Friday, September 11, 2026

Motivational Quotes & Daily Hope

 


"One hand cannot tie a bundle." — African proverb

Halfway through the week is when the tiredness sets in — for the volunteers up before dawn, for the mamas running the kitchens, for the parents working double shifts to keep their households fed. 

None of them are doing it with one hand. 

Somewhere along the way, someone else grabbed the other end of the bundle: a lift to the taxi rank, a plate passed over the fence, a shift covered without being asked. 

That's the whole system, working exactly as it should.

Who's grabbed the other end of your bundle lately? Tell us about them below.

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Township Stories & Realities - Lindiwe's Garden - Part 2

 


A fenced plot, healthy soil, and a few dozen seedlings — that's all standing between an empty lot and a school garden that feeds itself.

Lindiwe's school garden started with donated seeds and a lot of digging. 

To get it producing enough spinach, beans, and carrots to genuinely add to the feeding scheme's lunches, we need fencing to keep out foraging goats, a proper watering line, and seedling trays for the next planting round. 

It's not a quick fix, but a garden that keeps producing means the school kitchen relies a little less on what we can buy week to week.

R350 covers fencing and seedlings for one garden bed. Link below to sponsor a bed this spring.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026

Township Stories & Realities - Lindiwi's Garden Part 1

 



Lindiwe is 9. 

Her favourite part of the school day used to be the walk home — now it's the vegetable patch behind her classroom.

Six weeks ago, the strip of dry ground behind her primary school was just dust and a broken fence. 

Now it's rows of spinach and beans that Lindiwe and her classmates water every afternoon before the feeding scheme cooks lunch. 

Her teacher says attendance has gone up on the days the class tends the garden — the kids don't want to miss their turn.

It's slow work, and the soil is hard to dig in the dry season, but the first harvest is close, and Lindiwe already has a favourite row.

 Our next planting day needs seedlings, tools, and hands. Link below if you'd like to help the garden grow.

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