This box of threads is a small gift shipped to Thembalethu, a village a in South Africa. Thanks, Maureen O'Connel for donating the postage to ship this box!
I've learned about Thembalethu through a remarkable young Nova Scotian, Catherine Robar. She is one of my heroes.
Catherine has worked in this South African community for about 2 years ago and started the Themba Project With consultations with the elders and community they figured out the priority needs: hunger and shelter. Catherine has devoted her life to raising funds in Nova Scotia to literally transform this community in 2 important ways: with gardens, school uniforms, fruit trees, parks, youth leadership group, feeding the hungry and housing the destitute. The other vital transformation is the re-kindling the spirit of empowerment in the community. Catherine has helped this community take control of their lives.
In January 2010 Catherine's project supplied 66 children with a complete school uniform. The families of these children are very poor and would have to forgo food for many days just to pay for these mandatory school outfits. See this story here
Catherine is one of the top contenders for the CBC's Champions of Change Award which is a Canada wide search for the top volunteers. The top two winners of this award will receive a $25,000 donation towards their charity. Just imagine what this will do in Thembalethu!
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