Township Stories & Realities - Sipho Fixes Shoes

 

Sipho fixes shoes on the same street corner his father worked for twenty years.🩰🩰

His workshop is a plank of wood, a hammer, and a milk crate to sit on — but by 7am there's usually already a small queue.

 He charges R20 to resole a shoe that would cost R400 to replace. On a good day, he'll see fifteen customers.

 On a slow day, three.  "People think because we're in the township, we're waiting for handouts," he told our field team. 

"We're not waiting. We're working. We just need the roads that lead somewhere." 

 Sipho's story isn't about hardship alone — it's about the quiet, steady dignity of people building something with their hands, every single day.

Follow along this month as we profile more local entrepreneurs like Sipho who are building livelihoods on their own terms.

 #TownshipStories #LocalHustle #Ubuntu #RealStories #CommunityFirst

 Thank you 💜

 

I AM BECAUSE WE ARE - MOTIVATION FOR YOUR MONDAY

 

“I am because we are.” — Ubuntu

A new week starts. For many families in our communities, Monday means figuring out where the next meal comes from. But nobody figures it out alone. Someone lends a hand with the school run. A neighbour shares what's left in the pot. A volunteer wakes up before sunrise to help pack lunches. This is Ubuntu in action — not a slogan, a daily practice. Whatever this week brings, we move through it together.

Tag someone who shows up for your community, rain or shine.

#Ubuntu #MondayMotivation #CommunitySolidarity #TogetherWeCan #HopeInAction

And another video for you to watch - REAL PEOPLE

 

 

Township Stories & Realities - Impact & Transparency

 

1,860 plates. That's how many hot meals our five partner kitchens served last week.💙

Behind that number: a grandmother who no longer has to split one plate between herself and two grandchildren.

 A group of Grade 7 boys who stopped falling asleep in their first class of the day. 💚

 Our finance team closed out July's books this week too — in the interest of full transparency, 91% of every rand donated went directly to food, delivery fuel, and kitchen supplies. 

The remaining 9% covered the admin and logistics that keep the operation running. 

 None of this happens without the five community kitchen leaders who show up at 5am, seven days a week, rain or heat. 

They are the ones doing this work. 💖

We're simply the bridge between their kitchens and the people who want to help.

Want to help - click the link  to donate  - https://www.clrfoundation.com/donate-1  THANK YOU💜

#Transparency #SocialImpact #NonProfitSA #FeedingSchemes #EndHunger

💕Here is a YouTube video to watch