Events
Climb Kili for Ekukhanyeni! August 2010
African Encounters and Africa Now Tourism Management are organizing the "Climb Kili Campaign" to raise funds to upgrade our beneficiary crèches. The main objective of these two companies is to raise funds for charity projects by offering corporate companies and tourism authorities brand exposure through media coverage of the specific challenge in return for their contribution or sponsorship. Want to Climb Kili for Ekukhanyeni? Or sponsor a climber?
Contact Gary @ African Encounters
Young English Lads raise £2,741.50 for Ekukhanyeni!
A group of young cricketers from the Bedford Preparatory School in the UK came up with a wonderfully innovative way to raise funds for our Child Development Programme! A monetary amount per run scored and wicket taken was devised and an amazing £2,741.50 was raised! Our little crew thank you!
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Our Very Own Soccer Champions
Well done to Cabukani crèche - the winner of our Soccer Corner competition in June. The children at all 8 beneficiary crèches taken up in our Action Kids educational programme were tasked to create a soccer corner leading up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Flags were flown and Vuvuzelas blown!
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Cold Hands, Warm Heart Drive May 2010
We had originally set out to gift 450 of our beneficiary children in Lawley Ext 2 with a set of gloves, socks, scarf and hat. The response was so overwhelming that we received enough sponsorship to reach 1000 Little Ones, taken up in crèches which we haven’t yet been able to support. Thank you to All!
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Sponsored by:
US 4 U Foundation, Stick Communications, A Krijnauw, H Smith, H Govindarasu, B Mullen, W Goudie, L Hynes & Friends, K Rae, Mr & Mrs Bauer, S Narainsingh, Petra & John Ernest Lewis, S Herbold, A Govender, N Ramnarian, B Whitehorn, SMorgan, B Mhlanga, J Steyn, M Krishan, G Ezelin, E Hazianesti, O Pracher, U Oswald, AGovindarasu, B Vuljanic, D'Antonio Venieao, A Lanzinger, GVM Krishna, Yoni – Esoteric, S Schorer, Monika - Beauty Care, S Heeralal, S Narainsingh, MKennedy & Friends, Imperium Franchise, Andrew, K van der Merwe
Development of Rabeh Creche Garden – 2-3 May 2010
A Permaculture Garden was designed and developed at Rabeh Creche, bringing our crèche garden network of gardens to 7. This garden will provide vegetable, herb and medicinal plant produce to add to the children’s daily diets and make healthier lifestyle choices available to the adult garden beneficiaries.
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Taking permaculture on the Road Initiative
We launched this initiative at Mercedes-Benz South Africa at the company’s Star Talk on 4 May 2010 - aimed at developing presentation skills of our very own community-based tutors, raising awareness of Permaculture and our efforts to address Food Security issues. Topic presented were Medicinal Plants, Earthworm Farming and Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Should be interested in hosting our team at your company or organization, please contact us
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Action Kids Monthly Achiever for April 2010
Each month our educational component of the Early Childhood Development programme recognises monthly achievers. They were Nhlanhla Nzuza for "Always Doing his Best" and Daphney Mphulenyane for "Always Works Hard in Class"
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10 Day Permaculture Training Intensives
Our 10 day training sessions will commence again on March 8 2010. These sessions have been initiated to assist local iNGO’s CBO’s, care-workers and community project members with tackling food security challenges - focusing on skills in Urban Permaculture design and Plant Based health care and Functional Nutrition. Training is conducted by four of our community based Champions who have been mentored to tutor and facilitate workshops in the vernacular languages of Sotho and Zulu.
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IIR Volunteer Day – 23 February 2010
IIR staff members spent their community day at the 8 partnered crèches. The day was spent doing educational and fun activities and when nap time rolled in for the kids, IIR staff members were more than ready to join them!
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Visit to Lawley by Deputy President Kgalema Mothlanthe & Partnership launch with Mercedes-Benz South Africa
On 29 January 2010, the partnership launch was celebrated in the community of Lawley with local government representatives and community members. The celebrations marked a 4 year partnership with Ekukhanyeni. Thank you Mercedes-Benz! Ekukhanyeni’s Permaculture project was supported by the Deputy President and ways to replicate our educational model in other vulnerable areas is being investigated.
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2009 Xmas Bash - 27 November 2009
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Our annual Xmas party for our 450 beneficiary children was such a success. Kids were treated to all sorts of exciting and delicious food, gifts and entertainment. Made possible by the following sponsors. Thanks so much for all your love and support of our little ones!
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- Stick Communications
- Archie Rutherford
- Leon van der Merwe
- SIKA SA
- US 4 U Foundation
- Stefanutti Stocks
- Bryanston Primary Grade 0’s
- Gavin & Teresa
- Peters Papers
- Annemarie Krinjauw
- Kirstin Schmelzer
- Dale Steffenson
- Hardy Corporate Taxation
- Alasha Meghraj
- Heloise Smith
- Soomesh Narainsingh
- Shivani Heeralal
- Sandhya Narainsingh
- Jungle Bunnies
- Lia Hazianesti
30 October 2009 - Annual Action Kids Concert
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135 beneficiary children performed a show demonstrating their skills acquired during the year. Photographs and various beautiful artworks of their activities were also displayed. The kids were so enthusiastic and their eagerness was quite contagious!
Kindly sponsored by:
- Archie Rutherford
- ABSA Vehicle Management
- Leon van der Merwe