Friday, October 16, 2009

ABI visits Masakhane


On the 13th of October Masakhane received a visit from ABI. Monica Narsee and Kobie Heyman were accompanied by Kathy Ustus, wife of Managing Director, John Ustus, and Isabel Pimental.

The group was entertained by the children's rendition of 'Nkosi Sikilele iAfrika' and various poems and songs which were performed by a group of very exited little ones.
The four trainee teachers at the creche each took a turn to welcome the group and to express their gratitude at the change which the edutainers have made to the lives of the mothers and children of Masakhane.
Each visitor was given a hand-printed T-Shirt which had been decorated by the creche children helped by the teachers and Standford Sambo, a young father from the community.
The involvement of the parents in the education of their young children is of paramount importance and a parent/creche-orientation program has been implemented by Village Power.















Next a visit was paid to the Women's Craft Project, another ABI intervention in this community.
The ladies from the Women's group proudly showed off the products which they had made, While Su West, facilitator of the project, explained the different skills, such as crochet, sewing and embroidery, which had been transferred to these unemployed women in the last few months.

Some of the items on display were purchased by the visitors. The proud crafters were very happy at making their first sales and were delighted when Kathy Ustus, here pictured with group leader Maria Selebogo, immediately put on the beautiful crochet waistcoat which she had purchased from them.

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