RUTA SECHABA PELE
MABOLOKA, SOUTH AFRICA
Community Based Organisation














“Ruta Sechaba Pele (RSP) is a volunteering organisation based in Maboloka,
a rural village in the North West Province, about 80 kilometres from Pretoria. The village has +/ 35,000 inhabitants and is affected by high levels of unemployment and poverty. Despite progress made by the local municipality, many households lack access to basic services such as water and sanitation. The organisation was founded in 2002 after members of the local community witnessed the effects of the AIDS epidemic in the village. A significant increase in funerals, a growing numbers of orphans and vulnerable children, a harsh and persistent stigma, lack of awareness of HIV and AIDS and personal experiences of sick family members and friends brought the volunteers of RSP together in action. (…) There are a lot of orphans and vulnerable children in Maboloka. Some live with their grandmother, but other households are childheaded. Support is provided in different ways." (from the RSP fact sheet)

The donations from the SOS Party 4.0 will on the one hand be used to organize a Christmas party for around 30 of the most vulnerable kids. The children had already asked for it, but up till now there was no money for it. So we are happy to be able to support this Christmas surprise including a food package for the vacation time during which the local food kitchen will be closed. Depending on the amount of people that will join the SOS Party, we are then also able to support that food kitchen. With around 100 EUR per month it provides the kids in need with basic alimentation.
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