🔧 Our Purpose

At Athina’s Artistry Welding Training Centre, we are driven by a deep commitment to empowering youth and unemployed individuals—especially from underserved communities like the Cape Flats—through practical, hands-on welding education.

Our purpose is to:

• Equip our learners with artisan-level welding skills that open doors to employment, entrepreneurship, and further education.
  
  

• Restore dignity by providing accessible, accredited training that breaks cycles of poverty, violence, and unemployment.
  
  

• Uplift communities by creating safe, skill-driven environments that foster discipline, self-confidence, and purpose.
  
  

• Bridge the skills gap in South Africa’s technical sectors by developing competent, safety-conscious, and job-ready artisans.
  
  

We believe skills are power, and through welding, we’re not just shaping metal—we're shaping futures.

In this powerful reflection, Nadia Caswell shares how Athina Dennis went far beyond the call of duty—not only as an educator but as a fierce advocate for her learners futures.

With unwavering commitment, Athina leveraged her relationships within the labour market to secure real apprenticeship opportunities—opening doors that Nadia had never seen a teacher actively pursue.

Her actions reflect the very heart of Athina’s Artistry Welding Training Centre:
empowering learners through skill, connection, and relentless support.

In this heartfelt video, Tiffany Hansen, a young woman trained through Athina, shares her personal journey of transformation. Her story is a reflection of the organization's mission—to empower young women to excel in a traditionally male-dominated industry.

Through partnerships across both the public and private sectors, Athina’s Artistry continues to provide opportunities, guidance, and professional skills that change lives. Tiffany’s experience is one of many that speaks to the heart of what we do: