'With a little help from our friends'
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Artisans from the townships rely on tourism to sell their creations.
They constantly struggle to reach customers because they cannot afford well-situated retail outlets. ACT stepped in through micro-credit loans and technical support of the Unshackled Craft Co-operative.
The co-operative was selected by Robben Island Museum to propose their production on the island itself.
At last, it is possible to propose quality hand-made souvenir items to the numerous visitors who come and pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and the other political detainees of this infamous penal colony.
For the 11 members of the co-operative and their families, this is life-changing !
They constantly struggle to reach customers because they cannot afford well-situated retail outlets. ACT stepped in through micro-credit loans and technical support of the Unshackled Craft Co-operative.
The co-operative was selected by Robben Island Museum to propose their production on the island itself.
At last, it is possible to propose quality hand-made souvenir items to the numerous visitors who come and pay tribute to Nelson Mandela and the other political detainees of this infamous penal colony.
For the 11 members of the co-operative and their families, this is life-changing !
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An unbelievable project:
First-Class education for 140 young girls in Khayeltisha township. And now:
10 new schools in 10 years!
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After having completed a PhD in social science, Rethabile had a dream: provide first-class education to girls within a township where promiscuity, alcohol, drugs and the related violence can create untenable situations for families.
Through the incredible determination of Rethabile, a Khayeltisha girl herself, 140 girls now attend the Molo Mhlaba school (Hello World! in the Xhosa language). And the plan is to open 10 more in 10 years. ACT will support this ambitious initiative...and needs your help to do so ! |
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Here is what the new campus will look like. Plans and building permit are approved.
Now..the funding. We need your support.
Now..the funding. We need your support.
The Mgadi after-school art project |
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Mgadi is a confirmed artist living in the largest township of Cape Town, Khayelitsha.
His project is to provide first-level art courses to keep kids off the street after school hours in his neighbourhood. With no financial means this idea proved impossible to realize. So ACT stepped in. Mgadi has gained recognition within the community. He successfully introduces kids to a completely new form of expression. |
Teaching sewing and business skills to
vulnerable youth and women in South Africa
vulnerable youth and women in South Africa
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For youth and women to replicate the programme model in their respective communities; ensuring longevity of it and its self-sustainability as well as creating self-employment and generating income for themselves and for others.
We believe that there is a demand for these magnificent hand-made pieces for conference, corporate events, universities and post-graduate courses. You will soon be able to purchase them online on our website. |
News from our brave lady Nomonde
Happier days when Nomonde was running and entertaining foreign guests at her famous restaurant Mzansi in Langa township
The energetic lady-entrepreneur from the township of Langa was hit with a very nasty cancer un 2019.
Through ACT, you have provided invaluable support to the brave Nomonde for the past three years.
Without generous people like you, she would have remained on the doorstep of the best hospital in Cape Town, the Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital run by Netcare, available only to those who can afford private healthcare treatment .
Thanks to your generous contributions, the chemotherapies, the best doctors and the best treatments offered Nomonde a hope and most importantly extra time with her family. She was as even able, for a while, to return to her famous restaurant Mzansi.
Currently, she is at the Booth Memorial Hospital run by the Salvation Army with palliative care.
Nomonde, her family, staff and doctors ask us to thank you from the bottom of their hearts.
Through ACT, you have provided invaluable support to the brave Nomonde for the past three years.
Without generous people like you, she would have remained on the doorstep of the best hospital in Cape Town, the Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital run by Netcare, available only to those who can afford private healthcare treatment .
Thanks to your generous contributions, the chemotherapies, the best doctors and the best treatments offered Nomonde a hope and most importantly extra time with her family. She was as even able, for a while, to return to her famous restaurant Mzansi.
Currently, she is at the Booth Memorial Hospital run by the Salvation Army with palliative care.
Nomonde, her family, staff and doctors ask us to thank you from the bottom of their hearts.
