Social Upliftment
Fundraising campaign by
Amanda Solomon
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US$328.00raised of $11,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Having the space to empower disadvantaged and unemployed South Africans.
'Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime' .
WHAT WE DO:
SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT
THE WEAVING PROJECT:
Hangar 18 provides a space for the unemployed to earn something to put food on the table, or a sandwich in a lunchbox.
We provide the training and the space with an on site trainer (and a tea and coffee station), and the weavers arrive ‘at work’ everyday to crochet mats.
Our goal was to have 20 people earning by October, today (December) we have in excess of 30 ladies that come and crochet
We have done this through sheer will power and determination to help the local community.
VENDOR EMPOWERMENT
Southern African creatives use the side of the road as their market to trade their gorgeous wares.
We are building an online shop on our www.hangar18.co.za website, and will be selling local wares, created by our neighbours. Pics in the gallery.
We intend to expand their market reach and increase their sales.
SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
Unemployment is real. Across all sectors and demographics. People are living, and raising their children, in squalor, with little or no hope of elevating their living conditions. Seeing how they live, and manage to maintain dignity and high spirits, is uplifting for me.
So we want to uplift them in return.
The gallery has pictures of the local disadvantaged community (previously disadvantaged is a term used here in South Africa, but reality is, people are simply disadvantaged).
GOALS
Hangar 18 Cafe is currently all we have to sustain these projects, it has to make the rent, and pay the bills.
Our short term goal is to provide training for 5 to 10 crocheters, paying them a full time salary, and having each of them supervise a team of 10, ensuring training is correct and quality outputs are maintained.
Our long term goal is to grow the project into a business run and managed by our team, from reception to book keeping. All through training and skills development.
Help us help them.
Please contact me for more information on Hangar 18 – [email protected]
Organizer
- Amanda Solomon
Donors
- rob & Nicola harris
- Donated on Jul 31, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
Crochet Group growing, but still needs funding
Update posted by Amanda Solomon at 10:01 amWe still need funding for the Crochet project, but we have loads of ladies working on the mats, all of them without work before coming to us. Talent, Esther, Diana, Lusanda, Nosi, Dani, Thandi, Zizi, and many others starting everyday.I do hope that we can get some more funding and
Take Away open
Update posted by Amanda Solomon at 02:14 pmWe have opened the Cafe as a Take Away, employing two of our weavers, they crochet mats in between serving customers. Its been an amazing adventure, with further adventure ahead, getting the weavers well settled, opening the seated area, and setting up the training facility. Most of this we cant
Interviews start tomorrow
Update posted by Amanda Solomon at 05:21 pmTomorrow we start interviewing unemployed ladies and gents to start weaving training on Monday. Much excitement to meet our new team.
Renovations are happening
Update posted by Amanda Solomon at 09:02 amWe have the space and are painting. We already have 3 unemployed Capetonians ready to start the weaving project on 22 August. 7 more to find, and another 10 by mid-September. #proud #uplift #empowerment
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 31, 2016
Good luck, cuz!
- rob & Nicola harris
- Donated on Jul 31, 2016
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
- Barbara Huber
- Donated on Jul 29, 2016
You go, girl!
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 28, 2016
Good luck, cuz!