July 31st, 2021 Many vulnerable children across the informal settlements and townships in South Africa have a diet that consists of mealie meals (coarse flour made from maize), rice, a tomato-based sauce, and beans as well as other starchy foods. Although they have chicken as their main meat when affordable, there is still a huge …
Fabulous Food Parcels = Full Tummies
July 24th, 2021 During the month of July, we experienced a stricter lockdown as well as looting in various parts of the Gauteng; these elements contributed to making it even harder for some of the vulnerable and orphaned children and their guardians/families to have a regular income stream and food. Many families are in dire …
A Treasure Trove of Books
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss 10 June 2021 One of the difficult elements of Covid restrictions for our youngsters over in South Africa is little to no schooling. This year most government middle-high schoolers only attend school …
Getting an Easter Workout & Sugar Rush with Bokamoso!
April 4th, 2021 Non-stop Easter fun was had with the Bokamoso team in Snake Park, Soweto on Easter Sunday! Eight hours of non-stop action: workouts, self-defense training, sex-trafficking awareness education, Easter egg hunts, birthday celebrations, clothing and toiletry donations, a healthy & hearty lunch, yummy cupcakes and of course, the all important Jerusalem Challenge (goodness, …
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Too much chocolate?! Easter Fun with Hlanganani
April 3rd, 2021 A morning of fun, Easter candy overload, and learning about the true meaning of Easter was had as we hung out with some of the kids from Hlanganani Orphan Care. They loved the Easter egg games and hunt, the decorating of cupcakes (Eek…sprinkles galore!), and the time to talk about Jesus’s love …