The latest Nourish newsletter with all our successes and goals that have been happening over March and April 2013.

1. March – April Newsletter 2013
It’s not only Valentines Day that should be about LOVE – and we were able to continue spreading the LoVe,
as April took us on a trip to AACOSIDA – where the funds raised from the sale of the Valentine’s hearts
helped finish the floor and painting inside the crèche.. Its looking great! Kheta Masango , a Jozie Nourish
supporter, joined me for the adventure- hopping on a bus and getting Maputo bound for the first time. I
think her experience at AACOSIDA, helping paint all those Valentines hearts on the wall, and seeing our
awesome kids there was great experience.
Negotiating Maputo traffic and collapsing into our
beds at Fatima's backpackers – still covered in paint -
is a sign we worked hard and gave it our all on ouris a sign we worked hard and gave it our all on our
short and sweet visit! Thank you to everyone who
bought a Valentine’s heart – you‘ve made so many
little dreams possible. Our crèche is closer to opening
its doors!! Thanks to a voucher from Shoprite we
were able to buy 8 plastic colourful tables and 32
little chairs!
Thanks to Birdsong Enviro for assisting us with transport in delivering a full set of Afrikaans
encyclopaedias and story books to the Jakaranda Child & Family Care Centre.

2. The Motswari Raffle winner was announced…congrats to Bronwyn Stephenson, who won a fantastic 2
nights at Motswari Private Game Reserve in the Timbavati for 2 people. www.motwari.co.za We hope you
have a blissful time, and enjoy everything the bushveld offers, although we are sure you will! A gin &
tonic, great wildlife, beautiful sunsets, and luxurious camp... what’s not to look forward to! Thanks to
everyone who supported Nourish by buying tickets in the raffle.
And thank you to Motswari for sponsoring the prize!
A Radio Interview with Thobela FM
(conducted by Shoprite) won us some
awesome prizes, including the chairs and
tables for the crèche, a sewing machine for
our crafting ladies, a gazebo for our
educational camping trips! Very very happy!
Thanks Mike Khoza ( a Nourish volunteer) for
conducting the interview in Tsonga – the
local language, and helping us win some
great vouchers! We are already looking
forward to putting them to good use!
Mother Bear teddies are a gift that keeps on giving, as we
distributed the rest of the box to little crèche toddlers in
Keyelane (who had not been present at our last visit) so with
transport from Alet, it was a sunshiny morning of happiness
handing out the beautiful Mother Bear teddies...

3. We have had the Nourish land almost 12
months now, and our time is ticking to get
started on the community site. While we
may not have the necessary funds, as yet,
to start building the earth-bag library and
computer room, we have decided to start
simple, and green, and happy. We have
designed a gorgeous vegetable garden
illustrating over 4 different methods of
gardening, and have plans for a rainwater
harvesting Jojo tank, and tyre swings and
Our Photography Lessons in Alexandra Township
have been continuing positively despite the slight
confusion a holiday always throws into any schedule.
We have weekly lessons now conducted by 2
volunteers: Rudi Jeggle and Jenna Munro – so its
exciting that we have so much more impact, and as
such input into the youths’ lives! With more of a
presence, we feel we can make more of a difference.
harvesting Jojo tank, and tyre swings and
jungle gym for the kids. This will allow our
Nourish site to start being a focal point for
the community. A green space, for kids and
their mothers to work in the vegetable
garden, enjoy the healthy veg coming from
the land, and flourish. If you can contribute
towards this goal – please get in touch. We
need paint, tyres, and mainly VEGETABLE
SEEDLINGS!! Thanks Colleen Wall for
helping with the design!
presence, we feel we can make more of a difference.
Also, we got 2 beautiful SLR cameras sponsored by
Shaun from Arrow Photo www.arrowphoto.co.za
These are awesome for the kids to learn firsthand!
Looking forward to getting more serious and creative
now... Focusing on teaching how and why cameras
work and getting some cool shots with the youth!

4. Earth Hour: 23 March 2013 Nourish took 14 orphans from
Sihlekisi Primary school Grade 6 class camping at Klaserie Dam
as part of our EARTH HOUR initiative. We decided that an
And EARTH has been the focus for
Nourish these preceding few months:
as part of our EARTH HOUR initiative. We decided that an
hour speaking to the youth would not be as effective as a
hands on lesson on electricity, so we headed to a gorgeous
dam in the area to camp with the children for the night.
Tents, giggling around the fire,
making paper lanterns, doing
educational worksheets on
solar/wind power, stargazing and
singing traditional songs during
Earth Hour - the camping trip was a
huge success!!! As BaBa Dioum
says, “You will conserve only what
you love..you love only what you
understand...you understand only
what you have been taught.” We
hope our actions for EARTH HOUR
have made these 14 orphans love
nature, and want to respect it...
Special thanks to Pick n Pay, Spar, and Spur for supplying food!

5. Earth Day 22 April 2013 was celebrated in Alexandra Township by hosting a TREE planting event in the
morning - 25 indigenous trees (frost resistant for those cold Joburg mornings) sponsored by the Walter
Sisulu Botanical Gardens. We joined hands with JHB City Parks to plant in Jukskei Park 2 as part of their
urban greening initiative. The orphans from Thuthuzela came to get sandy and help us plant trees. It was a
special morning watching the children & JHB City parks workers invest in their own GREEN space and
future. Then we headed to Ma Afrika Tikkun to teach environmental education through Captain Planet
DVDs to the youth. They enjoyed it (although I think possibly the popcorn was enjoyed MORE! Kids will be
kids!) Thank you to all who made the EARTH DAY such an incredible success!

6. And as May rings in... and the days and nights start cooling, our Travel Trees project got
some more attention, as we headed off to Kunavalela Community Vegetable Garden, to
plant 4 beautiful fruit trees. Their garden is run by local “gogos” (or grannies) to raise
food for themselves and any family or orphans they look after. These resilient and
incredible women joined us in planting, and were SO grateful – inviting us back for fruit
next year. Backroads Africa, who sponsors a tree for every booking, was able to join us
on the day and see their trees actually making a difference. What an incredible feeling.
Thanks to Ingrid from Backroads Africa, and Harry from Kunavalela Community Project.Thanks to Ingrid from Backroads Africa, and Harry from Kunavalela Community Project.
The end of another busy and
beautiful few months…let’s
keep our voice, ears, hands,
mind and heart doing the
right thing! ☺