Website: www.hungerandthirst.net e-mail: info@hungerandthirst.net Office: 1 Angel Street, New Park, Kimberley, 8301 Postal address: PO Box 3563, Diamond, 8305 Cell: 076 810 6838 Fax: 086 630 2394

PROGRESS REPORT

for the period May 2011 to July 2011

Date issued: 29 August 2011

Compiled by: Marisca van Wyk Assisted by: Isabel Jacobs

(10 pages including this one)

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1. From the founders pen “Why the name ‘Hunger and Thirst’?” is a question I get asked frequently. The answer is a simple one. To hunger and to thirst is an intense human need that has to be satisfied. It simply cannot be ignored. As Edmund Burke said “all that’s necessary for the forces of evil to win is for enough good men to do nothing.” This is why we take action to satisfy the hunger and thirst of previously disadvantaged communities. Neil Pretorius CEO/ Founder Our motivation to satisfy this need lies in our own hunger and thirst, our hunger and thirst for righteousness to prevail. Therefore we have developed a model that addresses the needs and disadvantages previously created. The Hunger and Thirst Foundation addresses more than a hunger for food or a thirst for drink - it creates a platform for dreams to be born and for character to be formed and nourished. Our Hunger is fed by addressing malnutrition in previously disadvantage communities of South Africa. By developing future leaders through helping children with their homework and sport, thereby improving their school results and developing sport talents. In growing leadership principles in children we help them to understand that a better education means a better future. Our Thirst is quenched by empowering communities in creating jobs where they can become self-sustainable. There is a proverb that says:”those who hunger and thirst for righteousness shall see it come to pass.” It is this that we, the Hunger and Thirst Foundation, strive to accomplish - for righteousness to come for all.

We are proud to have 153 people working full-time at Hunger and Thirst and 1’743 children enrolled into Leadership and Sports Academies…and growing!

2. Hunger and Thirst’s First annual Sports day Hunger and Thirst Foundation held a sport day for the learners in their Leadership and Sports Academies (LSA’s). The teams were represented by Richie, Barkly West and Platfontein Academies. The day consisted of a number of soccer and netball matches. This Sport Day was held to identify promising players both in Netball and Soccer. The purpose is to develop a team that will partake in local Soccer and Netball leagues. We started the day with high excitement. The children arrived at Staats Primary School from 8:00am and had something hot to drink while they were gathering on the pavilion. After the welcoming ceremonies the first matches started. Each team convinced that they were going to win the finals.

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The following teams played in the finals:

• Soccer: Ritchie A versus Barkley B. Ritchie A won. • Netball: Ritchie A versus Platfontein B. Ritchie A won.

After all the finals were played we had lunch sponsored by Wimpy. In closing we had an award ceremony where the winning team’s players each received a medal to reward their efforts. The overall best players of the day were both chosen from the Richie teams and received a trophy. Congratulations to all the teams that partook in this day. We are proud of you all. Thank you for all of your hard work in preparation. A special thans to Mr George Badenhorst, owner of Wimpy Kimberley, who made this lunch possible for the kids. 3. New Branding Hunger and Thirst have expanded their branding and thereby also enhanced unity in and amongst our staff. Hermari Steyn (Netball trainer) working together with Mr. Andries Markgraaf of High 5 clothing, designed a stunning jacket for all our staff. On the 20th- 21st

Ritchie LSA Barkly West LSA

of July we went to Barkley West and Richie LSA and handed the jackets to our Coaches, Mentors, Food team members and Overseers. The LSA members look very professional in their uniform jackets. This was a really great way to start a quarter.

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4. We empower our people Promotions Two of our coaches in our Ritchie and Barkly West LSA’s respectively were promoted to assistant Overseer. This decision was made based on their past performance. It always brings great pleasure to empower people to develop their full potential. Congratulations to Portia Madebe from Richie and Vinolia Madebe from Barkly West (they are not related by the way). Both these ladies are hard working and there when a task has to be done. They are good with admin and the managing of their teams. They show true passion and great potential. We thank them both for the difference they make in the LSA’s where they partake.

Vinolia Madebe (Assistant overseer) and Portia Medebe (Assistant overseer) and Doreen Bessies (Overseer) Barkly West LSA Steven Graaff (Trainer) Ritchie LSA

5. Positive report on LSA children We asked our Overseers in Barkly West and Ritchie to write a short paragraph on particular children that have shown great progress since they were enrolled into a LSA. Barkly West LSA :

Russel Oliphant: Russel’s behaviour and attitude toward the LSA has improved drastically. His participation in activities and doing

homework also shows great progress. In the beginning he was often absent from the LSA, but now he is very diligent in attending school and the LSA afterward.

Alfred Dou: Alfred does his school work well, but when he is on the soccer field playing with his friends in the LSA, he is a different child. He has self confidence and is truly joyful.

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Ruth Kola: Ruth struggled with mathematics in the beginning of this year. Since attending the LSA her math skills have improved and the percentage on her school rapport has improved.

Jaqualine Motlaba: Jaqualine had very poor reading skills when she first started at the LSA. She has gained skills as well as confidence in reading and her teachers are very impressed.

Ipeleng Jonas: Ipeleng is known as a shy girl, but since attending the LSA not only have her Afrikaans and maths skills improved, but she is making an effort to interact with the other children and has made friends.

Ella Mqonqohtho: Ella use to have a negative attitude towards

schoolwork. Since attending the LSA her attitude has changed and she has become one of our sharpest students.

Petrolene Brown: Petrolene is bright academically and works very hard. She plays netball well. Since competing at the Hunger and Thirst sport day, she is very motivated to identify her mistakes and remember to correct them while playing netball.

Richard Jacobs: Richard has a lot of energy. When he started at the LSA he used this energy to make trouble. We have been focusing on channelling his energy onto the sport and mentor activities so that he can better focus on school work. This method has worked excellently.

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Wessel van Wyk: Wessel was very ill mannered when he first started at the LSA. He has grown into a respectful young boy and enjoys helping others.

6. Flowers for our training Centre We wanted to get our training Centre’s entrance ready for spring. With the help of a few nurseries in Kimberley we successfully did so. A big thank you to Kremetart Kwekery in Kimberley who sponsored us with flowers and compost as well as some much needed advice. Thank you also to Afri-Garden and Pro- Plant & Bird for their contributions.

Flowers from Kremetart Kwekery

7. New activities for our LSA’s We have introduced three new activities into each of our three LSA’s (Barkly West, Ritchie and Platfontein). These activities are: Darts, Table tennis and Pool. With these new activities came new excitement amongst the children. We implemented a reward system where children who show good behaviour and progress in the LSA get to play Table Tennis, Darts or Pool. This motivates good behaviour and teaches our children that discipline reaps rewards. Two of our volunteers, Marisa Botes and Marisca van Wyk, were kind enough to gather sponsors to specifically fund this equipment.

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Thank you to the many willing supporters: Willa Krause salon Deusch – Südwes Creative printing Carmen Couture Pro Print Miloc Micro Loans P.J Botha investments & services WJ Orton from Noord Kaap Makelaars Past. Steve Pretorius Marisa and Marisca with the children after their pool match A special thank you to Lennie from Kimberley Amusement for sponsoring three pool tables and the related equipment.

The Ritchie team offloading their table tennis kit The three sets of dart- and scoreboards

8. Training

Career Day at Ritchie LSA Hunger and Thirst Foundation know that each child has a dream, including which career they want to pursue in the future. In the communities we have identified the need for more information regarding careers and what subjects at school the children will need to achieve these objectives to make their dreams come true. We want the children to realise that when they choose a certain path while they are still young, it will have a positive effect on their education and skills and even a tertiary qualification one day.

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On the 27th

By Amor Le Roux

Amor(Mirage Outdoor) and Annelize (Enslins) with the Gr 7’s from Ritchie LSA

of July we invited one of our partners, Enslins Kimberley (auditing and accounting firm) to the Ritchie Leadership and Sports Academy. The overall focus was to share with the children what accounting is really about and to give them a holistic view on the profession. The children were excited to meet Annelize van Zyl who explained in a descriptive manner what accounting is. The T-shirts that Enslins donated to the Grade 7 class were much appreciated. We are excited to have similar events in the future to broaden the children’s views on jobs/professions and the skills they will need for the particular field.

New staff members at Ritchie LSA

In May we trained additional staff to fulfill the roles of Coaches and Food team members and to join the rest of LSA staff in Ritchie. We have also enrolled the Gr. 4-5’s of Rietrivier Primary into our LSA. It is a joy to watch them develop through the Academy. The new members went through an initial training period where we covered the following topics: “Introduction to Hunger and Thirst”, “Coaching” and “Grow kids with character”. During the training these topics covered the basics of working with children in our LSA. When the initial training was completed, we selected 20 members to become part of our LSA staff. These selected members were employed on the 1st

New Staff in Ritchie

of June.

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PLATFONTEIN (New LSA!!) The !Xu and Khwe were relocated to Platfontein In 2004 from a farm called Smitsdrif. The Platfontein community, 15 km outside Kimberley in the Northern Cape, is the only major group of San people in South Africa. 7000 people live at Platfontein of which 90% are unemployed. The San people are mainly divided into two different language groups.

Steven Graaff training in Platfontein !Xunkwese combined school is the only school in Platfontein. On the 18th July we enrolled the Gr1 to Gr3 pupils into our LSA totaling a number of 550 children. With this we created 66 jobs. This has already made a huge difference in the community. We started with training on the 6th June - 14th of July. The first 2 weeks had the following topics: “knowing names”, “team work” and “orientating”. The 3rd week had the topics of: “differences”, “mistakes”, “hurt “and “uplifting talk”. The community of Platfontein that partook in the training was very responsive and even held a concert about the training and the Hunger and Thirst Foundation! The 4th and 5th

Platfontein LSA in action Children from Platfontein receiving their feeding packs

week the following topics were covered: “introduction to Hunger and Thirst” “coaching” and “Grow kids with character”. They had a written exam to test their new gained knowledge of the topics. I was surprised by the good interpretation they had of our vision. The last week was all about skills, which covered the following topics: “developing” and “hand and eye coordination”. We continue with training on a weekly basis.

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Mirage Outdoor Activities - Training

Platfontein fun day at the Boma We invited our soon to be Coaches, Mentors and Food team members to our training facility “The Boma”, where they enjoyed a fun day in celebration of their employment. The day was hosted by Mirage Outdoor Activities. For most of these people it was a first. A first for leaving Platfontein, a first for the “Foofy slide” and a first for rock climbing. On Friday the 15th

Platfontein seated in the Boma training room Fun day on the Boma- ‘’Foofy slide’’

9. Thank you Thank you to all our other partners for your continued support. You help us create much needed employment. You make children’s dreams come true and help contribute to a brighter SA! Keep in mind that all donations are income tax deductible and qualify for points on your organization’s BEE scorecard. Visit our website wwww.hungerandthirst.net for more information.

July, the big day at the Boma finally arrived. Transported by bus the people arrived at the Boma. First we enjoyed some refreshments and then a welcoming ceremony. We announced that all 66 of them were employed and enjoyed the rest of the fun filled day. There was “foofy sliding”, rock climbing, and soccer, paintball target shooting and rafting on the cannel. Lunch and refreshments followed at 13h00. We ended the day’s activities with a number of competitions and a cold coke as the reward: first we had egg throwing; then six brave men and women took on the challenge of wheel barrow racing. The last competition was a group song - they divided into three groups and we enjoyed the show. Platfontein now fully understands the meaning of “BOMA” which is: Extended platform for the nations