Lifeskills 2,743 vulnerable children South Africa

Avuxeni, Min jani? Um fukile!

Thank you for partnering with us for the sake of the children! Thank you for sharing your resources with the children we support and love. Thank you for making the decision to give to KTD196. I know it is not easy, you don’t know me, you don’t know the children, and you give your hard-earned wages to a complete stranger HOPING that we do what we say we do. Hoping you can trust me, us to do what we are doing with the impact we are claiming.

One of the issues of course is that you cannot easily come and verify what we do, I am excited to share that we have been asked to join a pilot project with GlobalGiving to do virtual tours. It will be exciting to see this opportunity to develop.

In 2017 we hosted Tlotlisang, a volunteer from GG who was traveling in Africa, she came to KTD196 and we took her out to some of the groups where we worked, she interacted with the children and leaders, which was wonderful.

Since then you have had to go on faith that we are credible and have the impact we say. Hopefully, with a virtual tour, you will feel more comfortable with what we do, how we do what we do, that we are doing what we say we are doing, meeting us almost in person.

In the meantime, I have updated our YouTube channel with new video’s that I hope you will enjoy. Please take the time to meet some of our amazing kids, see the environments in which they live. Just bear in mind I am not a photographer or filmmaker and have tried my best.

Of course, there is always the option of coming here for yourself and exploring this amazing land. If anyone is interested in Eco-tourism. Ecotourism is about uniting conservation, communities, and sustainable travel and building environmental and cultural awareness and respect. We can arrange a series of different experiences from living in a village, with families of some of our children, attending local activities i.e. going to their schools, the local clinics, a soccer match, wedding or funeral if happening, or collecting firewood and water as daily activities. You can be immersed in Xitsonga or/and Sepedi culture, food, and celebrations. We can arrange to pick you up from the airport and transport you safely to your accommodation.

We can also offer day trips or overnight trips to Kruger National Park. The park extends across an area of 7,523 square miles (19,458 sq km) making it the sixth-largest national park across the entire continent of Africa, located in the heart of the safari hub in the north-eastern corner of the country, the iconic national park offers visitors 2-million hectares of unrivaled beauty and outstanding fauna and flora diversity. Other wildlife parks available include Moholoholo Rescue Park, Cheetah Wildlife Rescue Park, Predator Park, or sightseeing this amazing land.

I know travel at present is still fairly restricted however it won’t stay like this forever and coming to KTD196 would mean so much to the children to meet you, their sponsors. Consider coming and experiencing the real South Africa unplugged. Then perhaps you could report back on the platform your experiences and your thoughts? Just a thought.

In the meantime, I want to thank you for your ongoing commitment to the children of KTD196. Together we are changing lives and making a huge difference. Our kids have weathered the storms of Covid and have remained hopeful and positive irrespective. They are determined to be successful. That is because of your support of our program, thank you

Blessings

Louise

Links:

• Our YouTube Channel