Project Report
| May 11, 2023
Sustainable Work
By Daran Rehmeyer | Executive Director
![Our new line of Marula Oil]()
Our new line of Marula Oil
As we explore new ways to bring economic empowerment to the communities we serve, we are always looking for new opportunities and markets.
We are beginning the process of creating a line of higher value marula products made from the local marula oil we source from the communities we work in. Working with a young Swazi woman, we are hoping she can develop this line into a profitable venture! This benefits the women we purchase the nuts from in the communities, our staff who collect and press the oil, and the shop we keep to sell the products.
We may be able to offer these products online as well. Contact us if interested.
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Jan 11, 2023
Holidays Highlite Sewing & Crafts Project
By Daran Rehmeyer | Executive Director
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The shop decorated for Christmas
The Christmas and New Year holidays were a chance to showcase the products made by the sewing group. The shop at Mantenga in Ezulwini (in Eswatini) was decked out with all the trappings for the holiday season. The ladies in the group and several other groups we work with made special products just for the holiday season.
As tourism slowly regains strength, we should see more and more people at the shop. Covid restrictions dealt the shop a major blow, with weeks going by without selling anything. Our US Board thought the investment in the economic development projects was worth subsidizing the shop costs, waiting for the end of the travel restrictions.
Happy, who manages the shop, brought a special cheer to the spirit of the shop!
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Products on display
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Holiday gift packs
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Sep 13, 2022
Sustainability and Community Livelihoods
By Daran Rehmeyer | Executive Director
![Nothando setting up for breakfast]()
Nothando setting up for breakfast
The search for sustainability for Kudvumisa Foundation’s health and economic development projects has led us to build and open a team house that also serves as a guesthouse between team visits. The income from the team/guest house will help ensure Kudvumisa Foundations projects have local sustainability built into them.
The house also helps the surrounding community by creating employment in hospitality as the house needs help in the kitchen, cleaning and setting up rooms and laundry. While low level, the skills and experience hopefully will allow us to grow a local house manager from the surrounding community. Many of the construction workers came from the community and grounds, security, and maintenance workers will all be local. A big win for the local community to move out of poverty to employment and maybe even creating new businesses.
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Learning to cook breakfast
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The first US based team enjoying the common area!
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