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WESTEND TARGET BOOTS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN VILLAGE |
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Huddersfield football club Westend have launched an
appeal to send football boots to South African
youngsters. |
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They have set themselves a target of collecting
400 pairs of
boots (equal to one pair for each
child at the Club). |
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Organiser Smiling Ubisi from the Kunavelela Project
commented: “It’s really good news that Westend FC
will be supporting us again this year especially as
we have more and more boys joining the team”. |
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The Salendine Nook based club are also appealing for
shirts, shorts, socks and other items of equipment
that they can also send. |
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Financial aid towards transport costs to South
Africa will be very welcome. |
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Kunavelela means
"To Encourage Hope" in the local Shangaan language
which is exactly what the founders, Harry and
Smiling Ubisi, two brothers from the village have
been doing since 1997. |
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Westend FC support South African village |
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Harry and Smiling Ubisi created the registered
non-profit charity the Kunavelela Community Project
in 1997 "to encourage hope" in their rural community
Hluvukani, that is battling with the ravages of
AIDS, AIDS orphans, endemic tuberculosis, malaria
and a dire lack of proper sewerage and clean
drinking water. |
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One
of the project's main aims is to create a better
life through sport. Harry and Smiling (pictured
above) have started a
soccer team, the Hluvukani Blackbirds and need help
to kit the players out. |
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FOOTBALL IS
ALWAYS FUN
Bafana Bafana style
Notice
the bare feet and home made goals
Pitch a
bit short of grass?
No FIVE
star hotels here
Do they
look bored?
Eat your
heart out England
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One
of Kunavelela Community Projects other main aims is
to help the community grow enough food to feed
everyone. There are very few working adults in the
villiage. As in so many rural communities, the
majority have either died of Aids, leaving orphans
behind, or have moved to the cities looking for
work. |
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This means that many of the grandmothers and
grandfathers are unexpectedly looking after up to 6
children. The grandmothers survive on their state
pensions of around zar 950, or 100 euro a month. |
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Can you
imagine trying to feed 6 growing kids on 100 euro a
month? |
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This issue is being addressed through the Gogo's
(Grandmother's)
Veggie Garden. |
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Land has been purchased from the tribal authority to
create a communal vegetable garden. The Grandmothers
of the village cultivate the garden ensuring a
supply of fresh fruit and vegetables for their
families and which allows the more effective use of
government pensions for other provisions.
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With money raised by the Kunavelela project, the area
has already been completely fenced off, keeping
goats and cattle at bay. In addition, farming
implements, seeds and other necessary equipment have
been purchased to allow a variety of winter and
summer crops to be planted and tended with ease.
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They
are now beginning to start to raise funds for
small-scale poultry farming which will provide
additional sources for income, employment and food
supplies. |
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They
will begin by buying 20 hens and a rooster, and
enough chicken wire to make a hen house. The fresh
eggs will be given to the young, the elderly and the
sick. Extra eggs could be sold locally to raise
money to buy more hens, and so on. |
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Birmingham City striker Cameron Jerome spent
over two hours signing autographs and watching the
latest crop of talent enjoying football at the Club.
Cam scored 10 goals in the Premier League last
season but has a lot to do to match the 90 he scored
in one season for Westend FC! |
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