018 we were privileged to (through Valcare) join Ezrah on our organisational development journey. As an NGO that recently went through big organisational changes we benefited tremendously from the practical and succinct training. We were presented with tools that we could use immediately, and Mariette truly has a gift of taking a big and complicated topic like strategic planning, and present it in a logical and useful manner.

 

Carien de Klerk (Director)

We have started well. We have a clear future plan, we have enthusiasm and hope, we are getting to a place where we can be a responsible, well managed organisation.

Participant 2020

Ezrah is our lifeline! As unexperienced NGO directors we feel so safe to know we have you as part of our team – thank you for the patience with which you guide us through our growing pains.

 

Nina Kearney (Chairperson)

In every decision that I make I had thought of the LEAD model principles and by using these principles to also encourage students at my school to stay in school.

 

Paarl Junior Town Council Member

Thank you for the impact that Ezrah has on the leaders of our partners and of course the communities which they serve.

 

Ivan Swartz (CEO)

I will apply this at the aftercare through being an example to the kids on everything I have learned.

 

Attendee

I always love and appreciate these seminars. It teaches me to be a better person and a good role model.

 

Attendee (2019)

For me the workshop was an eye-opener. Kind of gave me another view on helping me to raise my child in the right way.

 

Attendee (2019)

The Impact of training services provided by Ezrah was clearly evident after the first child protection project that we worked together in 2015, they provided practical interactive training sessions with the ECD practitioners on child protection policies. From the follow up meetings conducted with the ECD centres over 90 % of the trainees had put in place policies relating to child protection. Furthermore, the experience of developing new policies was no longer a daunting task for the participants. In my opinion it has been the knowledge and the creativity of Ezrah that resulted in such impressive results.

 

Marcia Sibara

I realized how important it is to focus on the implementation of the strategic planning and not just with service delivery.

 

Attendee

It was really a privilege to attend the workshop. I was so excited to tell my colleague about the workshop and what it entails, and how we can implement it in our areas. I am super excited to start my parenting group.

 

Attendee

The LEAD model will assist me tremendously with the development of our team, I loved how the facilitator brought her personal and practical experience, which always enhances training.

 

Attendee (2018)

This workshop has helped me to differentiate between what is morally right and wrong and how it not only affects me, but others in my community. I highly recommend this to anyone who can get the chance to attend this workshop.

 

Attendee (2018)

I can’t wait to apply the information we learned today during our parenting skills workshops, as well as during our individual sessions with parents. Thank you and I am looking forward to another workshop!

 

Attendee (2018)

I learned how important it is to do everything with love, to have respect and peace, and to value teamwork. Thank you for your amazing work!

 

Attendee (Stellenbosch)

The workshop was excellent, and the information was truly insightful, I love the way the facilitator presented.

 

Attendee

The LEAD model can be practically applied and used as a guideline in counselling. Model can also be used as a positive means to problem-solve.

 

Attendee (2017)

Educational, insightful and a real eye-opener.

 

Attendee (2017)

It provided clarity on the challenges and the organisational dynamics. Thank you so much for making me understand what strategic planning is all about!

 

Attendee (2016)

To put things in place – child protection policy and to implement it. The workshop was awesome. I have gained lots of knowledge and will make sure to prove the knowledge at my ECD centre.

 

Attendee

I really, really, really enjoyed the course. It helped me personally to become a better practitioner to teach the little ones to be the best people and grown-ups one day. Healthy teacher = healthy child.

 

Attendee (2016)

The key functions of ethical leadership inspired me today. Thanks for an awesome and effective training!! Thanks to you and your team for your love and support!

 

 

Attendee (2016)

[I am now going] to apply what I have learned, even if I start with one child.

 

Attendee (2021)

Discipline and attitude were the most important values taught today, because leadership starts with me and goes to the community. The session was very exciting and encouraging; very well constructed. Thank you!

 

 

Attendee

I found the signs to look out for when a child is being abused and neglected especially helpful. I liked the facilitator, she explains everything clearly and gives examples, so we can understand.

 

Attendee

I would like to thank you for a wonderful team building, we honestly needed it as we experience many challenges. Today taught us new skills to stimulate children, it highlighted the need for collaboration skills and succeeding together as a team. Thank you!

 

Attendee

I have a clearer idea of how to implement policies and act on them. It is our children’s future that we as practitioners or caregivers have in our hands. I want to say thank you for sharing your knowledge.

 

Attendee

As a person I have grown, and I believe now that all things are possible no matter what background I come from, I can be someone in the future.

 

President

I have learned specific questions to break down resistance and encourage change. It combined all the information into easy steps and made it easy to practise. There is a high need for this.

 

Manager (2015)

The facilitation was given in a very warm, friendly and professional manner. The presenter was very informative and approachable. We would recommend this workshop to other centres working with children.

 

Manager

The workshop allowed for our staff to reflect on their own skills used during the therapeutic phase with our clients. I would definitely recommend Ezrah to other organisations.

 

Manager