Visitors from Australia
The New Africa Foundation has, in 2007, hosted two groups of Australian visitors from Coastlife Church and Lakes City Church who came to Johannesburg to work in the projects and to see for themselves what the Foundation does for the people who it serves. Both groups worked exceptionally hard during their visits and completed the following projects:
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Planted grass outside the Community Centre at Plot 8 |
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Replanted the vegetable garden at Plot 8 with spinach, carrot, onion and potato seeds |
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Cleared weeds and rubble away from the fence of the vegetable garden |
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Repaired the fence around the nursery school at Plot 8 and planted grass |
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Distributed food parcels to orphans at Plot 8 |
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Took children from St Laurence Children’s Haven to the Krugersdorp Game Reserve for an outing |
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Took children from Ikholwa to the Lion Park |
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Assisted in the Kitchen of Blessing |
The visits from the Aussies could not have been made possible without the generous sponsorship of a bus by Isuzu Truck SA, and sponsorship of insurance for the bus by Imperial Fleet Services.
Donation of a Vehicle
The New Africa Foundation has, for the past number of years, been in need of a vehicle to transport food parcels to Plot 8 and the Rex Street and Davidsonville Clinics, and to take members of the community to hospital. A bakkie has been donated to the Foundation and Edward Ngake, who works closely with the community at Plot 8 and at the soup kitchen, is in the process of obtaining his driver’s licence so that he can make use of the vehicle on the Foundation’s behalf.
Blanket and Food Distribution
The Foundation distributed 1,000 blankets and approximately 900 bags of mealie meal and maize porridge to the residents of Plot 8. In addition, 80 blankets were distributed at the soup kitchen and we were able to provide Polokego with blankets for their residents. |
