This month we introduce you to Liphina Zondi. Liphina was the very first knitter to join our project and helped us to pioneer our first Care Bear. She has responsible for getting together our first community of knitters in the Lidgetton area and is our foremost champion knitter!Meet Liphina
Age: 65
From: Lidgetton, KZN
Children: 2 (1 deceased)
Current employment: Pensioner
Dream: to build her own veranda to protect her house from bad weather
From: Lidgetton, KZN
Children: 2 (1 deceased)
Current employment: Pensioner
Dream: to build her own veranda to protect her house from bad weather
Liphina is a dedicated mother as well as grandmother, providing not only for her children but also her three grandchildren. As with many families, Liphina lost her son a number of years ago and now is the sole support and carer to this grandson, as well as caring for her daughter’s two children at home, while supporting her daughter through nursing school. Liphina has only her government pension to support all six of them each month.
Talking to Liphina, we learnt that her house is rapidly deteriorating due to rainwater, to the point where she has plastic bags stuffed in the gaps between the doorframe and the wall, and around the windows. Liphina saves her money from The Care Bear Project in the hopes of building a veranda to prevent the water from seeping around and under the door and in the sides of the windows, so that her house can continue to be a home to herself, her children and grandchildren.
Please consider sponsoring Liphina on a monthly basis in order to help her fix her home and support her family.
One complete knitting kit (6 bears) costs R400, of which R300 is paid directly to the knitter, the balance being the cost of the wool, needles, stuffing etc. Liphina would really like to knit two kits per month if we can find the sponsorship for her.
The Care Bear Project is a fully registered NPO and PBO, so all donations qualify for S18A tax certificates, and as all our beneficiaries are disadvantaged black recipients, companies can use their donations for BBEEE and CSI points. All admin staff are volunteers, and as such, we guarantee that 100% of your donation goes to the project.
Our bank account details are attached should you like to make a donation, or set up a regular monthly donation, or please visit our website where you
can donate via Paypal and Zapper www.carebears.co.za
On behalf of our knitters like Liphina, and our smiling children, we thank you for your support. Watch our facebook page The Care Bear Project for updates.
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