Entries by We Are Durban

New Year – New Projects

We are back at work and firing on all cylinders… So much to do and so many people to help.  Last year through the work we did we managed to impact about 32,000 people.  I wonder if we can double it this year? We have planned out this year and are just waiting for organisations to […]

Buckets of love

We had an amazing day in rural Wangu on Saturday 8 October 2012. It is always so good to go out into these communities to understand the poverty dynamic in the cities.  All you see in these rural communities is the elderly, young children and the dying.  Anyone else has left in the hope of […]

Start Right Program – Qalakahle ECD Centre

The crèche at Mansel Trader’s Market is called Qalakahle ECD Centre – meaning “Right Start” Early Childhood Development.  This is the only phase of education that is not regulated by government, and is the most important phase as this is when children learn the most. The Start Right program is an opportunity for individuals, groups, […]

Hillcrest AIDS Centre

On Thursday last week we visited the Hillcrest AIDS Centre. This is an organisation based in Hillcrest, which serves communities in the Valley of 1000 Hills area, where 40-60% of the population in some communities is affected by HIV/AIDS.  The organisation was started in 1990 and they have a large number of different projects associated […]

iThembalethu visit

Thursdays are becoming a day I really look forward to. Today (15 November 2012) we visited iThembalethu children’s homes.  What a caring environment!  The babies aged 0-3 have had rough starts to life. Either they have been, abandoned or removed by the state. Now they are in the care of loving people, in a safe and […]

The Denis Hurley Centre

Last week we took a group of volunteers to The Denis Hurley Centre which is based at Emmanuel Cathedral in Durban city.  The Denis Hurley Centre provides a 24/7 outreach to refugees, street people, people living with HIV/AIDS and others in distress; education and skills training for people of all ages, as well as venues […]

Isaiah House

Such a wonderful day, such a wonderful project!  Isaiah house in Molweni is headed up by a wonderful couple Sandile and Abby Nkwanazi.  Abby is a Social worker with her masters in psychology and they are passionate about seeing real life change in the people of Molweni.  They definitely are not handing out fish, they […]

Umgeni view – get involved

I visited the Umgeni View township yesterday.  There are about 5000 people in this township, half of which are children. 419 shacks (that means more than 10 people per shack! Just think about it).   Mhaga, a NPC that operates in the township, contacted us to see if we can help. Their biggest need right now […]

City Celebration

City Celebration, a dance performance, was a Charity production that was hosted by the NGO ‘We Are Durban’ at the City Hall this last weekend, 21, 22 and 23rd of September 2012. The performance consisted of various dance styles i.e. ballet, zulu traditional, contemporary, gum boot, pantsula, hip hop, krump and indian dance. Our goal […]