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Fathers who single-handedly raise families
Heartlines' Gosiame Masike and the Character Company's Thando Malepe share their stories about raising their children.
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Heartlines partners with a football acadeny to help teach young boys life skills
Newzroom Afrika tells the story of how Fathers Matter is helping young boys learn about positive fatherhood as part of their journeys with the IQ Football training academy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Dié goeie kykstof bring inspirasie
Die Son vertel hoe die Fathers Matter films op SABC 2 word uitgesaai.
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"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.
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Teenagers raising kids
Heartlines' Nkosinathi Sixabayi shares his thoughts in a Daily Thetha panel on teenagers raising kids.
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'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.
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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.
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