Media coverage – Fathers Matter

Crucial impact of fathers on children's lives

Having an involved father living at home can make a big difference in the life of a young child. For one, the household they grow up in is likely to be better off, their mother is likely to feel affirmed and assisted in her role and their nutrition, healthcare and schooling are likely to be encouraged and supported.

Never underestimate your importance as a father

Zane Meas, director of the Fathers Matter Film Everything a Boy Could Want speaks to Good Hope FM about how we can encourage fathers to be positively present.

The metrics of fatherhood in South Africa

Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet joined Power FM's Lerato Mbele on the Culture Corner segment in a discussion on how we can encourge the positive presence of men in children's lives.

South African society suffering profound absence of father figures

Read Heartlines CEO Dr Garth Japhet's OpEd in the Daily Maverick where he discusses the state of fatherhood in South Africa and looks at fathers matter – even beyond Father's Day.

Fathers who single-handedly raise families

Heartlines' Gosiame Masike and the Character Company's Thando Malepe share their stories about raising their children.

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.

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.