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Summer Festival, organised by Ikhaya Loxolo Entwicklungshilf |
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On saturday, the 19th of September, this organization arranged for a festival and info exhibition to raise funds for Ikhaya Loxolo in South Africa. Thanks to so many helping members and the support of the fishing club in Grossheubach, which placed their ground at the disposal of Ikhaya loxlo Entwicklungshilfe e.V., a profit of E1123 could be transfered to South Africa. Photographs of the summer-festival can be found under Photogallery > 'Sommerfest' |
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Ikhaya Loxolo - what's that? |
Ikhaya Loxolo means, translated from the Xhosa language, „home of peace“; it is a community for people with special needs, where all people- with and without special needs- live and work together. Two German educators, Alexandra and Michael Guenther, decided in 2004 to establish this home in a very rural and remote village in the Eastern Cape region (former Transkei) of South Africa. This area still remains underprivileged and much undeveloped, with hardly any care facilities for the disabled.
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— which means the area beyond the Kei River — is a region situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is also the name of an Apartheid-era Bantustan corresponding to this territory. The Transkei is bordered by the Umtamvuna River in the north and the Great Kei River in the south, while the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg mountain range of the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho serve as the Transkei's eastern and western frontiers respectively. The main city is Mthatha, usually given as 'Umtata' on maps and in all English-language medium materials. |
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Ikhaya Loxolo is in desperate need of one or two volunteers for a period of 6 to 12 months.
We are looking for people who are either experienced or trained in the work with people with special needs.
The volunteer is required to assist in care and training/schooling mentally disabled adults and youth as well as help to improve their quality of life.
At the same time the volunteer, as he/she is more educated, trained or experienced than our local staff members, the volunteer will act as an example and if possible, help train our local staff.
For more information and people who are interested, please contact Alexandra Guenther on
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