The GRCT trustees have agreed to fund e’Pap at two new locations, one of which we mentioned briefly in our last newsletter. We are very grateful to the Rotary Club of St Francis Bay for overseeing these projects. The first is at the Bright Future Creche situated in Nompumelelo Village township […]
Catherine Michell
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e’Pap feeding is still not back to what it was pre-Covid as some children have still not returned to school. This has been complicated by a further lockdown, which has since been eased. However, as we mentioned in our last newsletter, once South African schools reopened there was an overall improvement […]
It was with great sadness that we heard from our friends at Missionvale Care Centre that Sister Ethel has passed away. The GRCT has been funding feeding projects for children at the Missionvale Care Centre for many years, including e’Pap for the primary school. Sister Ethel Normoyle moved from Ireland and settled in the […]
As we reflect on Mandela Day yesterday, on last week’s unrest and on the current lockdown in South Africa, this quote is a reminder of why we do what we do. And we are able to fund and slowly expand this work even in these circumstances, thanks to the generosity […]
Want to find out a little bit more about the GRCT and our on the ground projects? The GRCT is hosting a Zoom presentation on our work “Who, What, Why, How?” on Wednesday 12 May. The event will be one hour long, and will be lively and informative with a short […]
What a success, thank you so much to all our wonderful “trekkers”! The final fundraising total for the Great Garden Route Trek was £11,500. An astounding amount thanks to the great enthusiasm and support of participants from all over the world – from hardy winter sea swimmers, to indoor rowers to all […]
A gallery which paints a picture of the needs to be met and the incredibly hard work of our beneficiaries in doing so…
e’Pap has been included in the food parcel distributions in Missionvale. The team has done its best to ensure that as many of the children as possible (who would normally be fed at Missionvale Care Centre and Missionvale Primary School) have had food during lockdown. Thank you Sister Ethel, Linda […]