I believe in this country of ours. No, I love this country of ours. I was recently asked by a close friend if I would emigrate and had a good long think about it. I wouldn't. I believe that this country has amazing potential. That the people are warm and talented and it is the responsibility of the educated and privileged (myself included) to give back.
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But it is also about the old adage of teaching someone how to fish:
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The proceeds of this initiative teaches women in Khayelitsha how to bake and gives them the necessary skills to run a business. Thereby empowering them to to start their own micro enterprises. (The CT initiative is on the 2/8/2014 and you can email ishay@gylc.co.za for further details.)
Who's with me?
Thanks for mentioning the Cookie Swap here!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. I look forward to it.
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