Counselling: On The Couch

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Beautiful Life: Spreading Love and Warmth This Winter

Dear Beautiful Life Family,

Can you believe it’s already July? We’re in the heart of Winter! For many children and families living on the Cape Flats in South Africa, it is the most difficult time of the year, due to the cold and stormy weather.

Team Beautiful Life has been very active building new partnerships and recruiting new volunteers, and fundraising in shopping malls over the past few months. Come rain or shine, you might have spotted our Director, Wendy, out there! Together, we are spreading the love across Cape Town and reaching out to our global network.

We are excited to introduce our new team member, Lerato Maimela, a BA Social Sciences student at UCT, on her way to becoming a Psychologist!

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Lerato has created a fundraising campaign on GivenGain to raise funds during Mandela Month, July 2025. Her goal is to raise Three Thousand Rand (R3000.00) to provide much-needed lunch packs and story books for children in South Africa.

A recent study showed that 40% of primary school children are unable to read with understanding. Lerato needs your help to reach her goal!

You can give a love gift on Lerato’s Givengain link here:
https://www.givengain.com/project/lerato-raising-funds-for-beautiful-life-training-and-community-development-105388

Mother’s Day – Spreading the Love Campaign

Flashback to Mother’s Day, 2025, in case you missed our social media updates.

Beautiful Life joined the volunteers at St Michael’s Church, Rondebosch, and together we blessed homeless and unemployed mothers with cake and a hot meal on Mother’s Day in May 2025.

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I LOVE CAPE TOWN CAMPAIGN: Spread the Love and Warmth this Winter 2025

Our Care for the Elderly Project

Our office has received many requests for food and help due to the cold, winter rains, and stormy weather. Children and families have been displaced and are in dire need of food and warm clothing. Furthermore, senior citizens have also been badly affected due to insufficient funds and non-payment of SASSA pensions.

Mrs VP reached out to Beautiful Life on our Facebook page requesting help with groceries for her and her housemates, who are all aged over 60 years and in dire need of a meal.

Thanks to our faithful donors, we were able to respond and gift the family with a grocery hamper.

FEEL GOOD MESSAGE FROM MRS VP, AN ELDERLY RECIPIENT:

‘‘I am very, very proud of the team at Beautiful Life. May the Lord guide you, and keep you and your loved ones and your work and good deeds under His wings and protect you in all that you do.” – Mrs VP, Plumstead

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Your love gift will help us to “Spread the Warmth’ this winter!

Make every day a Mandela Day!

Give Now:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Payfast:
https://payment.payfast.io/eng/process/payment/a3a1e4ad-6454-42a0-a203-4dff473d3c4b

Bank Details
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Your love gift will help us Spread the Warmth this winter!

Donate a Food Love Bucket for R350 and help STOP HUNGER this Winter
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June 2025: Youth Day Motivation

Due to the student exams and call for support, we re-called the Motivational interview on YouTube hosted by Peter Alkema and our Founder Member, Wendy La Vita. Together, they inspired and motivated, and shared useful advice for students to assist with studies and exam prep.

You can listen to the interview on YouTube. Check it out here! https://www.youtube.com/live/iWCXXTsjFww?si=Riwxk6r9ClNuhFSM

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School Holidays – “Keep a Child off the Street’’ Campaign

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We need your help!

Our children are on school holiday for 6 weeks. During this time, many of them are home alone or out on the street. We are running our “Keep a Child off the Street’’ Campaign. Team Beautiful Life will be visiting community centres on the Cape Flats to read to children and bless them with a holiday meal.

We need your help to bless children with story books and holiday lunch packs.

Donate now:

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Send a child to school with “Pride and Joy’’ Winter School Uniform Drive.

During Mandela Month, July 2025, our goal is to ensure that children go to school. One of the main reasons children miss school is that they do not have a warm school uniform or shoes. We believe in the principle of Ubuntu, that ‘‘your child is my child,’’ and therefore want to make sure that they are equipped to go to school with pride and joy.

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How You Can Help A Child This Winter:

Donate a Love Gift for a Child in Need:

School shoes (R250)
School Jersey (R200)
Full School Uniform (R750)
Winter Rain Coat (R150)

Make every day a Mandela Day!

Give Now:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Payfast:
https://payment.payfast.io/eng/process/payment/a3a1e4ad-6454-42a0-a203-4dff473d3c4b

Bank Details
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Your love gift will help us Spread the Warmth this winter!

Counselling: On The Couch

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A Letter in Our Mailbox

“Thank you, Wendy. I love you very much, and I am touched by everything you do for people in need! Thank you for the Healing Prayer Booklet. I will consult it very often. Lots of love from Lulu in France.”

If you or anyone around you needs counselling or support to navigate life’s challenges during these difficult times, please call our counselling line +27(0)835030902 for a free 15-minute counselling session with Psychologist, Wendy La Vita.

Visit our website: https://www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/

To our children, we wish you Happy Holidays!

Stay Safe and Blessed!

– Team Beautiful Life

Shaping a generation together

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Beautiful Life is Spreading the Love in 2025

During the months of February and March 2025, Team Beautiful Life has been very active in building new partnerships and recruiting new volunteers.

Many thanks to our French volunteer Lucille Taffara, who introduced Tom Brun, her fellow countryman, to Beautiful Life TCDA during his time in Cape Town. Together, they organised a creative art class for the children at one of our schools in the Athlone area. They generously donated all the art equipment required for the lesson. The children made beautiful necklaces from seashells, which they painted and could take home to show off their artwork. This lesson was both an exercise in creativity and learning about concepts such as colour coordination and learning to use natural resources to make something beautiful. The children were beaming with pride when they went home from school with their handmade jewellery!

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Inside Stories of our Children, Mothers and Grannies Living Below the Breadline

Beautiful Life, in collaboration with the Athlone Advice Office and Mr Bernard Herinckx, a photographer from Belgium, hosted an open day at the Athlone Advice Office. The team engaged in a township visit in the broader Athlone area to record the lived experiences of community members on the Cape Flats to create a documentary, which is now in the making! A vote of thanks to Mr Bernard for his financial contribution towards the event to improve the lives of those living below the breadline.

Today, we are sharing some of the stories to give you some insight into the reality of the disparity between the rich and the disadvantaged in our country.

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Pensioners’ Stories (Government Grant Recipients)

Mrs A, a granny, lives in a small 2-bedroom council cottage in Bridgetown, Athlone. She shares her little cottage with her sister, aged over 50 years, along with 4 children. They rely on the grandmother’s government pension grant of R2300 per month and have no other source of income. Their water supply is on a dripping system, due to non-payment. On most days, their electricity is off because they cannot afford to buy electricity. There are days when there is nothing to eat, and they are forced to go door-knocking for a loan until pension day to buy food. The sister is over the age of 50 but not able to receive government funding because the pensionable age in South Africa is 60 years of age. So, as you may or may not know, it is virtually impossible to secure a job at age 50 in South Africa.

The children in the household are going to school in the area but often there is no bread for school. This brings us to the place where we asked Mrs A how they survive. She shared that thanks to the kind support of the neighbours and the local community, they have not gone hungry. In positive news, after hearing their story, and thanks to our generous donors, we were able to bless these ladies with food vouchers to help #stophunger. The family has been added to our list of beneficiaries and referred to the Athlone Advice Office for advocacy assistance and further support.

Aunty in Bokmakierie Township’s Story

Aunty says she lives in the quiet side of Bokmakierie, Athlone, a very densely populated township on the outskirts of Cape Town. According to her, the area is dangerous, but if the people in the area know you, it is fairly safe. Team Beautiful Life visited the area along with a resident from the area, because naturally we were rather nervous to visit the area on our own. Aunty says it is quiet in her street, except for one teenager who causes trouble sometimes. She jokingly shows us her phone, which she says she says nobody wants because it’s worth nothing much, but is important to her to be able to call her family. The area has a high unemployment rate, and sadly, many people resort to drug abuse and crime. She has been living in the area for over 40 years, and the community respects her.

She mentioned that her daughter and her children live with her, but she is unemployed and they rely on her government pension and the pension of the old man who lives in the backyard in a Wendy house (informal wooden house). But she says, thanks be God, she has not gone hungry, and her church community has been very supportive. Can you imagine living off the government grant of R2200 each month? This is the reality of our senior citizens in Cape Town. What an amazing story of resilience in the face of adversity. As a small gesture of appreciation for sharing her story, we gifted the family with a food voucher and have added her name to our beneficiary list for support.

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The Easter Story: The Story of Easter lives on in 2025

Easter is a time of celebration and joy for many people around the world. However, there is more to this special time than chocolate egg hunts and hot cross buns. The story of Easter carries a significant message in the Christian faith, one from which we can all learn. The following is a simple and engaging version of the Easter story, which we can easily share with our children and loved ones.

Jesus Christ taught people about the power and love of his Father, our God. He attracted many believers and followers. The leader of the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate, saw this as a threat. Pilate ordered the death of Jesus, and he was nailed to a cross in front of a crowd to scare them into stopping their support for Jesus. Jesus died so that all of mankind’s sins would be forgiven.

Jesus’s followers buried his body in a tomb. They rolled a large stone over it to keep his body safe. After three days, Jesus’s friend, Mary Magdalene, found that the tomb was open and the body missing. An angel appeared to her and told her that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus Himself then appeared, showing his followers the holes in his hands from the nails to prove that it was truly Him. Jesus rose from the dead! He told His followers of His Father’s eternal love for His people, and then ascended into Heaven. Jesus is alive and interceding on our behalf to God, our Father.

This story reminds us that there is life, even after death. Jesus Christ will always be present in our hearts. It is in His spirit that we celebrate rebirth and resurrection this Easter. The eggs at Easter time represent a fresh beginning. Even after the darkest of times, God gives us the strength to find a new start.

Spread the Joy: Easter Campaign

We would like to honour the Easter message by gifting Easter hampers to those in need. We aim to give those in need a reason to smile this Easter and inspire hope for new beginnings.

Your love gift of Three Hundred and Fifty (R350.00) will provide a meal for a hungry family this Easter Holiday.

Donate Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Beautiful Life Bank Details
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Reach Out and Touch

Alternatively contact us for a consultation by email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za.

Wishing you a Blessed Easter!

– Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together’’

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School Holiday Call to Action‍

Team Beautiful Life will be visiting community centres on the Cape Flats, on the outskirts of Cape Town; to bless children with meals and story books and play activities during the school holidays.

“It is becoming increasingly clear through research on the brain, as well as in other areas of study, that childhood needs play.

Play acts as a forward feed mechanism into courageous, creative, rigorous thinking in adulthood.” – Tina Bruce

We need your help to reach our goal of #ZeroHunger and to keep our children off the streets and safe during the Easter Holidays.

Give Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. Oscar Wilde

Best Regards

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

Human Rights Day Campaign

# Zero Hunger Human Rights Day 21 March 2025 “Zero Hunger Spread the Love” Campaign

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“Hunger is a violation of children’s rights an all-of-society response is needed. Dr Chantell Witten.

Call to Action

‘Deepening a culture of Social Justice and Human rights.’

You can help to provide a healthy meal for a hungry child on the Cape Flats; a poverty stricken community living on the outskirts of Cape Town in South Africa.

Shocking stats reveals that 27% of children in South Africa are stunted. That is more than a quarter of the population.

Stop Hunger Now!

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If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger. ~ Buzz Aldrin

Team Beautiful Life

” Shaping a generation together”

News Update: Cape Flats Stories Going Global.

Thank you to the Athlone Advice Office for hosting our “Share Your Story” Open Day on Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Many thanks to the community of broader Athlone area on the Cape Flats for sharing your stories. It was very inspirational to hear how our communities are making a difference in the lives of others in the face of adversity.

We are looking forward to sharing the documentary internationally, which is being created by Mr Bernard Herinckx from Belgium.

Stay in the know follow us on Social media:

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Instagram: https://instagram.com/beautiful.life.association

Beautiful News page: http://beautifullifecommunity.co.za/news-events.html\

Best Regards

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life

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” Shaping a generation together”

Newsletter: First Term 2025

Hello Beautiful Life Family!

Trust you all are doing well and having a good start to the New Year! Before we kick off with this year’s plans let me thank all our faithful donors for supporting our Christmas Share-A-thon during December 2024 with your help we were able to bless hungry families with a Christmas Food ‘Love Bucket’.

A vote of thanks to Sponsor Shoprite Athlone for the contribution of a Gift voucher to the value of One Thousand Rand (R1500.00) toward meals for children during the long school holidays in December 2024 – January 2025

Thank you to the Gift-Wrapping volunteers who worked tirelessly to wrap gifts at Shoprite Athlone during the week running up to Christmas. The proceeds of which was allocated towards our Christmas Share-A-Thon for children, the elderly and families in need on the Cape Flats.

Your Gift matters: Letter from a beneficiary

Dear Wendy & Team

Thank you for responding to my WhatsApp request for food during the Christmas holidays. As an old age pensioner, it means a lot to me as I had no food. It was a wonderful feeling to have someone go shopping with me for Christmas and to have food in my cupboards during the long wait until Pension Day in January 2025 Blessings, Anne

Back to School

Spread the love Sandwich Drive

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With your help we were able to bless 100 children at a primary school in Athlone with lunch packs on Education Day, Friday 24 January 2025

Thanks to Kelly Myatt, Author the book, “The collars of the Christmas Kittens could add to the school library. The children enjoyed story time with the volunteers, Amy, Lulu and Wendy.

Send a child to school with Pride & Joy

Our ‘Send a child to school with Pride and Joy’ campaign started in January 2025

Thank you to our faithful donors who contributed. We appreciate your support. However, due to the high demand for school uniforms and shoes we are continuing to raise funds for children in need during this term.

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First Term Update

January 2025: Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy Campaign: Our focus is to ensure that children have a new pair of school shoes and a basic school uniform at primary school level.

We visited a Bokmakierie Primary and The Athlone Advice office in Kewtown to share more about our services and look forward collaborating with them during the upcoming year.

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Team Dynamix

It’s a new season for Blaine Jantjies! He has returned to his hometown and is looking forward to entering the corporate world!

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Volunteer Certificate Awarded to Blaine Jantjies

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“Over the past six months, I volunteered with Beautiful Life Training as a content creator and admin support. I contributed to creating content that aligned with the organization’s mission and helped alleviate administrative tasks. This experience allowed me to enhance my communication skills, collaborate with a passionate team, and support the organization’s efforts to make a positive impact in the community.” Blaine Jantjies

Thank you, Blaine, for your innovative work on our social media. We now have an exciting Instagram Page!

We will miss having you around.

Wishing you success in all your endeavours!

We excited to welcome a New Volunteer!

Lucile Taffara

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Lucile Taffara hails from Paris France. She is passionate about early childhood development. She joined us on Education Day at our school and community visit in Athlone recently. She is excited about getting more involved and wants to live in Cape Town permanently.

February 2024: Valentine’s Month of Love: ‘Love for Reading’ Book Drive

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Team Beautiful Life TCDA will be reaching out to Primary school children on the Cape Flats to instil a love for reading in our children.

Research findings

A recent study conducted in South Africa found that 78% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for basic meaning in any national language. In other words, eight out of every ten, nine-year-olds in South Africa are currently functionally illiterate.

We need your help to achieve our goal of donating 100 story books to children on the Cape Flats on Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day Love Gift Story Book R50

Give Now: www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

March 2023: Birthday Month Celebrations!!

Beautiful Life TCDA will be celebrating our 15th year as a non-profit! We are planning a Thanksgiving Event in March 2025 and you our donors and sponsors are all invited to celebrate this milestone with the Beautiful Life team. …. more about the event in our upcoming news…best to follow us on our social media pages.

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April 2023: Easter Share-A-thon

We will be hosting our annual ‘Spread the Joy’ Easter Share-A-Thon for families in need of a meal on Easter Sunday. Our Goal is to bless 150 families with an Easter Hamper.

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We cannot do it without you, our valuable donors…. please add an Easter Hamper (R350) for a hungry family to your Easter Budget.

Stay in the know follow us on our social media pages, our latest news!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Instagram handle: https://Instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

Beautiful Life Counselling & Life Coaching

Our Counselling and Life coaching services are available to all members of the public. We offer counselling to unemployed persons at a nominal fee. Additionally, this service is offered to the general public on a consultancy basis. For more information about our services connect on www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/counselling.html

Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

Warm Regards

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCDA

Shaping a generation together

TEAM NEWS

It’s a new season for Blaine Jantjies! He has returned to his home town, and is looking forward to entering the corporate world!

Volunteer Certificate Awarded to Blaine Jantjies

Thank you Blaine for your innovative work on our social media. We now have an exciting Instagram Page!

We will miss having you around.

Wishing you success in all your endeavours!

Best regards

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

A Vote of Thanks to Amy Rudolph, ambassador of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association.

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We appreciate all your efforts to assist with fundraising and promoting our community projects.
Keep on shining Amy!
Wishing you success in all your endeavours!
Blessings
Wendy & Team Beautiful Life
“Shaping a generation together”

Tis the Season for Joy and Giving!

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Dear Beautiful Life Family

Season’s Greetings! A huge thank you for your support. We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.

With your help, Beautiful Life TCDA has been able to partner with so many families in need of support during these difficult times because of the high level of unemployment in Cape Town, South Africa.

We would like to acknowledge our sponsors and donors; St Peters Square Shopping Mall, Mochachos, St Peter’s Square, Observatory, CG Plastics, Bark Sole Observatory, Security Jobs Finder (SJF), Shoprite Athlone, Pick n Pay, Plumstead, Deloitte Africa, Radio Tygerberg, Every Nation Church ‘Baxter Cares’ and This Life Online Magazine. A huge vote of thanks to all our individual donors for your love gifts throughout the year!

Meet our Behind-The-Scenes Volunteers

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Amy Rudolph: Admin support

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Blaine Jantjies: Social Media

Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year. A special vote of thanks to Amy Rudolph for managing our Mailchimp and database, and Blaine Jantjies for his social media assistance as well as the behind-the-scene work, evidence of this is our new Instagram Page, stay in the know, please like, share and follow us:

https://Instagram.com/beautiful.life.association

Thanks to you, our faithful donors, we provided much-needed school lunches for hungry children and groceries for families and the elderly in the broader community. Additionally, we offered support services in counselling, life coaching and skills training for unemployed youth and adults both online and in-person.

Donation hand-over to Ivan from the St Vincent de Paul Society, serving communities in the broader Athlone area.
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Thank You from school children for lunch packs #ZeroHunger

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Skills Training Workshop

Thanks to Deloitte Africa our team and unemployed people in the community received valuable training in Microsoft applications

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Our Counselling Service “On the Couch” is making a global difference.

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Our founder, Wendy La Vita shared her story with Katy Mc Donald from This Life Online Magazine and her story impacted hundreds of online followers. If you missed it your can read it on the link and be inspired:

https://www.thislifeonline.co.za/bold-and-beautiful-wendys-story/

Christmas 2024 Share the Joy Campaign!

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It’s the season of Joy! This Christmas, you can help to put a smile on the face of a child in need in Cape Town during the Christmas holidays. After the difficult school year (You may recall the storm and floods we experienced in July, 2024 in the Western Cape, where hundreds of children and families lost their homes and were displaced). Our children are longing for some holiday fun and Christmas gifts. You can be help to ‘Share The Joy’ this Christmas Season.

Our goal is to bless two hundred (200) families with a Christmas Love Bucket packed with healthy meals for children during the school holidays.

You can help to share the Christmas Joy by donating a Love Food Bucket @ R300.00 for a hungry family.

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Give Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Sponsors are also sought to make in-kind donations to fill the love buckets with canned foods and treats. Please contact our office to arrange collection or delivery of your donation.

The Wheels on the bus…..goes round and round!

Sponsors Needed!

We need a minibus to offer much needed services for children and community outreach. This is a great opportunity to advertise your business on our social media platforms.

During January 2025, you can help to send a child to school with Pride & Joy

We are hosting our Back-to-School Fundraiser in January 2025 and appeal to you our valued supporter to give the Gift of Education to a child on the Cape Flats in the New Year!

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You can sponsor a school uniform (R700.00) and school shoes (R250.00) by making an online donation today!

Give Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)

Bank Details:

Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.

Account No: 62301884616.

Branch Code: 202209

Swift Code: FIRNAJJ

We are excited about the prospect of new projects for our children and families in South Africa in 2025 and trust that you, our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto:

“Shaping a generation together”.

May you have a Blessed Festive Season & A Prosperous New Year!

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together’’

Beautiful Life TCDA News Update 16:10:2024 from our Founder & Director
Wendy La Vita M.A.Psch. Global Health Researcher.

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I am thrilled to be attending the 5th International Social Justice Conference and 6th Annual Social Justice Summit.

Hosted by The Centre for Social Justice and Stellenbosch University.

Theme: Social Justice and Sustainable Development Goal on Zero Hunger.

This theme correlates with one of the core objectives of my social investment iniative Beautiful Life Training and Community Development Association,

based on the Cape Flats in South Africa.

I am very proud to be representing the organisation at the conference and summit to be held at the Change to Artscape Theatre Centreon 17 – 18 October 2024

A Vote of Thanks for the opportunity to the Stellenbosch University Law Faculty Centre for Social Justice.

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#Shocking stats:

reveals 27% of children under the age of 5 in South Africa are stunted due to malnutrition.

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#Zero Hunger Appeal:

Disturbing fact 1 in 4 families go to bed hungry in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Sugar Q&A

Q: How much sugar is in regular Coca-Cola?

A: A can of coke contains around 35g of sugar – which is about nine teaspoons of sugar.

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World Hunger Sugar Fast

Are you brave enough to try a week without sugar? You can show your support for the hungry, give up sugar for one week.

That means no added, processed sugar or artificial sweeteners.

Its a good way to show support for the millions of people around the world who live below the poverty line and go to bed hungry every night.

Donate your sugar savings to feed a hungry family in South Africa.

Give now:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaign/18617/donate

Bank Details:
Bank: FNB Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, just feed one.” – Mother Teresa

Regards,

Team Beautiful Life

Heritage Day 2024: Celebrating South Africa’s Rich Cultural Tapestry

On September 24th, South Africans come together to celebrate Heritage Day, a special occasion dedicated to honoring the nation’s diverse cultures, traditions, and history. It’s a day that reminds us of the importance of embracing our heritage, from the vibrant languages and arts to the culinary delights like braais that unite us all. As we celebrate this year, let’s take pride in our shared identity and the unique contributions of each community that make South Africa a truly remarkable nation.

Happy Heritage Day!

CALL TO ACTION!

#Zero Hunger Share-a-Thon for the elderly in South Africa on Heritage Day, 24 September 2024

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Let us honour our seniors and bless them with a Food Love Bucket R300 this Heritage Day aka Braai Day

Give Now:

www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Team Beautiful Life TCDA

“Shaping a generation together”

Heritage Inspirational Message from our Founder

Re-call of interview on The View Point on SAFM.

Songezo Mabece interviews Wendy La Vita, Community Builder.

https://omny.fm/shows/the-view-point-1/communitybuilder-wendy-la-vita

Welcome to the Team, Blaine Jantjies!

We are excited to welcome Blaine Jantjies to the Beautiful Life family! To learn more about Blaine’s background and expertise, be sure to visit our Team page on the website where his full bio is available.

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Welcome, Blaine — we look forward to achieving great things together!

Don’t miss out! Volunteer with us today by following the link below:

https://omny.fm/shows/the-view-point-1/communitybuilder-wendy-la-vita

Heritage Day Motivation

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Recall of interview on The View Point on SAFM. Songezo Mabece Interviews Wendy La Vita, Community Builder.

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#Motivation

#Legacy

#Heritageday

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life

Women’s Day 9 August 2024

CELEBRATE WOMANITY!

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association is a Women-headed charitable organisation established by Wendy La Vita in March 2010

Objectives:

To empower unemployed women and children in South Africa, through schooling, training, and skills development projects in collaboration
with schools, civil society, and businesses.

To collectively reduce poverty and unemployment in South Africa.

To embrace the principles of Ubuntu across divides.

To reflect our motto: Shaping a generation together.”

Friday, 9 August 2024, is a national day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

Together we will explore “Womanity”, her Beauty, Brains, Strength, Vulnerability, and Passions.

Click Here to read our “Womanity” Weblog.

You can empower an unemployed woman with a skill this Women’s Month.

Sponsorship Opportunity

Sponsor an unemployed woman this Month of August 2024

Gift a Training Course R500

Business Marketing Opportunity

We are inviting companies to market your business on all our social media; Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and our website this women’s month,
August 2024

As a sponsor of our Women’s Day campaign, you are welcome to submit adverts for the Women’s Day Campaign. We will gladly promote your products and services.

Business Sponsorship: One Thousand Rand (R1000) for 30 days August 2024 – September 2024

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development offers online skills, and training workshops to empower unemployed women.

Click HERE to view our Training Program

You can help equip unemployed women in South Africa with skills during Women’s Month!

“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent” Hilary Clinton

#CelebrateWomanity
#InspireInclusion

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A Vote Of Thanks to Shoprite Athlone

For the Gift Voucher worth R2000 towards our Cape Storm Relief for families in need.

We value your support!

#Zero hunger

#spreadloveand kindness

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Photo: Amy Ruldolf from Beautiful Life and Shoprite Athlone Managers

Team Beautiful Life “Shaping a generation together”

NATION WIDE CALL FOR CAPE STORM HEROES

CAPE STORM RELIEF APPEAL

Thousands have lost their homes and all they own in the storms raging across the Western Cape.

We are appealing to the public to make a contribution of towards our Crisis Management efforts to provide food and shelter for children and the elderly on the Cape Flats who are in dire straits as a result of the ongoing torrential rains.

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Our office has been inundated with appeals for help from people who are stranded and hungry. We have run out of food and supplies

Today you can help to #StopHunger and be a Cape Storm Hero

CAPE STORM HEROES will receive a Hero Certificate from Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc. And your business will enjoy publicity on our website and social media.

DONATE NOW

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

“One hand can feed another” Nelson Mandela

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

“Spread the love” Campaign News Update

FYI: On Wednesday 15:05:2024

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Team Beautiful Life & Deloitte South Africa “Spread the Love” together.

We blessed disadvantaged children at a school in Observatory with lunch packs to help#stop hunger.

Thank you Deloitte Africa for your contribution.

#Spreadlove

#StopHunger

@Deloitte Volunteer Day

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

VOLUNTEER DAY, 14 MAY 2024: Free Training Opportunity

“Life today is about securing tomorrow’s future. Non-Profit Organisations Beautiful Life Training and Community Development Association and initiAID NPO are excited to Join@Deloitte on 14 May 2024 for their #VolunteerDay to Equip unemployed persons with valuable IT Skills, Training in Google Workspace and Generative AI at the Southfield Library Hall, 1 Cassino Rd, Southfield. To book your seat, Email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za. #Impactthatmatters”

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News Flash! Tune into “Kortpad” on Radio Tygerberg 104 FM on Monday, 8 April 2024

Time Slot: 16:15

Live interview with Wendy La Vita Founder & Director of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association.

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Wendy shares her ‘Story of Hope’ and Inspiration as a trauma Champion and her passion for Life-Long Learning with the presenter Gerald Petersen and Radio Tygerberg listeners across SA and globally.

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Live Stream on the link below:

ndstream.net/104fm/pc.htm

Keeping you informed and inspired!

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a Generation Together”

Good News From Team Beautiful Life

Random Acts of Kindness Week Outreach on the Cape Flats

A huge vote of thanks to our donors who contributed towards our Valentine’s ‘Share the Love’ Campaign.

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Thank you for your generous donations of lunch packs and storybooks. The children received it with huge smiles and happy tummies

The Grade R and Grade 1 learners at Bridgeville Primary School loved Story Time with Wendy & Jenny, from Beautiful Life TCDA.

Together we “killed two birds with one stone” 1 We stopped hunger and 2 We instilled a love for reading in our children.

Look at the photos and see how your love gift makes a difference!

Stay in the know by following us at https://www.faceboook.com/Beautifulifecommunity

We value your support!

Best Regards

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

Newsletter: First Term 2024

Hello Beautiful Life Family!

Trust you all are doing well and having a good start to the New Year! Before we kick off with this year’s plans let me thank all our faithful donors for supporting our Christmas Share-A-thon during December 2023 and our Back-to-School Campaign which will run throughout the first term of school this year.

With your help we were able to bless several families with a Christmas Hamper. We partnered with the volunteers from the St Vincent de Paul Society, Bridgetown and the Hillsong Africa Foundation, Cape Town together we made a difference in the lives of families in need during the Festive Season.

Your Gift matters: Feedback from The St Vincent de Paul Society

Hi Wendy

Thank you for the donation of groceries towards our hampers for the elderly and families in need in Bridgetown, Kewtown and Silvertown. We appreciate your help because ran out of supplies due to great need in our community. (Pictures of the hampers and the volunteers who helped to pack and deliver the hampers to the families.). All the best for Beautiful Life, Regards Tony, St Vincent de Paul Society, Bridgetown.

Back to School: Send a child to school with “Pride & Joy”

Our Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy campaign started in January 2024 and due to the high demand for school uniforms and shoes we are continuing to raise funds for children in need during this term.

We are excited to share our upcoming plans for the First Term 2024!!

January 2024: Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy Campaign: Our focus is to ensure that children have a new pair of school shoes and a basic school uniform at primary school level.

February 2024: Valentine’s Month of Love: ‘Share the love for reading’
School Lunch Box & Story Book Drive for children.

Team Beautiful Life TCD will be reaching out to Primary school children on the Cape Flats to bless them with a Brain Power Lunch Box & Story Book Ensemble on Valentine’s Day. We need your help to achieve our goal of feeding 100 children and helping them to read on Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day Love Gift R60 for a child

Give Now: www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

March 2024: Birthday Month Celebrations!!

Beautiful Life TCDA will be celebrating our 14th year as a non-profit! We are planning a Thanksgiving Event in March 2024 and you our donors and sponsors are all invited to celebrate this milestone with the Beautiful Life team. …. more about the event in our upcoming news…best to follow us on our social media pages.

April 2024: Easter Share-A-thon

We will be hosting our annual ‘Spread the Joy’ Easter Share-A-thon for families in need of a meal on Easter Sunday. Our Goal is to bless 200 families with an Easter Hamper.

We cannot do it without you, our valuable donors…. please add an Easter Hamper (R300) for a hungry family to your Easter Budget.

Stay in the know follow us on our social media pages, our latest news!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Instagram handle: https://Instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

Beautiful Life Counselling & Life Coaching

If you need a friend to talk to or life coaching as the new year begins, reach out and touch. Our Counselling and Life coaching services are available to all members of the public. We offer counselling to unemployed persons at a nominal fee. Additionally, this service is offered to the general public on a consultancy basis. For more information about our services connect on www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/counselling.html

Team Dynamics

We are saddened by the passing of our faithful volunteer Mr Patrick Cowan, who served as the Honorary Accountant of Beautiful Life TCDA for many years. Mr Patrick Cowan leaves a legacy through his contributions to the organisation.

Opportunity knocking at your door!

Join our team as a volunteer and make a global difference!
This is an exciting opportunity to work online and face to face in the areas of publicity, media, administration, fundraising, marketing, event management, training and networking and community development.

Just click on the link www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za and complete the Volunteer Application Form and join the winning team at Beautiful Life TCDA.

Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

Warm Regards

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD

Tribute to Mr Patrick Cowan Honorary Accountant
of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc.

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Mr Patrick Cowan served faithfully and voluntarily for many years. He also made regular financial contributions to Beautiful Life TCDA.

He was an avid follower of the organization on Facebook. And he supported all our community development work.

Mr Patrick Cowan leaves a legacy to future generations through his voluntary work. He was a real gentleman and highly respected.

Celebrate Life Quote:

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others.”
—THUCYDIDES

Blessings,

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life

” Shaping a generation together”

CHRISTMAS NEWS LETTER

Dear Beautiful Life Family

Season’s Greetings! To all our donors, volunteers and NPO collaborators who partnered with us during 2023, a huge thank you for your support. We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.

With your help, Beautiful Life TCD has been able to partner with many families in need of support during these difficult times as a result of the economic climate and high level of unemployment in Cape Town, South Africa.

Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year.

We would like to acknowledge our sponsors and donors; St Peters Square Shopping Mall for hosting our fundraisers, CG Plastics, Bark Sole Observatory, Security Jobs Finder, Radio CCFM, Oxford University Press and Invest 4 Life Financial Planning & Advisory Services.

Team Beautiful life has been very active during the school year helping with uniforms and much needed school lunch packs for children and food vouchers for families and the elderly on the Cape Flats. As well as offering support services in the area of counselling, life couching and skills development through our community partnerships.

Feedback from our beneficiaries

Dear Wendy & Team Beautiful Life, thank you for the generous donation of lunch packs and jerseys for our learners. It was received with huge smiles and heartfelt gratitude. It is much appreciated by myself and the teachers. Best wishes the School Principal, Athlone

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Photo: Beautiful Life volunteer reading to the learners at school.

School Outreach Term 3

Photo: Book Donation Handover by Wendy La Vita

CARING FOR THE ELDERLY IN OUR COMMUNITY: Heritage Day

Thanks to you our kind donors team Beautiful Life partnered with the aged in Cafda Village in Retreat on the Cape Flats. Beautiful Life TCD donated a fruit and veg trolley load to a home for the aged.

Response: “In this time of financial struggle in the NPO sector, it is extremely challenging to raise much needed funding to purchase basic needs for the elders. Your contribution make it possible for us to ensure that the elders have their needs met. We appreciate the positive impact and change that your contribution towards this cause has created. Abundant blessings to everyone at Beautiful Life TCD.’’The Board & Management Douglas Murray Home for the Aged.

Our Counselling Service “On the Couch” is making a global difference.

Shared Experience: “I felt like I was in a deep hole and no way out. Thank you for remembering me and keeping praying for me! This makes all the difference to my life. By your support and encouragement, I do believe God loves me and will not give up on me and my family. Regards D.W. Online Client

Christmas 2023 Share the Joy Campaign!

It’s the season of Joy! This Christmas, you can help to put a smile on the face of a child on the Cape Flats during the Christmas holidays. After the difficult school year our children desperately needs some good news, and you can be SANTA this Christmas.

Our goal is to bless one hundred (100) families with a Christmas Love Bucket packed with goodies and healthy meals for children during the school holidays.

You can help to share the Christmas Joy and donate a Love Bucket @ R300 for a hungry family.

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Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Sponsors are also sought to make in-kind donations to fill the love bucket with goodies. Please contact our office to arrange collection or delivery of your donation.

The Wheels on the bus…..goes round and round!

Sponsor Needed!

We need a new vehicle to offer much needed services for children and community services. This is a great opportunity to advertise your business on our social media platforms.

During January 2024, you can help to send a child to school with Pride & Joy 

We are hosting our Back-to-School Fundraiser in January 2024 and appeal to you our valued supporter to give the Gift of Education to a child on the Cape Flats in the New Year!

You can sponsor a school uniform (R650) and school shoes (R200)by making an online donation today!

Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)

Bank Details. Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.

Account No: 62301884616.

Branch Code: 202209

Swift Code: FIRNAJJ

We look forward to continue our partnership with families and communities in South Africa in 2024 and trust that you, our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”.

May God bless your endeavours in 2024!

Wendy & The Beautiful Life Team

“Shaping a generation together’’

CHRISTMAS “Buckets of Love” Spread The Joy” Campaign

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With Christmas on our doorstep, we are appealing to you to help the team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association to ‘Spread The Christmas Joy.’

Your love gift of a Food ‘Love Bucket (R300.00) will enable us to provide a healthy meal for a family this FB_IMG_16110407326348748 Christmas!

This Christmas you also can give the Gift of Education: Send a child to school with pride and Joy!

Sponsor a school uniform (R650.00)

School shoes (R200.00)

WAYS TO GIVE:

Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/capmpaigns/18617/donate

Deposit your Love Gift into our bank account:

First National Bank
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

There are many more ways to reach out and touch somebody’s hand and help to uphold our motto “Shaping a generation together”.

Your Love Gift will help to train an unemployed person in a skill, support a family through our counseling services, help a single parent, and care for the elderly.

We wish you a peaceful and blessed festive season

“Let’s spread the Christmas Joy”

Seasons Greetings!

From The Beautiful Life Team

News Flash World Mental Health Awareness.

Theme: “Mental health is a universal human right.”

Join us for the World Mental Health Awareness Day Radio Talk with Wendy La Vita,

Psychological Counsellor & Founder of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc.

Tune into VOICE IT with Eben on Radio CCFM 107.5 at 9pm.

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Live stream https://iono.fm/s/69

Regards

Team Beautiful Life

” Shaping a generation together”

Good News August 2023

From Team Beautiful Life

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Feedback from our beneficiaries:

Dear Donors,

“Thank you for the generous donation of lunch packs, school jerseys and books from Beautiful Life. The children received it with huge smiles and heartfelt gratitude.

It is much appreciated by the teachers and myself as the principal. Many Blessings to Beautiful Life” Ms Pinto

Photo: Ms Pinto School Principal and Wendy La Vita

The Beautiful Life volunteers enjoyed our visit to the school and the grade one children loved ‘Story ‘Time with Ms Jackson a Beautiful Life Volunteer.

Our Psychological Counsellor, Wendy La Vita delivered an inspiring talk to the Grade Seven learners,

which was received with much applause and a request for more motivational talks.

“Stay in the know”Subscribe to our newsletter on the link:

https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Thanking for upholding our motto:

“Shaping a generation together”

Team Beautiful Life

Call To Action! Back to school after the taxi violence.

Appeal for support

We need your help. I am sad to share today, that on our last visit to Bokmakierie Primary School on the Cape Flats in South Africa we ran out of bread and school jerseys.

We have a second chance to bless a child with a meal and a warm school jersey on our next visit.

Give Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Bank Account: FNB
Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209
Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” Oscar Wilde

Team Beautiful Life

” Shaping a generation together”

MANDELA DAY Volunteer Opportunity

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Beautiful Life Training and Community Development will be visiting Bokmakierie Primary School in Athlone
to bless children with lunch packs and winter school jerseys.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Whatsapp: 083 503 0902 to book your slot.

“The legacy lives on through you”.

Regards

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life

Beautiful Life News: June 2023

Warm Greetings to our Beautiful Life Family

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A vote of thanks to all our donors and volunteers who supported our fundraisers and community outreach programmes during January – May 2023 we value your input and contributions.

Congratulations! to one of our faithful volunteers, Gisele La Vita who graduated in March,2023 with a Doctorate in Law at Stellenbosch University. We are super proud of her achievements, Gisele will be offering her voluntary services in the area of community advocacy and publicity online. We wish her success in all her endeavours.

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Thanks to you our donors, Beautiful Life TCD was able to provide much needed lunch packs, school uniforms and shoes for children during our Back – To – School Share-A-Thon in January 2023

During the month of February, the month of love, we hosted our “Share The Love” campaign for single parents and children in need.

We were able to bless several families on the Cape Flats who are unemployed and in dire need, with a meal voucher, thanks to your financial contributions. We could not have done it without your support.

Team Beautiful Life distributed Food Love Buckets in the Cape Flats on Mother’s Day to honor motherhood.

In May 2023, we ran our Mother’s Day Share-a-thon for single parents and grandmothers in need of a meal. A study conducted at schools on the Cape Flats found that 1 in 4 children are raised by a single mother or grandmother. We distributed Food Love Buckets for Mother’s Day.

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On 1 June 2023 we celebrated Global Parents Day! During this month we are hosting parenting workshops based on a research study conducted under the supervision of Stellenbosch University, by Wendy La Vita, Research Psychologist, on the topic, “The relationship between parenting style and prosocial behaviour of preadolescents in a South African context.

Interested parties are welcome to contact her via email: Wendy@beautifullifecommunity.co.za for bookings.

Upcoming Event

Youth Day, June 16, 2023

We are hosting our annual Visionary 2023 Circle Campaign: You can be a part of something amazing this decade. Join our Visionary Circle.

Donors are invited to “Give the Gift of Education” to invest in the future of a youth in South Africa.

Sponsor a Winter School Uniform and Shoes for a child in Youth Month, June 2023

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A recent visit to one of the schools in the Athlone district revealed that children drop out of school because they do not have the regular school uniform and shoes or socks and a raincoat to keep warm and dry. Our goal is to ensure that children go to school with pride and joy, sporting a new pair of shoes and school uniform. It boosts children’s self-esteem and gives them a sense of belonging.

Your Gift to a child on the Cape Flats

A warm winter school uniform and shoes at R650.00

Donate online: https://givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

EFT: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account Number: 62301884616
Brach Code: 202209.
Swift Code: FIRNAJJ

To join to our Visionary Circle email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za

All donors will receive a Beautiful Life Training and Community Development Visionary Certificate.

Reviews from our supporters

“Beautiful Life is doing amazing work on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, please come to the Eastern Cape to help us as well.” An avid Facebook follower

“I love what you are doing for families on the Cape Flats I will gladly refer your community services to my friends and contacts “Arlene from Cape Town

Mother’s Day outreach feedback: “Keep up the good work Wendy, mother of the Cape Flats children and families and your team” may God bless all your community work. Rev. Otto Kingsley

More good news is on its way!

Keep a look out for our Mandela Day outreach planned for 18 July 2023 it’s a great opportunity to volunteer and market your business as a sponsor!

Stay in the know…follow us on social media.

https://www.instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD/

Website: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/news-events.html

“It is in your hands to create a better world for all to live in it” Nelson Mandela

Warm regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

P.S. We need a vehicle for our community outreach…. Sponsorship Opportunity…We will market your brand! Contact us today!!

1 June 2023 Global Parents Day! #Celebrate Parenting

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HISTORY OF GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS:

In 2012, the General Assembly proclaimed June 1 as the Global Day of Parents, to be observed annually in honour of parents throughout the world. This was done to appreciate all parents for their “selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.”

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Association offers Parenting Skills Training and coaching for groups and single parents.

“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. Franklin D. Rooseveldt

Contact our Parenting Coach today for a consultation.

Email:

wendy@beautifullifecommunity.co.za

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

Rerun of our Easter Story

This story resonated so much with our supporters last Easter therefore we’re republishing it to encourage you once again!

“Spread the Joy”: The Story of Easter lives on in 2022/23

April 2022/23
Easter Newsletter

Easter is a time of celebration and joy for many people around the world. However, there is more to this special time than chocolate egg hunts and hot cross buns. The story of Easter carries a significant message in the Christian faith, one from which we can all learn. The following is a simple and engaging version of the Easter story which we can easily share with our children and loved ones.

Jesus Christ taught people about the power and love of his Father, our God. He attracted many believers and followers. The leader of the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate, saw this as a threat. Pilate ordered the death of Jesus, and he was nailed to a cross in front of a crowd to scare them into stopping their support for Jesus. Before he died, Jesus forgave all of mankind for our sins.

Jesus’s followers buried his body in a tomb. They rolled a large stone over it to keep his body safe. After three days, Jesus’s friend, Mary Magdalene, found that the tomb was open and the body missing. An angel appeared to her and told her that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus himself then appeared, showing his followers the holes in his hands from the nails to prove it was truly him. Jesus rose from the dead! He told his followers of his Father’s eternal love for his people, and then ascended into Heaven. Jesus is alive and interceding on our behalf to the God our father.

This story reminds us that there is life, even after death. Jesus Christ will always be present in our hearts. It is in his spirit that we celebrate rebirth and resurrection. The eggs at Easter time represent a fresh beginning. Even after the darkest of times, God gives us the strength to find a new start.

As part of our Spread The Joy Easter Campaign we would like to honour the Easter message by gifting Easter hampers to those in need. We want to give everyone a reason to smile this Easter and inspire hope for new beginnings.

Your love gift or Three Hundred Rand (R300.00) will provide a grocery hamper for a hungry family during the Easter Holidays.

Gift Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate
Bank Details: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Your love gift will help us to “Spread the Joy” of the risen Christ this Easter!

Reach Out and Touch
If you or anyone around you need counselling or support to navigate life’s challenges during these difficult times, please call our counselling line +27(0)835030902 for a free 15-minute counselling session.
Alternatively contact us for a consultation by Email: : info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za.
For more info about the work we do, please visit: https://www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/
Wishing you a Blessed Easter!
Warm Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD

BEAUTIFUL NEWS !!

We are Celebrating Beautiful Life TCD’S 13th Birthday Today to God be the glory!!

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Thank you to all our Donors & Sponsors & Volunteers who supported us over the past 13 years.

Follow Beautiful Life Training and Community Development on our social media pages and stay connected.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BeautifulLife24

Instagram handle:

https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

Website:

https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

Team Beautiful Life Community

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“Shaping a generation together”

Regards Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD

Newsletter: First Term 2023

Hello Beautiful Life Family!

Trust you all are doing well and having a good start to the New Year!

Before we kick off with this year’s plans, let me thank all our faithful donors for supporting our Christmas Share-A-Thon during December 2022 and our Back-to-School Campaign during January 2023.

With your help we were able to bless numerous families with a Christmas Food Love Bucket.

Your gift matters: A letter from a beneficiary

“Good day Beautiful Life Team and donors. On behalf of the Petersen family, I would like to extend our gratitude for your assistance. Thank you for the grocery voucher we received. It is most appreciated. Blessings and peace to you and your families, from the Petersen Family.”

Back to School

Our “Send a child to school with Pride and Joy” campaign started in January 2023 and due to the high demand for school uniforms and shoes we are continuing to raise funds for children in need during this term.

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We are excited to share our upcoming plans for the First Term 2023!

January 2023: Send a Child to School with Pride & Joy Campaign: Our focus is to ensure that children have a new pair of school shoes and a basic school uniform at primary school level.

February 2023: Valentine’s Month of Love: ‘Share the love’ School Lunch Box Drive

Team Beautiful Life TCD will be reaching out to primary school children on the Cape Flats to bless them with a Brain Power Lunch Box & Story Book Ensemble on Valentine’s Day. We need your help to achieve our goal of feeding 100 children on Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day Love Gift: R50

Give Now: Click Here

March 2023: Birthday Month Celebrations!!

We at Beautiful Life TCD will be celebrating our 13th year as a non-profit! We are planning a Thanksgiving Breakfast in March 2023 and you, our donors and sponsors are all invited to celebrate this milestone with the Beautiful Life team. More about the event in our upcoming news…best to follow us on our social media pages.

April 2023: Easter Share-A-Thon

We will be hosting our annual ‘Spread the Joy’ Easter Share-A-Thon for families in need of a meal on Easter Sunday. Our Goal is to bless 150 families with an Easter Hamper.

We cannot do it without you, our valuable donors! Please add an Easter Hamper (R300) for a hungry family to your Easter Budget.

Stay in the know follow us on our social media pages, our latest news!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Instagram handle: https://Instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

Beautiful Life Counselling & Life Coaching

F.Y.I (If you need a friend to talk to or coaching during these challenging times).

For more information about our services connect on www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/counselling.html

Opportunity knocking at your door!

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Simply click here and complete the Volunteer Application Form to join the winning team at Beautiful Life TCD.

Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

Warm Regards

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD

‘Shaping a generation together’

Year End NEWSLETTER

December 2022
To: The Beautiful Life Family
Season’s Greetings!

To all our donors and volunteers who partnered with us during 2022 a huge thank you for your support. We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.

Thanks to your help Beautiful Life TCD has been able to partner with many families in need of basic supplies, counselling, training and support. Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year.

Reviews from our beneficiaries

“Beautiful TCD – What an amazing organisation. Not only does Beautiful Life provide relief to the community in many forms, but they also restore dignity and give hope – making a visible difference. Thank you, Beautiful Life Team and Sponsors” Samantha, Lansdowne

“Thank you, Beautiful Life, for the Grocery Voucher, we had no food in the house, and I was very depressed. I messaged the counselling line and was delighted to get a call back immediately; I am a youth from a single-parent home in Bishop Lavis.

Community Outreach During 2022
We partnered with Hillsong Africa Foundation, Radio CCFM, Focus on the Family Africa, Christianity Works and together with your financial support we were able to provide social, counselling and spiritual support to families across South Africa.

Additionally, we were able to provide lunch packs, school uniforms and shoes for children in townships in Cape Town. I am delighted to share that we have broadened our outreach to include school children in the Krommerivier community on the outskirts of Stellenbosch.

With your help we have been able to bless a number of families during the year with a meal voucher. However, the demand for food and basic supplies is much greater than our resources to sustain the ever-increasing number of children, families and elderly, who are hungry due to the economic pressures faced as a result of high unemployment which has had a devastating effect on the already disadvantaged communities in South Africa. We are therefore appealing to you to bless a family this Christmas Season with a meal to sustain them during the long school holidays.

Christmas 2022 Share – A- Thon “Spread the Joy” Campaign

Christmas Gift Ideas:

Gift a Food Love Bucket (R300) for a hungry family in S.A.

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Back To School January 2023!

You can help to send a child School with Pride & Joy

School uniform (R550) School shoes (R250)

Give Online:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)

Bank Details. Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.

Account No: 62301884616.

Branch Code: 202209

SWIFT Code: FIRNZAJJ

Life Coaching & Counselling: During the festive season many people are lonely and need support. Therefore, we are continuing our online counselling services everyday throughout the year on an appointment basis. Email: i nfo@beautifullifecommunity.co.za or Whatsapp: +27(0)835030902

Donor Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge our community development partners for their support throughout 2022 namely, our business donors, online donors and individual donors who supported our fundraisers at shopping malls in Cape Town throughout the year.

We look forward to partnering with families and communities in South Africa in 2023 and trust that you our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”

Stay in the know…follow us on social media

https://www.instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD/

website: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/news-events.html

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas & A Prosperous New Year!

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD

P.S. We need a minibus for our community outreach…. Sponsorship Opportunity…We will market your brand! Contact our marketing team today!!

“Shaping a generation together”

Christmas Share -A-Thon

#Spread the Joy “Buckets of Love Campaign”‍♀️

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This Christmas you and your family or office team can connect with our team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Non-Profit, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

We are raising funds to provide Christmas Hampers for families in distress, to gift school uniforms for children in need, and to empower unemployed persons in the Western Cape.

There are many ways you can partner with us and spread the Christmas Joy this Festive Season.

Option 1: Donate a Christmas Hamper for a hungry family during the 6-week long school holidays. (R300.00)

Option 2: Give the Gift of Education; sponsor a school uniform & shoes and help to send a child to school with pride & dignity in 2023 (R550.00)

Option 3: Donate your company gift of R1000 towards skills training projects for unemployed persons. Your business will enjoy marketing and exposure on all our social media platforms: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Face to Face marketing in shopping malls in Cape Town.

Donate Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Let’s spread the Christmas Joy this Festive Season.

“Love is fruit in season and within reach of every hand” Mother Teresa.

Seasons Greetings!

Wendy & Team Beautiful Life TCD

” Shaping a generation together”

Thanks Giving Day 23 November 2022

F.Y.I Thanksgiving Day, is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. As a Non Profit in South Africa we would like to embrace this attitude of gratitude.

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Today we would like to thank all the Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Assoc. donors, sponsors and volunteers for your contributions and support throughout this year.

We appreciate you and are most grateful for your efforts to uphold our motto “Shaping a generation together”

Many Blessings,Best Regards

The Beautiful Life TCD Key Members

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A Vote Of Thanks to VIDA CAFE and EN ROUTE / MOODY BLUE CAFE located at the Neelsie Student Centre Stellenbosch for supporting Beautiful Life TCD’s World Sandwich Day Campaign.

Many thanks to our individual donors and the anonymous sponsors for your donations.

Thank you for the delicious sandwiches. The children loved it! They were calling for seconds!

Together we fed 150 children on World Sandwich Day!! ‍♀️

We value your support!

#WorldSandwichDay

#Zero Hunger

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

“Shaping a generation together”

Heritage Day 24 September 2022 ‘Adopt A Grandparent’ Campaign

This Heritage day you can Join the team at Beautiful Life as we reach out to the elderly.

You can “Adopt a Grandparent”

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Gift a Food Love Bucket R250 and share the love on Heritage Day!

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Gift Now:

www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

“Shaping a generation together”

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Casual Day Friday 2 September 2022: Learn Sign Language

Join the Beautiful Life TCD Online Sign Language Class today! And start to include the deaf in your conversation.

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Casual Day Appeal:

Help a child to read: Gift a Story Book ensemble R50

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

For more info Email: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

#ICelebrateSA

#LearnSignlanguage

#Read

NEWS FLASH! Tune into Radio CCFM 107.5 FM

Listen to The Link Up Show with Natasha Khumalo at 10:15 on Thursday, 25 August 2022

Wendy La Vita founder of Beautiful Life TCD shares:

A Fantastic Opportunity from the Authors University in America for South Africans.

Listen Online:

https://www.radio-south-africa.co.za/ccfm

https://omny.fm/shows/the-view-point-1/communitybuilder-wendy-la-vita

Team Beautiful Life TCD” Shaping a generation together”

News Update!!

Now you can listen to the recording of the View Point Show on SAfm.

Songezo Mabece interviews Wendy La Vita, Founder & Director of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC.

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Listen Now:

Let’s uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Beautiful Life TCD “Equip Women 2022” Women’s Month Campaign.

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This Women’s Month you can partner with us to equip an unemployed women in South Africa by making a contribution towards her training.

Beautiful Life TCD offers online skills training and coaching workshops, to empower unemployed women in South Africa.

“Together we can do great things” Mother Teresa

Women’s Skills Training Gift R500

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Thank you for your support!

Team Beautiful Life TCD

“Shaping a generation together”

News Flash!

Tune into SAfm to The View Point Show with Songezo Mabece at 21:30 on Tuesday 2 August 2022 for a live interview with Wendy La Vita, Founder & Director of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC.

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Topic: Beautiful Life TCD Motto “Shaping a generation together” Global Thought

SAfm: 104 – 107 FM across South Africa

DSTV channel 814

Openview channel 614

Listen up! Join the conversation!

#Community involvement

#Collaboration

#Equity

Team Beautiful Life TCD

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

BEAUTIFUL LIFE TRAINING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WOMEN ‘S DAY CAMPAIGN “Celebrate Women”

On Monday, 9 August 2022 we are celebrating Women’s Day in South Africa,

You can empower an unemployed woman in a skill this Women’s Month.

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We are inviting companies to market your business on our all social media; Facebook, Instagram Whatsapp, Instagram and our website this women’s month, August 2022

As a sponsor of our Women’s Day campaign, you will be welcome to submit adverts for the Women’s Day Campaign. We will gladly promote your products.

Business Sponsorship: One Thousand Rand (R1000) for the entire month of August 2022

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development offers online skills training workshops, to empower unemployed women on the Cape Flats.

You can help to equip unemployed women with skills this Women’s Month!

Invest Today:
Bank: FNB, Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 201109

We value your support!

“Where there is a woman there is magic” Ntozake

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Beautiful Life TCD News Update:

Children’s Feed-back from a primary school in Cape Town

“Every day I go to school hungry because we do not have bread or food at home. Thank you for the healthy lunch packs. I love you.”

” I love the Beautiful Life donors because no one really cares about us at home, the people from Beautiful life show us love.”

” Thank you for the shoes, now I can go back to school. I stayed out because I did not have school shoes”.

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If you missed our Mandela Day Share-A-Thon, it’s not too late to make a difference.

Donate Now:

“Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are.” Mandela Theme 2022

We value your support!

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

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Global Theme “Do what you can, with what you have, wherever you are.”

How can you get involved?

Give the gift of Education: Donate a story Book & Lunch Pack for a child on the Cape Flats in South Africa

Give online:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Bank Account : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” Nelson Mandela

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Instagram handle:

https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

” Shaping a generation together”

News Update, June 2022

Hello Beautiful Life Family

Trust you are all well. Can your believe we are half way throught the year!

Today, I’m sharing the latest community news from South Africa.

On 16 June 2022 we are celebrating Youth Day in S.A. to recognise the sacrifices and contributions of the youths in the struggle against apartheid in 1976, so that today’s youth may have Freedom of Education.

Sadly, due to poverty and unemployment, many children living on the Cape Flats, on the outskirts of Cape Town are in dire need of a meal, a warm winter school uniform and shoes.

As a result, many youths drop out of school and become delinquent.

We need your help today, Give the Gift of Education.

Together can help to send a child to school with Pride & Joy.

Children’s Needs

School uniform (R450 each)

Shoes (R200 a pair)

Healthy Lunch Box (R25 each)

Gift Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Or Bank Transfer:

Bank: FNB
Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

“Nine-tenths of education is encouragement” Anatole France

Thank you for partnering with us.

Warm Regards

Wendy La Vita

Founder/Director

MA Psychology

# Amnesty International Day: Sat 28 May 2022

Beautiful life TCD Amnesty Appeal:

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# Stop hunger

# Humanity

Amnesty Appeal: Gift a Food Love Bucket or school shoes for a child on the Cape Flats in South Africahttps://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donateEFT: Bank Details: FNB
Account Name Beautiful Life Community.
Account No:62301884616Human rights is not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being’s entitlement by virtue of his humanity. Mother TeresaMore info about our human rights projects on: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za# Amnesty Day

Diamond Jubilee Fundraiser

On 9 May we are celebrating our Founder Member Wendy La Vita’s Diamond Jubilee Birthday!

Wendy’s Birthday Wish: I would like to bless 60 Mothers with a Meal Love Bucket on Mother’s Day to “Celebrate Life Together”

We need your help today: Gift a Food Love Bucket R250 for a Mother.A recent study revealed a shocking fact – 40% of children in South Africa are raised by single mothers.‍♂️

Love Gift Box:

Bank Account : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

Give Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

“Celebrate the beginning of New Life at sixty” Chinese philosophy.

Let’s Celebrate Life Together!

Team Beautiful Life TCD

” Shaping a generation together”

News Flash! Tune into Radio CCFM 107.5 FM to The Link Up Show with Natasha Khumalo at 11:20 on Thursday 28 April 2022 for a live interview with Wendy La Vita, Parenting Coach & Psychological Counsellor & Founder of Beautiful Life TCD.

Todays Topic: Co-parenting

Listen Online CCFM Live
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Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

” Shaping a generation together”

Beautiful Life TCD Online Short Courses Starting May 2022

Sales & Marketing
Customer Care
Fundraising For Non Profits
Small Business Development.
Telesales Training
French lessons
Beauty Consulting
Basic Massage Therapy

Nominal admin fees apply. Proceeds generated goes towards Beautiful Life TCD community projects.

Contact our admin office for more information.

Regards Team Beautiful Life TCD

Spotlight On Volunteering

Greetings from Team Beautiful Life TCD. We are excited to welcome a new volunteer, Amber Paulse
Psychology Student at Stellenbosch University.
She will be assisting with admin, fundraising and research.

Welcome Amber…. Enjoy the experience!

Should you like to join our team please complete the volunteer application form on our website:

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Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Sponsorship Acknowledgement to CG Plastics for supporting our # Spread The Joy, Easter Share-a-thon for families in crisis in the Western Cape. Thank you for your donation. We value you as a community development partner.

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We recommend CG Plastics. CG plastics has a range of quality products and their services are highly recommended.
CG Plastics Contact Details:
Director: Grace Cable
Email: grace.cable@cgplastics.
Tel No +27 21 704 4962
Website website: http://www.cgplastics.co.za/products/

Beautiful Life TCD Good News

A huge Thank-You to our donors for “Spreading The Joy” this Easter.

Reviews from our beneficiaries:

Beautiful Life TCD has been an anchor to me during a difficult time in my life. Thank your the Food Voucher and your prayers. Sam Blue Downs.

“Thank you Beautiful Life for the Easter Hamper. We had no food in the house and I was very depressed. I messaged Beautiful Life TCD and was delighted to get a call back immediately. I am a youth from a single parent home in Bishop Lavis.

Thank you for upholding our motto.

” Shaping a generation together”

Warm Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

NEWS Flash! Tune into Radio CCFM 107.5 FM for The Link Up Show with Natasha Khumalo between 11:30 – 12:00 on Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Live Interview with Wendy La Vita, Parenting Coach, Psychological Counsellor and Founder of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC.

Quote: “We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future. Franklin D. RooseveldtRegards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

” Shaping a generation together”

“Spread the Joy”: The Story of Easter lives on in 2022

April 2022
Easter Newsletter

Easter is a time of celebration and joy for many people around the world. However, there is more to this special time than chocolate egg hunts and hot cross buns. The story of Easter carries a significant message in the Christian faith, one from which we can all learn. The following is a simple and engaging version of the Easter story which we can easily share with our children and loved ones.

Jesus Christ taught people about the power and love of his Father, our God. He attracted many believers and followers. The leader of the Roman Empire, Pontius Pilate, saw this as a threat. Pilate ordered the death of Jesus, and he was nailed to a cross in front of a crowd to scare them into stopping their support for Jesus. Before he died, Jesus forgave all of mankind for our sins.

Jesus’s followers buried his body in a tomb. They rolled a large stone over it to keep his body safe. After three days, Jesus’s friend, Mary Magdalene, found that the tomb was open and the body missing. An angel appeared to her and told her that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus himself then appeared, showing his followers the holes in his hands from the nails to prove it was truly him. Jesus rose from the dead! He told his followers of his Father’s eternal love for his people, and then ascended into Heaven. Jesus is alive and interceding on our behalf to the God our father.

Your love gift or Two Hundred and Fifty Rand (R250.00) will provide a meal for a hungry family this Easter Holiday.

It’s our birthday!

The best gift is the gift of giving

Beautiful Life TCD is celebrating its birthday on the 22nd of March this year. For 12 impactful years, Beautiful Life TCD has been serving families and communities in Cape Town. For our birthday, we ask that you help us continue to help others. Many children and families in the Cape Flats are living in impoverishment, and will go hungry this Easter season.

Each of us has been given their own slice from the cake of life. Let us all look at our slices and reflect on what we have. Some of us have bigger slices, with access to secure housing, good education and job opportunities. Others have smaller slices, where one meal a day is a tough find.

Beautiful Life TCD wants to translate gratitude into give-a-tude. If you would like to share some of your cake, whether it be a sliver or a chunk, please get involved with our “Share the Joy” campaign and make a difference by purchasing Easter food hampers at R250 each.

SHARE-CHALLENGE: It’s okay to get competitive when sharing the love! A special thank you to a generous anonymous donor, whose Birthday Love Gift comprised of 12 Easter hampers! This is our biggest and best birthday donation so far. You can become the new share-challenge top competitor by donating 12 or more hampers!

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Gift Now:
www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Bank Account : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

Like & Follow:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Instagram handle:
https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

Website:
www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za

Regards,
Team Beautiful Life TCD
” Shaping a generation together”

International Women’s Day, 8 March

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Non Profit is a Women Headed & BEE Company Established by Wendy La Vita in March 2010 to empower unemployed women and children on the Cape Flats in South Africa, through schooling, training and skills development projects in collaboration with schools, civil society and businesses.

Today, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

Together we will explore “Womanity” … her Beauty, Brains, Strength, Vulnerablity and Passions.

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Click on the link to for our “Womanity” Weblog:

#Celebrate Womanity

# Break The Bias

LENT 40 DAY SUGAR FAST CHALLENGE!

Say No to sugar and enjoy the benefits … good health, weight loss, no allergies, loads of energy, feel good, sleep well …

Donate your sugar savings to feed a hungry family in South Africa this Easter.

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

40 Day Sugar Fast

Donate & Feel Great!

Comment …. tell us how you feeling… we’d love to hear from you!

Whatsapp 0835030902

Team Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC

# No Sugar

# Sharing

# Stop Hunger

News Update: 01:03:2022

Greetings from Team Beautiful Life TCD. We are excited to welcome a new team member Josie Makkink to Beautiful Life TCD. She has a strong background in Journalism and enjoys blogging and is currently studying towards a Masters Degree in Psychology. Josie will be offering her services as a volunteer in the areas of counselling and communications. We look forward to working alongside her!

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We bid Farewell To our team members: Cydney, Marette and Bronwyn who have completed their journey as students and have found full time employment. Unfortunately, they will not be able to offer their time as volunteers any longer.

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We wish them well in all their endeavours. Thank you for your input. We will miss you, but have to let you go! God Bless

Should you like to join our team please complete the volunteer application form on our website.

You will learn new skills and gain valuable experience as a volunteer, which will add credibility to your CV.

Best Wishes for the new season!

VALENTINE’S MONTH OF LOVE

“Share the Love” Campaign

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Gift a “Goody Bag” for a child this Valentines Day.

Love Gift R250 = A Brain Power Lunch Pack and a pair of school shoes for a child.

SHARE NOW:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Donor Prize : You stand a chance to win a Facial & Make-over Compliments Beautiful Life TCD.

# Share the love

# Valentines Day

“Shaping a generation together”

Congratulations to our Donor Prize Winner Nandipa Mavela on winning a Children’s Story Book ensemble & a pair of school shoes for a child.

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Thank you for supporting our Back to School “Send a child to school with pride and Joy” campaign.

Best Wishes for 2022!

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

“Shaping a generation together”

BACK TO SCHOOL for our children in South Africa No Uniform. No Shoes. No Food Januworry is Real

“You can’t teach a hungry child.”

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SOS Appeal : Sponsor a School Uniform & Healthy Immune Booster Lunch Pack for a child on the Cape Flats in South Africa

Gift Now:

www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Bank Details

Bank : FNB Account Name:
Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

“Love is fruit in season and within reach of every hand” Mother Teresa.

Regards Team Beautiful Life TCD

CHRISTMAS “Buckets of Love” Spread The Joy” Campaign

Seasons Greetings!

With Christmas on our doorstep, we are appealing to you to help the team at Beautiful Life Training & Community Development

‘Spread The Christmas Joy.’

Your love gift of a Food ‘Love Bucket (R250) will enable us to provide a healthy meal for a family this Christmas!

This Christmas you also can give the Gift of Education: Sponsor a school uniform and a pair of school shoes (R500.00)

GIFT NOW : www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

Deposit your Love Gift into our bank account:
First National Bank
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

There are many more ways to reach out and touch somebody’s hand and help to uphold our motto “Shaping a generation together”.

Your Love Gift will help to train an unemployed person in a skill, support a family or a single parent or care for the elderly.

We wish you a peaceful and blessed festive season

“Let’s spread the Christmas Joy”

Seasons Greetings!

From The Beautiful Life Team

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Giving Tuesday, 30 November 2021 Buckets of Love Campaign
South Africa Appeal. S.O.S

We are appealing to you to “Share the Love” On Giving Tuesday a Global Day of Generosity and help to combat the Spread of COVID-19 Variants.

Gift a Food Love Bucket for a child in South Africa facing another COVID-19 Variant. Gift R250.00

Online Love Gift:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

EFT: Bank Details: FNB
Account Name Beautiful Life Community.
Account No:62301884616
Branch Code: 201109

# Save Our Children.
Thank you for your support!

Team Beautiful Life

“Shaping a generation together”

News Flash! The Boundless Blog by Wendy La Vita: “Global Thanks Giving Day” 25 November 2021… Fresh Off The Press and just a click away!

Thanksgiving Day? not too sure what that’s about … we’ve all heard of the American festivals Black Friday and Cyber Monday… it’s so commercialised right.…
…..so why not celebrate the American festival, Thanksgiving Day globally?

Read on… at your finger tips ☺ just click on the link:

http://www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za/blog-3.html

Like & Follow us https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

Instagram handle:

https://instagram.com/beautiful_life_community_TCD

Twitter:

https://mobile.twitter.com/BeautifulLife24

Regards
Team Beautiful Life TCD

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Endorsement of Alyona Smith Photography.

To all Mommies out there
Enjoy a November 2021 Special – 50% off on all Lifestyle photo sessions (you can book now and enjoy your session for 3 months!)

View Alyona’s recent work:
https://www.instagram.com/alyona.smith.photography/

Alyona is also looking for a mommy-to-be who would like to have her birth documented to help her build a portfolio. Contact Alyona Smith Photography Today to capture your memories forever!

You can book on www.alyonasmith.com
Or send WhatsApp for more info 081-596-9404.

Proudly supported by Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC.

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Christmas 2021 NEWSLETTER

Doctor Wendy

To: The Beautiful Life Family

Season’s Greetings! To all our donors and volunteers who partnered with us during 2021, a huge thank you for your support.

We value your input and all your love gifts towards our community projects.

With your help, Beautiful Life TCD has been able to partner with a number of families in need of support during these difficult times as a result of the economic climate and the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Many thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly to raise funds and assist with admin and marketing throughout the year.

We would like to acknowledge our sponsors and donors; St Peters Square Shopping Mall for hosting our fundraisers, CG Plastics, Pick n Pay Head Office, Pearson South Africa, Naturally Neo Life Distributor, The Student Success Coach, Partners Hair Design, The Meditereanean Cook Book and Rainbow Aluminium. Adam & Co. And a huge vote of thanks to all our individual donors for your love gifts throughout the year!

During the course of this year, I received a scholarship to attend a course in Global Health offered by Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. The course delegates and presenters echoed Beautiful Life TCD’s vision of forming partnerships within communities and globally to alleviate poverty and enhance global health.

Next year, 2022 we are planning some exciting community development partnership programmes best to follow us on our social media:

http://mobile.twitter.com/BeautifulLife24

website: www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za for news updates.

Christmas 2021 Share the Joy Campaign!

Children

Tis the season of Joy! This Christmas, you can help to put a smile on the face of a child on the Cape Flats during the Christmas holidays. After the difficult school year our children desperately needs some good news, and you can be SANTA this Christmas.

Our goal is to bless one hundred (100) families with a Christmas Love Bucket packed with goodies and healthy meals for children during the school holidays.

You can help to share the Christmas Joy and donate a Love Bucket R250 for a hungry family right now:

https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

Sponsors are also sought to make in-kind donations to fill the love bucket with goodies. Please contact our office to arrange collection or delivery of your donation.

We need a new vehicle to offer much-needed services for children and community services this Christmas holidays & 2022! This is a great opportunity to advertise your business on our social media platforms.

During January 2022, you can help to send a child to school with Pride & Joy

IMG-20160120-WA0004-2-1-2 We are hosting our Back-to-School Fundraiser in January 2022 and appeal to you our valued supporter to give the Gift of Education to a child on the Cape Flats in the New Year!

You can sponsor a school uniform (R500) by making an online donation today!

CLICK: https://www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

Make a Direct Gift: Electronic Transfer (EFT)

Bank Details. Account Name: Beautiful Life Community Development.

Account No: 62301884616. Branch Code: 202209

We look forward to continuing our partnership with families and communities in South Africa in 2022 and trust that you, our partner in community development will continue to help us to uphold our motto: “Shaping a generation together”.

May God bless your endeavors in 2022!

Blessings!

Wendy & The Beautiful Life Team

“Shaping a generation together’’

This space is open to add your name and donation or your business on our news page.

Call our fundraising team today on 0835030902 to partner with us and make a difference!

Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Sponsorship Acknowledgement to Howard Sabatta from “Naturally” for supporting our Christmas “Buckets of Love” Share-a-thon.

Thank you for sponsoring a Neo Life Vitality Nutritional Supplement & Nutrience Hair Care Gift Pack as a donor prize!

Pro Vitality contains powerful nutrients which enhances: Abundant Energy Antioxidant Protection️. Heart Health️. Immune Strength. Healthy Brain Function. And so much more! # ProVitality # Immunity # Restoration

Nutriance Shampoo & Conditioner are luxurious hair products which delivers salon-quality performance that you can enjoy at home every day. Clinically tested in Europe’s most prestigious dermatological research facility.
# Nurtriance Rich # Luxurious #Naturally

Neolife products delivered to your door!

This is also a great opportunity for your own home based business to earn a residual income!

Contact: Howard Sabatta
Online Shop: Naturally
Neo Life Independent Distributor
Email: beautyandthebeast527@gmail.com
Cell No: +27 82 823 8682
Website: https://www.shopneolife.com/naturally

Thank you ‘Naturally’ for your support!

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Spotlight On Volunteering

Meet Bronwyn Weeks and Marette Vorster Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC volunteers.

Bronwyn Weeks

Marette Vorster.

They have been working behind the scenes; building our donor base, mailing donors and creating our social media. Taking time out of their demanding schedule as varsity students to make a global difference. Thank you Bronwyn & Marette, we value and appreciate you and wish you great success as you knuckle down and study during the upcoming exams. Thanks for helping to uphold our motto “Shaping a generation together”

Blessings Team Beautiful Life TCD

# Share the Love Competition

Enter the Flashword Competition on KFM radio you can win R5000.00 for yourself and give to charity.

“Share the love” Nominate Beautiful Life Training & Community Development to get a donation from Albany Bread.

What to do:

Whatsapp your Name and I.D. to

082 945 0940 to KFM

Listen online at 17:00 – 17:30

https://www.kfm.co.za/Show/the-flash-drive-with-carl-wastie

Go for it! We rooting for you!

Team Beautiful Life TCD

“Shaping a generation together”

News Flash: Did you know 27% of children in South Africa are malnourished and at risk of contracting deadly viruses.

Your love gift of R30 will provide 2 Immune Booster meals for a child to protect her from COVID-19 Varients.

Gift Online : www.payfast.co.za/donate/go/beautifullifetraining

Bank: First National Bank
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Account No: 62301884616
Branch Code: 201109

“Shaping a generation together”

Team Beautiful Life TCD

News Update 1 August 2021

Hello Beautiful Life FamiIy

Good News

I am proud to share my good news with you given the current climate I figured it would encourage you to follow your dreams and never give up! I received a bursary to attend the Introduction to Global Health Short Course at Stellenbosch University, and today I am super excited to present my cerificate in Global Health received on 28 July 2021

The course covers an array of very important world issues. The words health and global have been explored in so many ways in different topics relevant to the world we live in across the globe.This course is a must for medical students, medical professionals, community practitioners, and lay people in all walks of life of life, to broaden ones understanding of the inter-connectedness of all life on earth and even the air we breathe.

As a philanthropist active in the Non-profit sector in South Africa I am always looking for collaborators to improve the lives of the poor. It was a good learning experience to engage with others from across Africa and broadened my knowledge about the spectrum of global health.

For more info about the course visit
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/healthsciences/global“Shaping a generation together”Warm RegardsWendy La Vita
Founder/ Director
Beautiful Life TCD
M.A. Psychology

Beautiful Life TCD Women’s Month Campaign “Celebrate Women”

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This Womens month you can help to upskill unemployed women in South Africa through our online skills training programmes.

Invest Now:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

You can win an Ebook ” How to massage your partner” by world renowned Hakim La Rocca

We value your support!

Team Beautiful Life TCD

Mandela Day 18 July 2021
Fundraising Appeal: Leave a legacy of love for future generations”

# Sponsor a child’s Education

# Support our Zero Hunger Campaign
# Make a bequest to Beautiful Life Training & Community Development NPC to continue our community upliftment projects.

“Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that generation.” Nelson Mandela

You can make a love gift online on our Givengain site below:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TCD

“Shaping a generation together”

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Compliance Statement Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)

This communication explains how we obtain, use and disclose your personal information, in accordance with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA”), enforced on 1 July 2021.

On all Beautiful Life Training & Community Development Non-Profit Company (NPC) platforms, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is collected and used properly, lawfully, and transparently and will not be transferred to third parties.

We collect and process your personal information mainly for news sharing about Beautiful Life TCD, for fundraising purposes, community development events, and our income generation projects.

We use your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected solely for the above-mentioned purposes. In addition, where necessary, your information may be retained for research purposes.

If however, you no longer wish to receive further communications from us, please email us at info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

We assure you of your best interests at all times, including the protection of your personal information, as we partner with you to uphold our motto, “Shaping a generation together”.

We value your support!

Regards

Wendy La Vita
Founder/Director
M.A.Psychology
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development. NPC
www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za

YOUTH DAY, Wednesday 16 June 2021 you can Join our Visionary Circle! f187bbae-1c1a-b09f-0000-0170672da236

You can be a part of something amazing this decade! You can inspire a child to read.

Did you know? 78% of Grade Four learners in South Africa cannot read for basic meaning in any national language.

In other words, eight out of every 10 nine-year-olds in South Africa are currently functionally illiterate. You can Give the Gift of Home Education Sponsor a child (R500) per month and help to change the future of a youth in South Africa.

EFT:

BANK DETAILS:
Bank: First National Bank
Account Name: Beautiful Life Community
Bank Acc No : 62301884616
Branch Code: 202209

Give the Gift of Home Education and help to change the future of youth in South Africa.

Donate online:
https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Thank you for your support!

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:

Winter-A-Thon

Community outreach meals for hungry families handover by Beautiful Life TCD Director, Wendy La Vita to Belgravia Catholic Church Community Project volunteers for families on the Cape Flats.

Proudly sponsored by Pick N Pay Corporate Cape Town.

Like & Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/Beautifullifecommunity

https://mobile.twitter.com/BeautifulLife24
Instagram handle:
beautiful_life_community_

Thank you for your support!

Volunteer Opportunity: Associate Director
Project Description:
Beautiful Life Training & Community Development is a Non-Profit Company, serving communities on the Cape Flats, in South Africa, working across all sectors of society to alleviate poverty and unemployment, develop potential in children and adults and form collaborative relations between families, communities, schools, training institutions, businesses and civil society.
The Associate Director is required to work directly with the Director to increase our annual turnover, administration, volunteer recruitment and training, networking and developing partnerships to achieve our organisational goals.
Please visit www.beautifullifecommunity.co.za for more info is about our work.
This an exciting opportunity to offer your services in community development and poverty alleviation and nation-building.
To uphold our slogan: “Shaping a generation together”.
Application procedure: Email CV & I.D. & Cover Letter to the Director: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za

#MOTHERS DAY 9 May 2021

Celebrate Mothers!

Equip an unemployed mother in a skill in the month of May 2021 or donate a hamper to feed a hungry family this Mothers Day!

Lets share the love on line:

https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18617/donate

Donor prize for May 2021

You can win an online copy of World Renowned, Hakim La Rocca’s Book Unplugged – DIY Retreat | Cooking | Massage | Yoga.

Learn to cook like Hakim’s Mamma & connect with your mate

Email your payment notification to: info@beautifullifecommunity.co.za

We value your support!

Regards

Team Beautiful Life TC

News Flash! Join Peter Alkema from Student Success Coach & 2.5K YouTube subscribers for a Live Webinar Interview featuring
Wendy La Vita, founder of Beautiful Life Training & Community Development/Motivational Trainer, Life Coach & Social Entrepreneur

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“Veni, Vidi, Vici

I came, I saw, I conquered” Julius Ceasar.

Date: Friday 30 April 2021

Time: 12:00 SAST

Where: YouTube online

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iWCXXTsjFww&feature=youtu.be

# Motivation
# Life Coaching
# Success

Reach Out & Touch Campaign

# Support for students affected by the fire at UCT Campus and the surrounding area in Cape Town.

Today you can help us to provide an online meal voucher and assist with online classes,

mentorship and counselling for displaced students.

#Ubuntu: The belief that we are defined by our compassion and kindness towards others.

Donate Now: https://www.givengain.com/cause/10911/campaigns/18717/donate

http://beautifullifecommunity.co.za/news-events.html

Regards Team Beautiful Life TCD

Beautiful Life #Good News

Founder Member Wendy La Vita hands over a grocery hamper to an unemployed mom from the Cape Flats.

Photo insert taken at St Peters Square Observatory, Cape Town, where we hosted a fundraising table to raise much-needed funds to empower others like Barbie and her family.

Thank you to our sponsors and donors for your support.

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