With only 2000 Rand (120 Euro) we have purchased a used industrial sewing machine. With this machine we ensure that two choir members can earn their monthly living with it. They repair the clothes of the people in the area, sew new clothes and/or design the clothes for the choir. One of them has just lost his mother at the end of January and is now solely responsible for his family and their upkeep, including his disabled sister.
For only 500 Rand (30 Euro) a simple sewing machine can be bought, which allows another member to do smaller jobs for a fee.

The refrigerator in our hut should always be full for the students living there. With basic food, fruits and something to drink. Simple but satisfying. In addition, every choir member should be able to knock at any time if there is nothing to eat at home – for lack of money or as a punishment, and then get something to eat here. To ensure this we need 1000 Rand (60 Euro) each month.

300 Rand (20 Euro) we want it to be pretty as well as necessary. We want the inhabitants of the hut to be able to paint it in their favourite colour. We buy the paint and the residents paint it themselves.

Internet With just 60 Rand (3,50 Euro) you can ensure that the choir members are connected to the outside world. Check emails, WhatsApp messages, do some googling, look it up, for all of us a matter of course, in Khayelitsha something special, because for some priceless, even if a telephone is available. If you want to donate a little more, you can take over a WIFI connection in a hut – once or regularly. For only 500 Rand they make sure that everyone in the hut has free access to the internet – visitors included. For those who do not yet have a simple smartphone, we are looking for sponsors for such devices. We have already bought or collected some devices and had them delivered to South Africa with friends. For as little as 500 Rand (30 Euro) you can give a young person access to knowledge and contact with his friends.

We need at least one more fridge. We have already bought a used one for only 1000 Rand (60 Euro). So food can last longer and be bought in stock. In the heat many food items would otherwise spoil unnecessarily.

Most of them live with a lot of family members in a very small space. Studying or concentrated work for school is nowhere to be thought of. Many try to do at least sometimes what is required at night with the flashlight of their telephone (if available). That this has an effect on grades is probably self-evident. We create a room in which everyone can study and work during the day. For this we need chairs for 100 Rand (6 Rand) and also tables for 250 Rand (15 Euro).

We need 5000 Rand (180 Euro) in order to be able to provide training for one or the other. Whether cook, driver, physiotherapist or even hairdresser or beautician, to earn a living more easily or something for the family income. Many sell sweets at train stations because they cannot afford education. We want to change that too. We want to give them a perspective.

In many cabins two, three or even more people sleep in a single bed. They sleep on the side so that there is even a little space. Every movement wakes the others. Sleeping on the floor is not an alternative, because the mattresses are already there or another family member is already sleeping there. We want to change this situation. We have now bought five beds, so that everyone who sleeps in our hut has his own bed for himself. Already for 600 Rand (35 Euro) you can buy a bed with mattress and bed linen for another choir member.

Would you like to give one of the choir members an unforgettable day? It is very easy – with very little money. I organized a little party for Zizipho’s birthday. With only 120 Rand, someone who has a birthday gets a cake and a small present. Nobody – not even the older ones – has celebrated their birthday so far, but each of these young people is worth a party and a cake.