Thanks to Lesley, Kevin, Caleb and Ethan Miller - our much valued USA volunteer family!
Lesley
Caleb suggested this project 5 months ago, and has been working on it ever since. The delivery of much needed shelving WAS ABOUT to be made to the of
Read more…In order to give you an idea of what we are getting up to, we are going to try and submit a report weekly so that you too can experience a week in the life of a KAS volunteer in South Africa (SA). We hope you enjoy our stories.
June kicked off with
Read more…Last Thursday our volunteers did an incredible job of opening all the mail that had accumulated over two weeks and the mail was cleared and up-to-date by the time they left. This week we did not have a large delivery to open because the Post Office
Read more…Recent weeks have seen some new faces at KAS on our Thursday opening days and we just love the enthusiasm and energy of new volunteers and contributors. It always amazes me how KAS attracts just the people that are needed for the different stages of
Read more…Before we are all off and running to new projects, I would like to pause and say a few words of thanks to the US volunteers in SA who gave time and treasure to make the Nancefield makeover a success.
It is one thing to sit at the computer, type some
Read more…As I am sure you are all aware, Knit-A-Square distributes to orphaned and vulnerable children all over South Africa and one of the areas that we have sent numerous boxes of your hand knitted items to, is KwaZulu Natal. A very big thank you to my hub
Read more…After a two month long search and numerous attempts at securing sponsored premises for KAS, we made a business decision to rent a small office from which we can run the KAS operation in South Africa - and we are thrilled with our little office!
Oti
Read more…Which got me thinking about how many true friends Knit-a-Square has brought into my life over the past 5 winter seasons. And it's been an AMAZING few hours of reflection which had me scurrying into the archives, searching for photographs which mig
Read more…On Tuesday this week we met with Tsidi and the lovely (lively) group of gogos who gather to stitch up our blankets at the Chiawelo Community Centre in Soweto. Tsidi heads up Sisonke, an organisation that has gathered up to 50 elderly women in that a
Read more…This week has been a little quieter than the last few and was a great opportunity to gather ourselves, list all that needs to be done, get on with some more sorting at the office and ensure that we are staying on track !
The new office is coming alon
Read more…Into the new year with an eviction notice and a collapsed ceiling … NOT the way one imagines starting off, but we are looking on the bright side in any event !
On 20th December, while Peter and I were enjoying a relaxing holiday in the Cape with all
Read more…I have been inspired to write a little about the wonderful week I have had in Joburg with Wendy, Ronda and volunteers at Knit a Square! I remember when my creative cousin Sandy McDonald birthed the idea of the knitting of squares that would be sent t
Read more…Well, Wendy enjoyed a geography lesson today when she learnt that Evaton is not a part of the Soweto municipal area – in fact, very far from!
Evaton is in an informal settlement north of an area called Sebokeng in the Emfuleni region of Gauteng. It
Read more…After the shock of having to move premises at the beginning of the year, we have pulled ourselves towards ourselves and have spent some time planning for the year ahead. On Saturday we had our KAS SA Annual General Meeting which was so motivating an
Read more…Last week you heard about Oliver and Hotel Hope and the wonderful work they do for orphaned children in South Africa. KAS also supports other organisations who do the most amazing work with children and who are only too pleased to partner with KAS i
Read more…This week we are re-visiting the past, featuring the work of HOTEL HOPE, and the wonderful Oliver Quambusch, and, Ruth Nkosi. Both are beautiful people inside and out!
Ronda was still on the Hotel Hope board and helping with their accounts before
Read more…WOW, what an amazing and exhausting day!!!
It was such a pleasure to spend yesterday sorting from such wonderful office space – look how much fun we had:
Ronda, Wendy and Abegail packing for Mandela Day!
We started bright and early this morning wi
Read more…I am so excited that I do not even know where to begin – at the very beginning, I guess?!
Wendy (what WOULD we do without her ?) has been mulling over an idea to approach commercial property owners and find out whether KAS might be able to move into
Read more…A new home for KAS, with thanks to you color Two weeks ago, we sent you a critical appeal. We'd never asked before for a specific amount. This time, if we were able to achieve a long overdue and very necessary transition to keep our much loved KAS |
Before we know it, it will be Christmas – well, Christmas in July at any rate which is we are hoping to use for our Mandela Day distribution.
It is great to see your interpretation and creativity on the forum under the Mandela Day challenge for July
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