Workcamp Experience

Hello there I'm JANE JOSEPH a 28 year old and a mother of three.I live in a informal settlement for the last three years in CAPE TOWN.I have joined an organisation called HIGH HOPE FEEDING SCHEME and a HEALTH CLUB.In the last two weeks I have joined MOTHER’S UNITE to create an ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND and a FOOD GARDEN.We have one week left to this project and I think we gonna finish this.My workcamp leaders are CAROL,CHANTLE,SONJA,ELIDA.To be at the workcamp it’s a great experience.I had learned a lot about teamwork,friendship,trust,communication and leadership in such event.Today’s weather is a bit cold and its raining but we try to do our best we wont let it get us down.My SWEDEN and GERMAN friends are good to me and the other for me it was good to meet people from a other culture and countries.We all did same fum games together like singing and dancing.We also do yoga together in the morning after breakfast.We all sit together and have our food.We celebrate all things together.I will like to chat again very soon.

Cape Point excursion

Hello my name is ELIZABETH.It’s the first time I’m involved in something like this.I have learned so much at this workcamp.I do not belong to any organization at the moment.I would like this project to be a success because this project benefits the whole community.I would like more people to get involve in projects like this.My experience so far has been great and everybody has been wonderful!a

CULTURAL EXPLOSION

hey guys,

it's me Vigdis. I am going to tell you a little bit about the awesome time we had yesterday.

We, all the interantionals and the community wokers, met at our hall to get to know more about our different cultures. Everybody brought a dish, which is typical for his country. One of the South African guys prepared some curry, the Swedish guys bake an awesome chocolate cake and we, the Germans, made some Gluehwein - but these are only some examples, we had a lot more! I think after eating everybody was totally full!
We also had a programm, which includes some wonderfull songs and dance performances from the Community Workers, a funny game from the Swedish guys (Michelle looked afterwards like a polar bear =) ) and a German game called "Family Meyer in the zoo".

I think everybody had an awesome time! We danced togehter, laughed together and enjoyed ourselfs.
Thank you guys for this great day!

Greetings,
Vigdis

Hermanus !

Halloechen auch,
heute meldet sich mal die Tatjana zu Wort. Es ist Montag der 3.August und somit der Beginn unsere letzten Woche im Mothers Unite Workcamp und hinter uns liegen ein paar sehr schoene Tage. Am Freitag konnten wie zum ersten mal aufgrund von schlechtem Wetter nicht arbeiten. Diesen Tag haben wir stattdessen damit verbracht ueber die verschiedenen Organisationen zu sprechen, die es in der Community hier gibt, was eine wirklich gute Alternative (weil spannend und informativ) war.
Am Samstag sind wir nach Hermanus gefahren, ein kleines Kuestenstaedchen, 2 Fahrtstunden von hier weg. Allein die Landschaft auf dem Weg dorthin war extrem schoen und mir persoehnlich einige Fotos wert.
Hermanus ist auch als 'Walhauptstadt der Welt' bekannt und tatsaechlich hatten auch wir Glueck und bekamen mehrere Wale zu Gesicht.
Den Flohmarkt in Hermanus, auf den wir uns alle gefreut hatten, gab es leider, wegen Bauarbteiten, nur in einer abgespeckten Version. Nichtsdestotrotz sind wir Souvenierjaeger fuendig geworden.
Abgeschlossen haben wir diesen sehr coolen Tag mit einem Braai bei Aisha, der Hostmum von Elida.

Heute morgen gings dann zurueck an die Arbeit. Wir haben die Balken von unserem Adventure Playground mit Schmiergelpapier schoen glatt geschmiergelt und jetzt warten wir nur noch auf die Farbe um richtig loszulegen!


Alles klar meine Lieben,
das wars erstmal von meiner Seite.
Machts gut,
Gruesse
Tatjana

Cape Point excursion

Hi my name is Karen and its my first time blogging.I just want to tell you a bit about my experiences.I live in CAPE TOWN.I joined Mother’s Unite to make a difference in my community.A few friends of mine also joined this project their names are as follows,JANE,MARY,CHANTLE and RACHEL.My time here as a volunteer has been a great experience.I have been helping out at the food garden and the adventure playground.I really enjoy being apart of this project.Yesterday we had a excursion to CAPE POINT and BOULDERS. I enjoy working with all the volunteers.I have joined an organization called HIGH HOPE which has been feeding the community for the past eleven years.Our main aim is to work hand in hand with other organizations to make this project a success. It’s been nice blogging chat soon!

Cape Point excursion

Hey everyone it’s me again just want to tell you all about my wonderful day I had yesterday.We all went to Cape point.It was so exciting.All the volunteers had a blast .The view was amazing. I have never experienced anything like it before.I had a total body workout[laugh out loud].We all went to Boulders Beach afterwards.The internationals had a ball of a time,my experience about workcamp is still amazing .We had some rain today and could’nt do much but had a morning chattin about our organizations and what they do.So far its been great and exciting.Hope to chat soon bye!

Pictures from excursions and the workcamp!

Tjena!
It's Andrea blogging! :)
Here comes some diffrent pictures from some of the excursions we have done so far!

1. 7 of the 9 international volunteers on the top of Table Mountain. It was a exhausting but so funny and beatuiful climbing!

2. This is Tony and Sonia at Fishhook beach. We sat there all of us watching the sunset and talking. I liked that a lot just sitting and relax and be with everyone :)

3. We also went to Cape Point and it was awesome. We saw the two oceans (Indian ocean and Atlantic) meet in the "end" of Africa.
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Here is some pictures from the multipurpose center! Many of the South African volunteers working on the workcamp is part of diffrent orginisations. These orginisations all work for the children and the community.

This workcamp is a start of something very big. Because all the orginisations going to start to cooperate. The multipurpose center is going to be a pre-school for children in the age 1-5 when they learn through games and pictures! And the fruitgarden is going to give food for those children. Together this cooperation will mean that more children can get contribution and get knowledge before school!





1. Here the children get food on one of the soupdays that Mothers Unite have for the children.

2. This is when we played with the children. It was a lot of fun!

I really love it here!
Hej hopp!

Andrea