Let’s start off by setting the proverbial scene. At 41 years of age and have “made it” in life. I have been married for three years. I have the C-Suite job, I drive a nice car. I am married to a handsome, kind, loving man. I have one last thing to accomplish to be that …
Sunday the 2nd of April was a beautiful day as we welcomed the 10 Moms from Inyantyambo Yesizwe, a teen mothers support group, to the Thula Baba garden. These moms came from both Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, 5 were pregnant and close to their due dates, 3 had newborns and 2 had toddlers. Wendy Purdon welcomed …
The horrific brutal murder of the young Franziska Blöchliger in Tokai Forest in March of 2016 started my pilgrimage against violent crime. It would be 2 years of research and soul searching before Thula Baba Project was registered in March 2018. A journey that started with a coffee meeting with Don Pinnock, the esteemed criminologist and the …
How Franziska Blöchliger inspired the creation of Thula Baba Project. Read More »
The Thula Baba Project packed community buckets during the first lockdown for people living in impoverished communities who had nowhere to turn for help. Many government agencies had closed down and those that were still open were difficult to get to as many people had no work and could not afford transport. Non-profit organisations, such as …
Research shows that many more women have been affected by the pandemic than men. This is because women make up the majority of cleaning staff, many of whom have lost their jobs or are working fewer hours as a result of changes in their respective industries. The restaurant, building management and hotel industry, that previously …
During this unprecedented time, Thula Baba Project has, like so many other organisations, re-purposed itself. With our partners at The Zoe Project, we have started an initiative to equip the mothers giving birth during the lockdown at Mowbray Maternity Hospital with a #TakeBabaHome” pack. Loss of income and lack of access to shops has meant …