Random pictures (again...?)
22 mrt 2010 at 21:42
People usually like pictures better than long stories, so here you go people.
(Or maybe I am just too lazy to type ;-) )
Nelson's day out
15 mrt 2010 at 15:30
Although he is not part of the Thamsanqa project, I decided helping Nelson would be my personal project.
Being homeless is already bad itself, but being homeless AND cripple is even worse.
I wish I could help all the homeless boys here, but I do not have enough time for it, so the least I can do is help the guy who is in the worst position of them all.
On 12th March 2010 I picked Nelson up from under the Bridge (where he sleeps). He washed himself in the dressing room of the carwash nearby and he put on a t-shirt I gave him and a pair of jeans which used to belong to my brother.
He was so proud that he was having a new outfit, he had a huge smile on his face :-)
We went to the Home Affairs office to apply for his ID. With this ID he will get a (disabled person's) grant from the government.
Next stop: the social worker for disabled people.
Nelson spoke to one of the ladies there and they might have a place to stay AND a job for him!
We have to come back on 16th March...
Thank you KHZ
10 mrt 2010 at 22:52
Because my colleagues at KHZ have been very active and have collected a lot of money for this project, I already want to say to all of them: Thank you very much for your efforts and your donations!
There will be another dedicated post to thank ALL sponsors, but I wanted to share this already.
On the picture you see only a couple of boys who are participating at the footbal trainings.
In the middle you will see Xolela who is part of our project.
My colleagues will recognize the logo on his t-shirt ;-)
So once more to all my colleagues: THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
The money will be well spent (further info to follow...)
Something to think about
08 mrt 2010 at 21:17
On the picture you will see 3 homeless boys who have been living in the streets for many years.
They are living and sleeping under the bridge of the shopping mall.
On the right of the picture you see Nelson.
Nelson is 21 years old and has been living on the streets for 7 years.
He does not have any parents and does not have a home.
Two years ago he was hit by a car and since then he is cripple, which means his situation is even worse compared to other homeless people.
When he was hit by a car, some of his fingers were broken and they have not healed properly.
Now his ring finger is bent and it will probably not heal properly any more.
He had two crutches but one of them has been stolen.
His shoes are too small for his feet (but not for long because tomorrow he will get a pair of my shoes).
He does not have an ID card so he can not get a grant from the government.
As long as I am here I will bring him and his friends some food every morning and every night, because they...
Random pictures
05 mrt 2010 at 13:54
I will sit down this weekend to write some more, but just wanted to put some pictures here.
I am continuing to ask everybody to sponsor because there is not enough money for food.
The project director is now even taking money from her own account.
She is over 70 years old, so we need to help here.
So please everybody...?
Just look at these kids. How can you NOT want to help?
I would also like to ask everybody who is in a sport club if they can ask for jerseys or t-shirts for the local football team here.
Preferbly Dutch football clubs but I am sure other sports can aid here as well.
Some boys are really talented and the football helps them to learn discipline and team work as well.
Many thanks to all my colleagues at KHZ and KDG for starting to collect money !!!
I can tell you guys, every Euro will help. This is not like all the big tv initiatives where most of the money will not end up at the people in need.
Thank you for helping us make a...
Elwin Junior
03 mrt 2010 at 23:03
To fulfill many requests I finally present to you... Elwin Junior (thanks to Debora)
People, we still need funds for FOOD, underwear, shoes.
And did I mention FOOD...?
Please help us make difference for the orphan children!
Need funds!!
02 mrt 2010 at 20:54
First of all, thank you for all the nice reactions so far.
This gives me some positive energy, which I can put into this project.
We desperately need funds here...
Because of the economic situation everybody is squeezing their budget, which means less money is going to charity.
I can thankfully say my employer KHZ has granted a nice amount of money. Half of this money I can spend here, half of it will be safed for the long term of this project.
Because this project receives less money from all sponsors, all this money from my employer will be spend to buy.... FOOD!
Yes, it may be hard to believe, but this project is struggling to feed about 35 hungry mouths.
What else do we need?
- We need to put this little boy in school (costs Euro 100 for a year)
- We need money to buy washing machines for 3 of the 4 houses
- We need money for maintenance of the houses, some of the plumbing is leaking
- We need money to buy the kids some underwear
- We need money...
Good to be back!
01 mrt 2010 at 20:09
Today was my first day back in PE and Motherwell.
I am blessed to say I have been received with open arms by everybody, which is really heart warming.
Many changes have happened since I was here last year. Some of the house mothers left. There are some new children. Two houses have been re-schuled.
In one of the houses there are now only boys living with a house father.
Since most of the boys are teenagers, it will be hard to persuade them to keep the house tidy.
This will be a big challenge for me and my co-volunteers...
In the room where the two youngest boys are sleeping, it was a mess.
They piled all dirty clothes in the wardrobe so I initiated them starting to clean up.
We will continue with that tomorrow and I have a feeling the older boys will not like me being so strict :-)
Hopefully also some pictures of Elwin Junior. I saw him today and he is gorgeous, must be because of his step father ;-)
How to spend sponsor money, part 2
05 apr 2009 at 14:55
For my loyal readers, I am sorry it has taken me such a while to post a new story.
In my 3rd weekend I got pretty ill and during this weekend I have seen the toilet from up close as much as I normally see it in two weeks…
The last week, after this weekend, was kinda hectic and I did not find any time to put my thoughts and experiences on paper since I always want to take my time to write a proper story.
Anyway, I guess everybody will understand that I am back home now, but I want to continue to put this project, put these kids, into the spotlight.
There is still so much which needs to be done, so I will continue to plead for these kids, to plead for “my” kids.
I want to continue to find sponsors so if you want to contribute, PLEASE… do let me know.
I also still owe it to my current sponsors to inform them what happened with the money they have given me to support the project, so here we go!
Sinethemba (15) and Mihlali (6) are living with...
Photos'...
30 mrt 2009 at 10:39
from a quick internet connection :-)
Still have so many stories to share with you, but I will do this later this week.
How to spend sponsor money, part 1
19 mrt 2009 at 06:43
As from yesterday, housemother Maureen temporarily has tw brothers in her house because there are some issues within the family of these two boys.
You can see them on the attached picture and they are both really lovely and friendly boys.
Such a shame that they have to go through this, all because of their family.
Whatever happens within a family, the children always suffer…
Although the social worker asked Maureen if the boys could stay, she is not getting money from the government to buy food for these two fellas.
Then there is also Sinethemba and Mhlali for which Maureen also gets no money for food, if I understood it correctly.
With the two brothers staying temporarily, this means there are now 13 people living in this small house…!
Apart from this it means many mouths to feed with limited (financial) resources.
So yesterday we decided to go to the shopping center in Motherwell to buy food for this family including their 2 guests.
Sander &...
Naam: Elwin Bacas
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Was vrijwilliger bij Thamsanqa van 01 maart 2010 tot 27 maart 2010.
Was vrijwilliger bij Thamsanqa van 02 maart 2009 tot 28 maart 2009.
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