Another great event was held at the Nelson Mandela Youth Centre in collaboration with The Art of Living (sister organisation of IAHV), Revolution Motor Cycle and a group of attorneys.
On Saturday 16 December , over 300 pensioners were treated to a day of fun, dance, delicious food, games, singing and comedy.
Everyone left with a gift bag and a vanity bag packed with wonderful items including a watch.
Our volunteers did a sterling job in ensuring every request was taken care of.
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Can you really imagine Christmas without toys and games for children? Initiated by IAHV, The Nelson Mandela Youth Centre and a donor who sponsored the toys. This was a Christmas Eve toy and snack distribution with chip rolls to 150 children in Welbeduct in Chatsworth KZN. This adds to the joy. It is great and makes you feel good and it keeps the kids excited. Also to make sure that they have a present to open up on Christmas Day.
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Cultivate a New Now (CANN)– Is a registered IAHV project run by Nasreen Motani for school children in Alexandra and the Northern suburbs.
To teach and assists with Harvesting Grey Water, Veggie gardens and JOJO Rain Water Harvesting.
For the festive season a special event was held for the elderly and children. 275 food hampers with basic needs was donated. They were also served with a scrumptious meals prepared by volunteers.
Thank you to everyone who contributed and touched the lives of this community. Our combined efforts brought joy and smiles to their faces and we couldn’t think of a better way to spend Christmas
The Smile Senior Citizens (SSC) project run by Mr. Shirish Soni held an event in KZN for the Association for the Aged (TAFTA) on the 15 January 2024.
The seniors were treated to a very special event. They were served with delicious meals, entertained with music and dancing.
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This is an registered IAHV Project. The Johannesburg Children’s Hope Centre is the oldest children’s home based in Johannesburg, with 64 children who have been found in need of care by the Children’s Court. The children range in age from three to twenty-one years old and are admitted because they have lost parental care due to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, severe neglect or abandonment.
With the support from IAHV assisting with the funds we have managed to secure to purchase school stationery and books for the children. On the 13th of December we personally delivered the stationery to the home and on the 16th of January, the children received brand new stationery for the year. In the next few weeks, we will be arranging to host a yoga and meditation session with the children.
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On the 18 January 2024 over 150 prepacked meal prepared by volunteers was served to general public and 1x 20L bucket of rice and 13L of dhall with potato given to the Clayfield homes for the mentally challenged. We will also be making sandwiches at the Wembley Primary School in Phoenix, Durban in conjunction with the stationery packs for the school kids.
Honoring Our Elderly in Soweto is a IAHV registered project. This project is to assist the elderly part of the Alpha World Ministries Social Care Centre in Soweto with Christmas hampers and food as part of Christmas celebrations. Many of these elderly are themselves care givers to children who have lost their parents due to HIV or have been abandoned etc.
Christmas food hampers of 230 bags of maize meal, 22 bags of rice , 22 bags of sugar and other basic needs was donated.
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The James House Community of Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay were overwhelmed to receive Christmas Food Hampers this year filled with non-perishable groceries. Our hope was that these food packs would ensure these families had food on the table for a special Christmas meal, as well as food during the school holidays while James House was closed.
The success of this initiative was only possible with IAHV’s generous donation, which enabled us to purchase 100 x Yebo Fresh packs for this community. The food packs were well-received with much appreciation and the James House staff and families have expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the continuous support of IAHV and all volunteers involved.
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