Media coverage – Fathers Matter

The importance of a father in the overall growth of a child

On the family matters show, Clement is joined by CEO of Heartlines Dr Garth Japhet and counsellor and family therapist Merrishia Singh Naicker as they explore the importance of a father in the overall growth of a child.

Encouraging positive fatherhood in South Africa

Heartlines Fathers Matter's Seth Naicker talks to Morning Live about the message of the Fathers Matter Films and the broader project goals.

A father's impact is crucial in a child's life

Read an opinion piece by Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet about why fathers matter.

Youth and their dads

This Youth Month, to coincide with the rebroadcasting of our Fathers Matter films on SABC 2, Heartlines was part of a conversation about youth and their dads on Expresso.

Mothers matter in children’s lives, but do fathers?

Whatever people’s experience of their dads, for most of us, his influence is profound. How he does or does not show up matters to us. But is this just an emotional issue? Does his presence or absence really make any difference to our lives?

Dié goeie kykstof bring inspirasie

Die Son vertel hoe die Fathers Matter films op SABC 2 word uitgesaai.

"We need to listen to our children"

Jacques Blignaut, who stars in the Fathers Matter Film Everything a Boy Could Want speaks to Good Hope FM about fatherhood.

Teenagers raising kids

Heartlines' Nkosinathi Sixabayi shares his thoughts in a Daily Thetha panel on teenagers raising kids.

'Gripping and relevant content, an outstanding production'

The Heartlines Fathers Matter film series won the Focus on the Family Media Shield at the 2023 Association of Christian Media awards.

Partner profile: Growing Up Without a Father

Growing Up Without A Father is an NGO founded by Charley Pietersen to break the cycle of fatherlessness in South Africa.

Alex fathers seek new methods of parenting

Peer pressure, unemployment and generational methods of violent discipline have led to frustrated fathers in Alex with no option but to seek new ways of parenting.

'Our kids need us', say concerned dads

“What are we doing to bring about change in the lives of others – as fathers and social fathers?” asked Wesley Potts, one of the 35 attendees representing five churches from the broader Western Cape, at a Fathers Matter workshop held recently in Mitchells Plain.