About Me

So here it is...finally I have got round to creating a blog (something I should have done months ago)! Hopefully this will be of some interest to someone out there...? Either way, it will be a place for me to keep track of my journey with Project Trust, and record my highs, lows, and most memorable experiences in South Africa. I will be spending 12 months volunteering in Thembelihle, a home of safety for at-risk children in Mthatha, starting 25th August 2011...'a year in the life of a Project Trust volunteer'!

Wednesday 18 July 2012

67minutes…

So the 18th July saw Nelson Mandela turning 94!!! Madiba says that on his birthday instead of gifts, he wishes for everyone to do something nice for someone else for 67minutes - what a legend! Why 67 minutes? To represent the years that President Mandela contributed towards bringing about a just society in South Africa.

So, on Friday we squished around 100 students from a local school onto the tiny Thembelihle lawn for their 67minutes. They read poems, sang and danced for us, before handing over a donation of clothes and food for our kids…this is now a partnership which we hope to continue with the school for the future and one which will help Thembelihle greatly!
Happy Birthday Madiba!!! xXx

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