One of my biggest wishes this time is a visit to Vutomi’s family on their private property. Since the family lives pretty close to the Lighthouse Academy, this venture is quickly planned and realised. At the family’s house, we gather in the shade of a mango tree and chat about the current situation of the […]
Tshega wins the “Heroes of Hope” award to which numerous – in some cases considerably larger – social organizations from the area of Tzaneen were nominated. As part of the “Taste of Tzaneen” festival, many social organizations from the area were competing for this award and thus had a chance of winning a prize money […]
From my own youth, I know how important sports can be for one’s own development. During the phases in which I was able to practice sports on a regular basis, I did not even think of doing anything less meaningful or even destructive. Things were very different for me in the stages of my youth […]
Besides school education, another mainstay of the organisation is Tshega’s Outreach Program. This program includes the projects designed to improve the lives of people outside the Lighthouse Academy in Fobeni Village. Today I would like to introduce you to the four projects of the Outreach Program: Pig Project – This project was started on the […]
In Sepedi (the local language) the word “Basadi” stands for “women”. And that’s exactly what Tshega’s eponymous project is about: strengthening the local woman. Tshega’s homepage says: ‘Rural women, who constitute one-fourth of the world’s population, continue to face more difficulty than men in accessing public services, social protection, employment and markets, due to cultural […]
Last evening, Ellanie and I discussed the use of (your) donations in detail and today I started spending the € 2,500 (or 40,000 Rand). I can already say that the money that you let Tshega spend at their own disposal will give all departments of the project the desired positive boost. To finance the school […]
After spending the night in Johannesburg, I fly to Hoedspruit on Thursday afternoon, where I am personally welcomed by Ellanie, the Tshega founder. My joy over the reunion is huge and a little surprise awaits me right after leaving the plane: finally I get to know Sabine Uriot personally. Sabine is the first chairman of Mohau e.V., the […]
Incredible! I’m just thrilled: € 2,500, – (> 40,000 Rand) have now come together for Tshega’s benefit. Money which you and other dear people have handed over to me in order to be transfered to the organization for free and reasonable disposal… Money, which can now be used, for example, for purchases of the ‘feeding […]
Hi, At this point I would like to announce a great message: “Help` n` Travel” will visit the organisation “Tshega” at the end of the year and – after nearly four years – will have a reunion with uncommonly loved people in South Africa. Already at the end of 2015, “Help`n` Travel” was […]
Recently, “Help ‘n’ Travel” organized a game night for charity with loved ones. A delicious buffet was built, cold drinks and a wide selection of games offered. It was allowed to “feed” a piggy bank in its sole discretion and the content went to the family of my South African godchild Vutomi. On several occasions […]
