Daily Archives: 12th May 2020

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Meeting needs in lockdown

South Africa’s lockdown has meant that schools and nurseries have remained closed since March. Our beneficiaries have had to adjust how they operate, as their normal method of distribution though schools and nurseries is not possible. We remain full of gratitude and admiration as they work with such resilience and courage and in new and innovative ways, to meet the needs of the […]

Ermelo expansion

One of our trustees, Catherine Michell, visited Ermelo just before lockdown: “I accompanied Ian and Emma Campbell, our partners in Ermelo, on a visit to Vulinqondo Day Care Centre where we currently fund e’Pap. The informal settlement of Bambanini Village in which the centre is situated has no electricity or running water.  The day care centre itself does have a […]

Knysna and surrounds team effort

Shelley Godsell, who heads up our main beneficiary the e’Pap Children’s Feeding Project, reports on the admirable teamwork happening in Knysna and surrounds: “We are hugely grateful for: • The gift of many brand new temporary volunteers – these volunteers and the timing of their arrival is, as far as […]