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Build a new life for 12 orphans in South Africa

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Build a new life for 12 orphans in South Africa

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Summary

This project will pay for a new home in the Refilwe Community, South Africa for 12 orphaned children and their caregivers who will play a direct role in their education, care, love and nourishment. read updates from the field

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$75 - New bed with bedding for 1 orphan
$400 - New windows for the complex
$700 - New tiles and carpeting for the complex

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Received $17,892 from 267 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Refilwe provides a safe and structured environment for children in this severely disadvantaged community devasted by aids. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 will grow up in a safe and loving family environment with access to all programs that Refilwe offers – education, medical care, food and will remain at Refilwe until they are able to fend for themselves. Helping these children will offer hope that their cycle of poverty will be broken and for their offspring as well.

Activities

Your donation will pay to refurbish existing buildings with new electrical and sanitation systems along with a new interior with fridges, washing machines and furniture for 12 children and their caregivers

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $17,892
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,108
Total Funding Goal: $27,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.refilwe.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By breaking the cycle of poverty for these 12 children you will you will provide hope and a chance for a new life to the next generation and their dependents as well.

Project Message

"Refilwe is attempting to provide a loving home for aids orphans and abused children. Each home will house 6 children cared for by a house mother a departure from the usual institutional orphan care".
- Dr Brian LaTrobe, Project Leader

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Brian LaTrobe
Project Leader
40 Alphen Close. Paulshof
Johannesburg, Box 247 Paulshof 2056
South Africa
1127114672461
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

The Brian La Trobe Foundation
BOX 443
Lonehill
Johannesburg, 2062
South Africa
++27.11.267.2461
http://www.eloo.co.za

Learn more about The Brian La Trobe Foundation and the project team.

The Brian La Trobe Foundation's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in South Africa and can also be found under Children.

For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on February 18, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 20, 2007

Latest Update from the Field

Report on renovations of Esther-Hannah

By Brian La Trobe - Dr., February 18, 2010 06:23 PM

Our latest donor check from Globalgiving is a magfnificent record ! By far the largest amount received since the inception of the Foundation. We are deeply grateful for the generous amount of $ 2,248.07 received. This will go a long way towards the completion of a new home for abused and AIDS related child victims.

Below you'll find an excerpt from a report detailing the building reconstruction of our latest renovation, which my Foundation is funding at Refilwe. The full report is attached to this update.

"La Trobe Foundation has decided to support the God Parent Family Unit of Annatjie Cilliers and her foster children. Annatjie serves in the administration of Refilwe Community Project and has become a God Parent in February 2009. Her house is a home for teenage girls. The family calls their home: Esther-Hannah

"The renovations started on 15 January 2010 by a team of international volunteers who wanted to serve for two weeks at Refilwe Community Project. They were from various countries but all received missions training for 3 months in Davos, Swiss, before coming to South Africa for the practical part of their training. They will be working at various projects in South Africa for 3 months. The Refilwe Site Team continued with the renovations after the YWAM team had left."

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Attachments:

EstherHannah_Picture__Progress_Report.pdf (PDF)

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