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Bonnie van Deventer and Mbuyi Ncayiya explain this wonderful (and at times heart-breaking) project:

The past year has been both wonderful and heart-breaking. Wonderful because, with the support of donors, we were able to feed and clothe many children. We were also able to supply orphans and vulnerable children with school clothes, school fees and assist their carers with documents such as ID, Birth and Death certificates. This will go a long way to access Government funding and enable us to move on to homes where there is no income whatsoever.

Heart-breaking because there are so many who desperately need our help and to walk away from a child because of the lack of funding is not easy.

Having Mbuyi Ncayiya now as the OVC Area Co-ordinator has helped adhere to strict criteria when identifying the neediest of children.

We have supplied food parcels to at least 30 families each month with renewed funding from SAPPI Saiccor. The identified needs to 12 families have been met monthly from funding donated by the Stephen Lewis Foundation of Canada.

There are many very special people who have given so much of their time and other resources to help make our Association the great success that it is. We thank members of the community and churches who drop off clothes, blankets, jerseys and funding.

In addition to the above, many thanks go to:

• The Holmes Chapel School of the UK who funded a party at the Little Pony Crèche at Mbiyane.
• Thank you to Cindy de Vries for financing the building of a two roomed house for Gogo Bizani and her five grandchildren.
• Funding from Holmes Chapel School will support the Enkanini Crèche for the coming year.
• The three Feeding Stations which are given large food parcels monthly are at the home of Mrs Ntaka, Enkanini and New Haven. These places feed approximately 120 children.
• SPAR Umkomaas and Tollgate Quilters sponsored a Christmas party for One-One feeding scheme.

Statistics:

• 12 families are on a Family Support Plan for twelve months, depending on their needs.
• 13 families have received school uniforms.
• 15 children have had school fees paid.
• 10 families have received social grants.
• 50 food parcels were distributed, which were donated by Rotary Scottburgh through East Coast Radio “Toy Story”.

Obtaining legal documents and access to foster care grant is still a lengthy process due to lack of supporting documents.