yesterday afternoon i returned to work with the kids at the hillside area of grabouw, it had been 6 weeks since i last saw them, and some devastating stuff had been happening to them and their friends from that area. many of the children, mostly the girls who we play/train netball with had been removed from their families due to abuse (of varying nature) and the numbers of kids attending our club was much lower than normal. as i looked into the eyes of some of those children i could see utter despair...my heart broke for them as i thought about their futures, their education and job opportunities, the homes they would create when they grow up.... and what would these children grow up to be like....their parents? or maybe with a little help well balanced members of a new south africa?...
here at the village of hope we not only look after 10 children infected with HIV but we also work with children all around grabouw, the teaching programme we use with the children is the ubabalo eafrica soccer skills, this not only looks at providing the children with a skill, like playing football but also lifeskills with a biblical teaching attached to give them the chance to grow up to be amazing adults..
....we are not looking for the next david beckham or even the next nelson mandela, but we are looking to invest in children who will become key players in their families, homes and communities....if you would like to see a short clip of the ubabalo initiative then please follow this link and see the way we are trying to bring a 'new hope' (thembalitsha) to these wonderful little souls..
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