This marks the end of the African Scholarship Program
– mission complete! –

After 100+ hours of extensive training, Ouma and Sylvia have successfully completed our mission and have returned home to share their knowledge. A Harmony By Karate Program will now be established in their home township. Under Ouma and Sylvia’s leadership, the 500+ children in their care will undergo intensive self defense karate training.

We wish Ouma and Sylvia the very best in their new roles as karate instructors. The orphaned children of MAT are very fortunate to have such loving and devoted caregivers watching over them.

Thanks to all of Harmony By Karate’s supporters for helping to make this program a successful one.

Ouma and Sylvia meet with the US Ambassador to South Africa; Front Row: Sensei John Mirrione, Ouma Chaane, Sylvia Selelekela, Diana Anderson (Exec. Dir. Of MaAfrika Tikkun, USA) Second Row: Sensei Oscar Salvatierra, Ambassador Bost

May, 2008

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The African Scholarship Program
Harmony By Karate’s Competition Classics
Date: Sunday, May 4, 2008
Place: Reebok Sports Club/NY, Studio 1 – 6th floor
Time: 3 PM

Our South African students, Ouma Chaane and Sylvia Selelekela, have just arrived! Sensei John has just picked them up at the airport and they are excited to be our first international students for the African Scholarship Program!

The women will be formally introduced to the Harmony By Karate community at our Competition Classics on Sunday, May 4th, in Reebok’s Studio 1 – 6th floor at 3pm. At that time, they will join all students by demonstrating their skills and accomplishments thus far. This charitable event will support MAT and the African Scholarship Program.

Harmony By Karate, New York, launches its “African Scholarship Program” in partnership with MaAfrika Tikkun from South Africa.

Harmony By Karate located at the Reebok Sports Club/NY, announces the commencement of its African Scholarship Program. This program is being developed in partnership with a unique South African based community development organization, MaAfrika Tikkun (MAT), which focuses on a holistic approach to caring for vulnerable children in South African townships.

Founded on the philosophy of “universal harmony” to promote tolerance worldwide, Harmony By Karate (HBK) aims to share comprehensive training with two young South African women who are currently working for MAT as community caregivers during their four month stay in New York. The goal is for these women to return to South Africa and share their newly developed mental and physical skills with 130+ fellow caregivers and over 500 children in their care.

The new students will arrived in New York on April 15, 2008 and were presented to the HBK community at the annual Harmony By Karate Classics Competition which were held on Sunday May 4, 2008 at their home dojo located in the Reebok Sports Club/NY (Studio 1 – 6th floor; 3pm).

This charitable event will help support MAT and the African Scholarship Program

For more information on the Africa Scholarship Program please contact Sensei John, +1(646) 387 2073 senseijohn@harmonybykarate.com; or HBK Student Nicci Young Wiese +1 (917) 519 2036, youngnicci@gmail.com

For more information on MaAfrika Tikkun (www.MaAfrikatikkun.org.za), please contact Diana Anderson, +1 (631) 678 8577, dianaanderson48@yahoo.com or Marc Lubner +27 (82) 370 7880 marc@MaAfrikatikkun.org.za